Join us in creating
​TEDxYouth@Tokyo 2023!
Deadline: July 23rd, 2022

Application Process

​1. Submit the application form by April 10th, 2022.
2. Book an interview when you receive your sign-up confirmation email. 
3. Receive an Email regarding the details of the interview.
4. Have an online interview with a TEDxYouth@Tokyo team leader.
5. Wait for final results via email. (April or May 2022)  

Basic requirements

  • Must be a secondary/middle or high school student in Greater Tokyo Area in September 2021.
  • Must be able to comfortably communicate in English (necessity depends on each team).
  • Must be able to attend in-person meetings and meetups in Tokyo.
  • Must be able to dedicate time for TEDxYouth@Tokyo’s work and balance it with academics.
  • Must be enthusiastic about meeting new people, sharing ideas, and love what TED and TEDx is all about.

Specific skillsets and traits needed on the 2022 team  

Speaker Team: 
  • Fluent in English 
  • Experienced in public speaking (ex: speech competitions, debate, etc)
  • Frequently listens to TED/TEDx Talks
  • Enjoys editing essays/speeches
  • Good at communication 

Sponsor Team:
  • Fluent in Japanese (able to send formal emails/speak in formal Japanese,) comfortable with English
  • Connections with companies if possible
  • Experience in negotiating with companies
  • Willingness to put the time and effort into finding sponsors
  • Those who are responsible/organized (need to be able to reply to emails quickly)

Design + PR Team:
  • Experience with design software (photoshop, procreate, etc)
  • Good communication skills - communicating ideas, working well with other members on projects
  • Comfortable using social media (Instagram and Twitter)
  • Hard working/consistency
  • PR on social media requires frequent posting + communication with audiences
  • Creativity - finding unconventional designs + ways to promote

Workshop Team:
  • Connections to possible companies, organizations or groups who can host the workshops for the event
  • High ability to take action, and are able to think outside the box
  • Comfortable with English and formal Japanese

Tech Team:
  • Those in Year 9/10/11 from April 2022.
  • Those with experiences on video editing using a software.
  • Those with experiences on photography and cameras.
  • Those familiar with lighting, speakers and audio.