CL071: Erin McKean on lexicography and how to give a TEDTalk

In this episode of The Creative Life Podcast I talk with Erin McKean about how to give a TEDTalk. She is a lexicographer and founder of Wordnik.com which is the world's biggest online dictionary. Before founding Wordnik she was the editor-in-chief of American Dictionaries for Oxford University Press. Her goal is to make every word in the English language "lookupable" - including the 52% of unique English words that aren't currently in any dictionary. She is also the author of three books including her most recent 'The Hundred Dresses', a field guide to dresses. She's been a columnist for the The Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal and New York Times. Erin McKean 'How To Give A TEDTalk' Show Notes: Learning Javascript Coding Haikus Antiquarian Kindle Sellers Free Range Definitions Allogrooming Etymology Stoorsooker Anatoly Liberman Being an acquiring editor The Allusionist Podcast TEDTalks and meeting Chris Anderson Speaking in front of Bill Clinton 100 Dresses Favorite Tools: The Setup Blog Favorite Book: The Minor Pleasures of Life by Rose MacAulay Favorite Album: One Trick Pony by Paul Simon Interview Links: Erin's Twitter Join James's Facebook fans: https://www.facebook.com/jamestaylordotme LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jameskirktaylor This is The Creative Life, James Taylor's weekly YouTube show. -------------------- ABOUT JAMES -------------------- As a creativity expert Taylor is a frequent guest speaker at universities and international conferences. He has given keynotes and talks at Apple, Subscription Site Summit in San Francisco, the British Music Show in the UK and at several universities across Europe including University of Dundee in Scotland and University of Macerata in Italy. He is often called upon by media outlets to give his views on trends in creativity and innovation. He has been quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle, Miami Herald, Columbus Dispatch, STV, Business Insider and San Jose Mercury News as well as featured on BBC TV and being the subject of a 30 minute program on his life for BBC Radio Scotland. As a host on shows about creativity and innovation he has interviewed legendary investor Maynard Webb (Yahoo.com, eBay.com & Salesforce.com board member) and New York Times best-selling writers Chris Guillebeau ($100 Startup), Rolf Potts (Vagabonding), Brand Cooper (The Lean Entrepreneur) and Ryan Holiday (Trust Me I'm Lying). James is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts (FRSA). Meet James at http://www.JamesTaylor.me -------------------- ABOUT THE CREATIVE LIFE -------------------- The Creative Life is a weekly self-improvement show full of #motivation, #inspiration, and #creativity strategies with creativity speaker and author James Taylor. The Creative Life blog can be read at: http://www.jamestaylor.me -------------------- SUBSCRIBE -------------------- Never miss a video, and join the Youtube self-help community living the fully creative life: http://www.youtube.com/jamestaylorme