TEDxCapetown 2018 pre event icebreakers by Richard Lucas Learn more the concept of Pre Events in my online TEDxShenkarCollege talk in 2020 Showing up Very Early | Richard Lucas https://www.ted.com/talks/richard_lucas_showing_up_very_early

1. TEDx Pre Event comes to
Cape Town
An idea/practice worth spreading?
Richard Lucas
Curator
November 2018

2. Agenda
18:30-19:00 Informal networking
19:00 Introduction What & Why ?
19:15 Break +3 types of
Icebreakers
20- end Drinks Informal networking

3. The BIG idea
• Make better use of time ‘before things start’
• “Open Space” = best bits are the breaks
• Great talks/activities = less time 4 each other
• Integration is a UX (user experience) issue
• For “first timers” and “hard core“ fans
• Solving my own problem

4. Pre events 2014-18

6. Three types of icebreakers

7. Icebreaker /1 (5 mins)
Find a TEDx Veteran/TEDx Virgin
Veterans tell Virgins best memories of
previous TEDx-es .
Virgins ask Veterans questions

8. Speed dating icebreaker
Form lines facing each other
Introduce yourself and answer the question on screen
When time is up, one row stays still the other moves
one to the left
Repeat

9. Icebreaker /1 (4 mins)
Introduce yourself
Talk about your favorite TED/TEDx
talks/why you love them?

10. Icebreaker /2 (4 mins)
Introduce yourself
What impact has TED/TEDx talks had
on your life and why?

11. Icebreaker/3 4 mins
Introduce yourself
Discuss your hopes for TEDxCapeTown
2018

12. Icebreaker/4 4 mins
Introduce yourself
If you were going to give a TED/TEDx
talk, what would it be about and why?

13. Icebreaker/5 4 mins
Introduce yourself
Share memories of your first ever date
J

14. Dialogue
Cards
Form groups
Answer
questions
from the
cards
Given the choice of
anyone in the world
whom would You want
as a dinner guest?
Kogo z całego świata
chciał(a)byś gościć na
kolacji?
1
Given the choice of
anyone in the world
whom would You want
as a dinner guest?
Kogo z całego świata
chciał(a)byś gościć na
kolacji?
2
Given the choice of
anyone in the world
whom would You want
as a dinner guest?
Kogo z całego świata
chciał(a)byś gościć na
kolacji?
3

15. Three types of icebreakers

16. TEDx Pre Event comes to
Cape Town
idea/practice worth spreading
Richard Lucas
Curator
November 2018

17. “2 minute TEDxCapeTown Pledge”

18. “2 minute TEDxWarsaw Pledge”
• Find someone you don’t know
• Discuss what you will do for TED
– A little (share a TED talk on Facebook)
– A bit more (show a TED talk to a group of friends,
colleagues at work, a school)
– A lot - join a team, volunteer to help, organise your
own TEDx
• And seal your commitment with….