In the run-up to our November 12th main event at The Witte Museum, we’ve been having fun catching up with a few of our past speakers on life post-TEDxSanAntonio.
Here are a few of our favorite quotes from their articles. See what they’re up to these days and discover what advice they have for future TEDxSanAntonio speakers.
Faith Harper | Shame, Sex, and Silence | 2013
Life changes all the time, whether you want it to or not! I do think that the TEDxexperience gave me a new level of confidence (not that anyone would have said I’m lacking in that department before that point!). About two years ago, I quit my day job and decided to be brave enough to support myself solely as a clinician, consultant, and trainer. It’s been a great experience…
Read more from Faith’s WATN article here.
Steve Vrooman | Our Brains Are Twitter | 2014
I have totally revamped how I teach public speaking. Public speaking has been taught virtually the same way for 100 years, with the same set of four speeches the students make over the course of the semester. But that’s really never been the right training to actually connect with real audiences. I have been doing this for 20 years and TEDxSanAntonio was a revelation.
Read more from Steve’s WATN article here.
Luz Cristal Glangchai, PhD | Stand-Up to Start-Up: Growing Girl Techies & Entrepreneurs | 2014
My TEDx talk made me realize that I have something important to say and that I want to share it with people. It furthered my drive to grow and spread […]
Read more from Luz’s WATN article here.
Benny Lewis | Fluent in Three Months – Rapid Language Hacking | 2011
The legitimacy of the TEDx brand and the professionalism in having that talk recorded and edited well made a lot of people take what I had to say more seriously and led to an active speaking career and multiple books being published, as well as further TEDx talks. That first one really did change my life!
Read more from Benny’s WATN article here.
Trevor Muir | School Should Take Place In The Real World | 2014
I have totally revamped how I teach public speaking. Public speaking has been taught virtually the same way for 100 years, with the same set of four speeches the students make over the course of the semester. But that’s really never been the right training to actually connect with real audiences. I have been doing this for 20 years and TEDxSanAntonio was a revelation.
Read more from Steve’s WATN article here.
Eric Dorsa | How Dressing In Drag Made Me Uncover Myself | 2014
In so many ways everything has changed, because TEDx changed me. […] TEDx gave me the biggest gift in that it showed me that there really was a whole world out there that believed in me and believed in what my experiences could offer the world.
Read more from Eric’s WATN article here.
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