Resource:How to inspire innovation using a TEDx event
Host a speaker or speakers
• Intro (short paragraph describing your event, host, topic, numbers, link)
• Need and goal (what you did to assess the need and how this would fill that need)
• Audience (the primary audience for the event)
• Speaker/s and content (how you determined who should speak, and what they should speak about)
• Format (the way the event is structured, length of the event, etc)
• Reaching out to potential speaker/s (how you found your speaker/s)
• Cost (all the elements that had to be paid for, and how they were paid for)
• Date (how you selected the day/time frame the event would be held)
• Fundraising and sponsorships (how you found the money and/or dealt with sponsors)
• Space (what elements you were looking for, the location, and how you found the right space)
• Branding (how you determined the name and overall message for the event)
• Promotion (how you invited participants and shared the details with your primary audience)
• Support (students, faculty, staff needed to facilitate prior to and during the event)
• Event logistics (what else needed to be done prior to and during the event)
• Media capture (how you arranged for photos or video to be captured)
• Evaluation (measuring impact and numbers of participants)
• Sustainability and planning for future events (elements necessary to ensure that the event would happen again if desired)
• Future leadership (how you figured out who would lead this event after you graduate)
• Lessons learned and tips for others (what worked and what didn’t, and your recommendations for others)