ABOUT THE SPEAKER
The TED Staff - Amateur musicians
With TED-Ed communicator Emilie Soffe as the leading lady, the TED staff puts on a show.

Why you should listen

If anyone tells you you're not going to use that theater degree in real life ... watch the staff of TED prove you wrong. Staffers from all over the company -- TEDx, TED-Ed, the TED Prize and more -- and some friends, paying tribute to our beloved speakers.

Cast

Daffodil Hudson, the speaker: Emilie Soffe
Lab Partner: Jordan Reeves
Speaker Coaches: Susan Zimmerman, David Webber, Taneesha "TJ" Jordan
Dancing Speakers: Thu-Huong Ha, Samantha Kelly, Jordan Reeves, ChiHong Yim
Stagehands: Jessica Ruby, Aaron Weyenberg, Martha Estafanos, Lara Press, Boian Filev
Dancing Speaker Heads: Brené Brown, Sir Ken Robinson, Reggie Watts, Jill Bolte Taylor, Amy Cuddy, Elizabeth Gilbert, Hans Rosling, Bill Gates

Crew
Lyrics: Samantha Kelly
Music: Mark T Evans
Choreographer: Ryan Migge
Director of Photography: James Lee Phelan
Gaffer/Grip: Kim Spurlock
Assistant Camera: David Russo
Makeup and Hair: Tiffany Bartok
Prop Stylist: Angel Favorite
Xacto King: JC Cheng

Director + Editor: Angela Cheng
Producer: Roxanne Hai Lash
Assistant Producer: Anyssa Samari
Sound Engineer: Matthew Polis

Special Thanks
Ryan Lash
Corey Mohr
Francil Richards
Dian Lofton
Eric Mueller
Oliver Medvedik
James Patten
Keeko the Dog
Genspace
Hand Held Films
AbelCine
Mulan
the nice guy who helped us load the truck

More profile about the speaker
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TED staff: It's TED, the Musical

TED personale: En musical fra TED

Filmed:
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Brænder du inde med en TED Talk, der bare venter på at komme ud? Tag med på denne musiske rejse til "Giv et foredrag." En musikalsk kærlighedserklæring til vores talere - skrevet, instrueret og udført af TED personalet.
- Amateur musicians
With TED-Ed communicator Emilie Soffe as the leading lady, the TED staff puts on a show. Full bio

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DaffodilPåskelilje HudsonHudson: HelloHej?
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Hallo?
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Yeah, this is she.
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What?
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Hvad?
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Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, of courseRute I acceptacceptere.
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Åh, ja, ja, selvfølgelig accepterer jeg.
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What are the datesdatoer again?
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PenPen. PenPen. PenPen.
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MarchMarts 17 throughigennem 21.
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Okay, all right, great. ThanksTak.
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LabLab PartnerPartner: Who was that?
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Kollega: Hvem var det?
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DHDH: It was TEDTED.
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DH: Det var TED.
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LPLP: Who'sDer TEDTED?
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DHDH: I've got to prepareforberede.
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["Give Your Talk: A MusicalMusikalske"]
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"Hold en tale: En Musical"
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["My Talk"]
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ProcrastinationSmøleri. ♪
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What do you think?
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Hvad synes du?
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(DoorbellDørklokken)
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Can I help you?
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Kan jeg hjælpe Jer?
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SpeakerHøjttaler CoachCoach 1: ♪ Let's prepareforberede for mainvigtigste stagescene. ♪
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Vejleder 1:
♪ Lad os forberede dig til scenen. ♪
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♪ It's your time to shineskinne. ♪
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♪ Det er din tur til at funkle. ♪
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♪ If you want to succeedlykkes then ♪
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♪ Hvis du vil lykkedes, så ♪
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♪ you mustskal be primedPRIMES. ♪
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SpeakerHøjttaler CoachCoach 2: ♪ Your slidesdias are baddårlig
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♪ Dine slides er ringe, ♪
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♪ but your ideaide is good ♪
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♪ men din ide er god, ♪
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♪ so you can betvædde before we're throughigennem, ♪
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♪ så inden vi er færdige, ♪
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speakerhøjttaler, we'llgodt make a TEDTED Talk out of you. ♪
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SpeakerHøjttaler CoachCoach 3: ♪ We know about climateklima changelave om, ♪
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♪ Vi kender til klima forandringer ♪
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♪ but what can you say that's newny? ♪
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♪ men hvad kan du sige af nyt? ♪
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SCSC 1: OnceÉn gang you find your focusfokus
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♪ then the talk comeskommer into viewudsigt. ♪
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♪ så kommer dit foredrag til syne. ♪
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SCSC 2: ♪ Don't ever try to sellsælge something ♪
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♪ Forsøg ikke at sælge noget ♪
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♪ from up on that stagescene
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♪ or we won'tvil ikke poststolpe your talk onlineonline. ♪
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♪ så kommer den ikke online. ♪
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All: ♪ SomehowEn eller anden måde we'llgodt make a TEDTED Talk out of you. ♪
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SCSC 1: ReadyKlar to practiceøve sig one more time?
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VL1:
Klar til at øve igen?
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DHDH: Right now?
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DH:
Lige nu?
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StagehandStagehand: BreakBryde a legBen.
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Knæk og bræk.
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alt dette. ♪
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DHDH: ♪ I'll never rememberHusk all this. ♪
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♪ Will the clickerklikkertræning work when I presstrykke it? ♪
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♪ Virker klikkeren når
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♪ Why mustskal AlAl GoreGore go right before me? ♪
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♪ Hvorfor skal Al Gore
ind lige før mig? ♪
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♪ Oh man, I'm scaredskræmt to deathdød. ♪
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♪ Åh mand, jeg er hunderæd. ♪
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♪ I hopehåber I don't passpassere out onstagepå scenen
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♪ Bare jeg ikke besvimer ♪
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♪ and now I really wishønske I wasn'tvar ikke wearingiført greengrøn. ♪
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♪ og hvorfor tog jeg dog grønt tøj på ♪
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All: ♪ Give your talk. ♪
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♪ Hold dit foredrag. ♪
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SCSC 1: ♪ You mustskal be be sweetsød like BrenBrené BrownBrown. ♪
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♪ Du skal være sød som Brené Brown. ♪
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All: ♪ Give your talk. ♪
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SCSC 2: ♪ You mustskal be funnysjov like KenKen RobinsonRobinson. ♪
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♪ Du skal være sjov som Ken Robinson. ♪
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All: ♪ Give your talk. ♪
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SCSC 3: ♪ You mustskal be coolfedt nok like ReggieReggie WattsWatt
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All: ♪ and bringtage med out a propprop like JillJill BolteBolte TaylorTaylor. ♪
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♪ en rekvisit som Jill Bolte Taylor. ♪
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DHDH: ♪ My time is runningløb over. The clockur now sayssiger nilNil. ♪
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♪ Min tid løber ud. Klokken siger nul. ♪
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♪ I'm sayingordsprog my wordsord fasterhurtigere. UnderstandForstå me still. ♪
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♪ Jeg taler hurtigere.
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♪ I'm too nervousnervøs to give this TEDTED Talk. ♪
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♪ Jeg er for nervøs ♪
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All: ♪ Don't give up. RehearseØve. You're good. ♪
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♪ Give your talk. ♪
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DHDH: ♪ I will be bigstor like AmyAmy CuddyCuddy. ♪
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All: ♪ Give your talk. ♪
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DHDH: ♪ I will inspireinspirere like LizLiz GilbertGilbert. ♪
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♪ Jeg vil inspirere som Liz Gilbert. ♪
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All: ♪ Give your talk. ♪
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DHDH: ♪ I will engageengagere like HansHans RoslingRosling
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♪ and releasefrigøre mosquitosmyg
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♪ like BillBill GatesGates. ♪
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SCSC 2: ♪ I'll make a TEDTED Talk out of you. ♪
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♪ I'll make a TEDTED Talk out of you. ♪
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["BroughtBragt to you by TEDTED staffpersonale and friendsvenner"]
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Translated by Simon Djernæs
Reviewed by Jette Derriche

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
The TED Staff - Amateur musicians
With TED-Ed communicator Emilie Soffe as the leading lady, the TED staff puts on a show.

Why you should listen

If anyone tells you you're not going to use that theater degree in real life ... watch the staff of TED prove you wrong. Staffers from all over the company -- TEDx, TED-Ed, the TED Prize and more -- and some friends, paying tribute to our beloved speakers.

Cast

Daffodil Hudson, the speaker: Emilie Soffe
Lab Partner: Jordan Reeves
Speaker Coaches: Susan Zimmerman, David Webber, Taneesha "TJ" Jordan
Dancing Speakers: Thu-Huong Ha, Samantha Kelly, Jordan Reeves, ChiHong Yim
Stagehands: Jessica Ruby, Aaron Weyenberg, Martha Estafanos, Lara Press, Boian Filev
Dancing Speaker Heads: Brené Brown, Sir Ken Robinson, Reggie Watts, Jill Bolte Taylor, Amy Cuddy, Elizabeth Gilbert, Hans Rosling, Bill Gates

Crew
Lyrics: Samantha Kelly
Music: Mark T Evans
Choreographer: Ryan Migge
Director of Photography: James Lee Phelan
Gaffer/Grip: Kim Spurlock
Assistant Camera: David Russo
Makeup and Hair: Tiffany Bartok
Prop Stylist: Angel Favorite
Xacto King: JC Cheng

Director + Editor: Angela Cheng
Producer: Roxanne Hai Lash
Assistant Producer: Anyssa Samari
Sound Engineer: Matthew Polis

Special Thanks
Ryan Lash
Corey Mohr
Francil Richards
Dian Lofton
Eric Mueller
Oliver Medvedik
James Patten
Keeko the Dog
Genspace
Hand Held Films
AbelCine
Mulan
the nice guy who helped us load the truck

More profile about the speaker
The TED Staff | Speaker | TED.com