Ideas bring people together – and that’s why TED Talks can be so powerful. Check out our list of the top five TED Talks for TV producers.
- What’s inside this TED Talk box? You’ll have to watch this fascinating presentation to understand how mystery drives the best stories.
Lauren Zalaznick: The Consciousness of Television
- TV executive Lauren Zalaznick takes a unique take on television in this older, but still completely compelling talk. She shares how TV ratings over five decades reflect ourselves as a culture. I only wish there was an updated version for 2024.
Andrew Stanton: The clues to a great story
- Get Pixar filmmaker Andrew Stanton (Toy Story; Finding Dory; Obi-Wan Kanobi) take on the principles of the best storytelling. Here’s a hint – you start at the end.
Shonda Rhimes: My year of saying yes to everything
- TV maven Shonda Rhimes (Grey’s Anatomy; Bridgerton) shares how saying yes changed her life.
Jehane Noujaim: The power of film to change the world
- Documentary filmmaker Jehane Noujaim discusses the impact of documentary filmmaking on social and political change, emphasizing the transformative power of storytelling through film.
