8/3/2019
Last month I fulfilled a lifelong career goal—to sketch a TED event.
TED presentations have become the default bar for public speaking: a great idea delivered succinctly, by a polished presenter, in a short period of time. It’s a surefire recipe for high quality, informative entertainment.
Matt poses with Sixth Dan Taekwondo Black Belt and Biggest Loser trainer Tiffiny Hall.
Graphically recording a TED talk is challenging though—there are alotof ideas crammed into a 10-12 minute presentation, so there’s very little “fluff”. Luckily, when the team from TEDxDocklands engaged me to capture the presentations from their 2019 event, I came prepared.
Below are videos of all presenters from the day, along with the sketch that I created in real time (which was gifted to the presenter afterwards). Click each image to see a larger version.
| Anastasia Woolmer How I learnt to exercise my memory |
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| Finbar O’Hanlon The Complexity of Simplicity |
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| Jonathan Creek The Art and Science of Viral Storytelling |
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| Kathy Lang Casting Inspired Actions: How memory can put food on the table & beyond |
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| Leigh Bundy Deaf, dumb and bullied to empowered, convicted and living with purpose |
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| Monique Toohey Culture Eats Individuality For Breakfast |
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| Nick Bracks The Cruelest 40 seconds: The Growing Suicide Epidemic |
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| Paul Barry The Opposite of People: The Transformative Power of Counterintuition |
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| Rik Rushton Tune-In before you Broadcast |
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| Sally Boardman Teaching children their Being could change the world |
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| Senem Eren Boundaries for wellbeing |
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| Tiffiny Hall After baby, don’t bounce back. Bounce forward! |
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It just so happened that the event coincided with my birthday—and I couldn’t think of a more rewarding way to spend it. However, recording 12 presentations back-to-back is exhausting–I almost fell asleep at the table while eating my birthday dinner!