TEDx DemontfortU:

Beyond the 9 to 5. Reimagining How We Work, Create, and Live

Speaker Proposal Form

Interested in delivering a talk? Please ensure you read the TEDx rules before applying.

Name

First Name

Last Name

Your status

Are you a DMU Student, Recent DMU Graduate, DMU Alumni or DMU Staff?

Contact Email (Please provide a DMU email address if you have one)

Please tell us about yourself (100 words max)

Explain why you have applied to be a speaker (100 words max)

Please provide a provisional title for your talk (please note organisers may change this at their discretion if you are successful)

Provide an overview of your proposed 10-15 minute TEDx talk (100 words max)

What are 3 key takeaways you want the audience to have once they have heard your talk? (100 words max)

How might you relate your talk to De Montfort University and/or Leicester? (100 words max)

Tell us about your experience of public speaking to date (100 words max)

Criteria

TedX is not a platform for professional public speakers. Nor can your talk be used to promote any company, services, business idea or commercial entity. Please tick the box to show your understanding of this

Criteria

All speakers will undertake some coaching to help them deliver a talk in a set TEDx style. Please tick the box to show your understanding of this.

If there are any videos of you delivering a talk or similar, please post a link or links here:

Speakers’ forms will be reviewed by an internal panel. Their decision on who delivers a talk at this event is final.

If you are successful, you must be available to deliver the talk in person on the day (March 10, 2026 – subject to change), and be available to rehearse during the day of the event.

If your speaker application is successful, you may not change your talk without permission from the organisers.

This is a university event. Preference on speaker slots will be given to current students, recent graduates, alumni and staff from DMU.

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TEDx DemontfortU:

Beyond the 9 to 5. Reimagining How We Work, Create, and Live

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