Seeking Speakers

We are scheduling live auditions for speaker candidates for TEDxOshksh 2019. We are making 22 4-minute audition slots available for people to make a live pitch of their idea. The public is welcome, and a cash bar is available for those who wish to partake.

Audition Candidates - Pre-Registration REQUIRED

Because we have only 22 audition slots, pre-registration is required. First-come-first-served. Registration opens April 1 at 8:00 AM (Central).

• Important: Download and read our Speaker Information Packet (PDF) before registering
• Pre-register to audition

Unable to Make Our Live Audition "Pitch Night?"

You are welcome to submit your application to speak via our online talk proposal form.

We're happy to announce that TED just renewed our license (did you know that every TEDx event in the world must apply for re-licensure each year?), and we can share the date with you for our next event. Mark your calendar and plan to attend -- once again at the beautiful, historic Grand Oshkosh -- on Saturday, October 5, 2019.

Ideas Are Spreading!

The TEDxOshkosh team is thrilled to announce that people worldwide have been cumulatively viewed over 250,000 times. We're proud to "export" these great ideas from our small Midwestern city.

Spread the Videos Further

Why not share them with friends and colleagues? To make it a bit easier, here are links to all three years of TEDxOshkosh videos:

• 2018
• 2017
• 2016

Do you have an innovative idea? A great thought? We want to see you at TEDxOshkosh Pitch Night on February 26th. It’s where potential speakers of TEDxOshkosh pitch their great idea in hopes of presenting it on our main stage on November 10th.

2018 Speaker Pitch Night will be held on Monday, February 26th from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. at the Waters at 1393 Washington Avenue in Oshkosh. Both potential speakers and the general public are invited.

TEDxOshkosh spreads ideas and perspectives to spark conversation and connections in the community.  Those interested should bring their idea to the Pitch Night and give the TEDxOshkosh team their best 4 minutes. Speakers are encouraged to show up promptly at 5:30 p.m - no registration needed - and speaker candidates will take the stage on a first come, first served basis. At least one of the ideas from Pitch Night will show up on the stage for TEDxOshkosh 2018.

TEDxOshkosh is searching for ideas that break through borders, change lives and ultimately can change the world. Most importantly, we are seeking ideas that are new. The TEDxOshkosh team encourages scientists, artists, technologists, businesses, not-for-profits, charities, young and old, and all diverse sections of society to pitch their idea to speak at TEDxOshkosh 2018. If you, your work, or your community project is working on something that encompasses the theme of “ideas worth spreading” then TEDxOshkosh wants to hear from you.