Inside the First 48 Hours of TEDx Fame

Notification Process

• TEDx video editing and submission process
• Use of Google Alerts for tracking mentions of one's name
• Importance and benefits of setting up alerts, even for common names

Discovery of TEDx Video Release

• Personal experience of finding out via PR companies
• Outreach by multiple PR companies
• PR companies offering to increase video views

Emotional Response and Viewing

• Initial reluctance to watch the TEDx video
• Personal method of watching the video (locked room, noise-cancelling headphones)
• Cringing at one's performance and discrepancies between live talk and video

Sharing and Promotion

• Strategy for sharing the TEDx video
• Importance of priming people in advance
• Requesting support through comments and shares
• Varied responses from different sections of one's life
• Analysis of optimal timing for shares (e.g., avoiding Friday)

Engagement and Feedback

• Constantly checking video stats (views, likes, comments)
• Noting unsolicited comments and feeling appreciative
• Personal nature and attachment to the TEDx talk

TEDx Organizational Process

• Lack of control over video title and write-up
• Insight into the TEDx team's takeaway and summary of the talk

Reflection and Future Plans

• Realization of the effort and time investment in creating a TEDx talk
• Intention to document the entire TEDx process through blog posts
• Mention of coinciding personal stressful circumstances during TEDx preparation