Chris Anderson livetweets: What makes an outstanding TED Talk?

TED curator Chris Anderson took to Twitter earlier today, spending an hour answering any question thrown his way by a TED enthusiast. The questions ranged from, “How will Americans respond to TED’s move to Vancouver?” to “Have you ever had someone present in sign language? See a full recap of the conversation here and, below, read some of the highlights.

From @RebekahODell1 What is #1 quality for a talk to be outstanding? #AskTED It just has to be based on great, original work….

— Chris Anderson (@TEDchris) February 19, 2013

….plus kitten videos. Can't go wrong! #AskTED

— Chris Anderson (@TEDchris) February 19, 2013

From ‏@BRGMcKenzie How will Americans respond to TED move to Vancouver? #AskTED They seem jazzed! Record registration demand this week.

— Chris Anderson (@TEDchris) February 19, 2013

From ‏@tmibwalker Is TED fun? #AskTED Let's see… fantastic team + ringside seat exposure to amazing ideas. Yup. Fun. I'm lucky boy.

— Chris Anderson (@TEDchris) February 19, 2013

‏From @barrythrew When will TED get serious about fwd looking Art+Tech? #AskTED I stand by record on Tech. Send me names to invite!

— Chris Anderson (@TEDchris) February 19, 2013

from ‏@jacintamullins Have you ever had someone on TED present in sign language? #AskTED Kind of! http://t.co/0X8BhzMQ

— Chris Anderson (@TEDchris) February 19, 2013

From @pgbkn Have you compromised in order to become mainstream? #AskTED Our whole goal is to take ideas mainstream. But substance > style!

— Chris Anderson (@TEDchris) February 19, 2013

from @prplst Do you feel numerous TEDx events 'water down' TED quality? #AskTED Most TEDx are wow! Prefer openness to perfection!

— Chris Anderson (@TEDchris) February 19, 2013

from @amralina have you ever felt nervous on the stage of TED? #AskTED Oh yes. Every single time… (Nerves are good!)

— Chris Anderson (@TEDchris) February 19, 2013

from @rossmcmillan what do you think is greatest challenge facing #TED as a community? #askTED Answering a Q like that in 140 characters?

— Chris Anderson (@TEDchris) February 19, 2013

From @EducationNews1 Who has given the most fascinating TED talk? #AskTED 2 faves… http://t.co/zWj7ECFA, http://t.co/1hWKyaK5

— Chris Anderson (@TEDchris) February 19, 2013

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