EPISODE · Oct 7, 2020 · 32 MIN
Reimagine your talk format — Banban Cheng, Creative Director of Format Development, TED
from Solving for X · host Solving for X
In this episode, Jay and Banban Cheng, Creative Director of Format Development at TED, have a conversation about creative strategies for producing remote talks. Listen in to hear Banban share tips for how to enrich your talk format by making thoughtful choices in remote production and curation. 1:41 - How TED talks are being redefined off stage to become more dynamic in a virtual setting 8:50 - A strategy to prepare speakers to record talks from home 10:49 - An example of a direct to camera talk from TED2020 and a walkthrough of how the TED2020 talks were produced 20:56 - Suggestions for visual elements that can make a talk more compelling 25:04 - The challenges of creating direct to camera talks and how to overcome them 28:25 - The future of direct to camera talks and how new formats can enhance the presentation of ideas
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In this episode, Jay and Banban Cheng, Creative Director of Format Development at TED, have a conversation about creative strategies for producing remote talks. Listen in to hear Banban share tips for how to enrich your talk format by making thoughtful choices in remote production and curation. 1:41 - How TED talks are being redefined off stage to become more dynamic in a virtual setting 8:50 - A strategy to prepare speakers to record talks from home 10:49 - An example of a direct to camera talk from TED2020 and a walkthrough of how the TED2020 talks were produced 20:56 - Suggestions for visual elements that can make a talk more compelling 25:04 - The challenges of creating direct to camera talks and how to overcome them 28:25 - The future of direct to camera talks and how new formats can enhance the presentation of ideas
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