Sharing Your TEDx Talk With The World
- Jeff Harry
- 17 hours ago
- 4 min read
My TEDx talk was just released in January 2026, so here are all of the things I've done so far to get the word out about it.
I realize I can't control how many views I will get, so I'm focusing on likes and comments, since that is something I can ask for.
Created a short snippet of my talk with a link to the full talk and posted it on all my main social media platforms (LinkedIn, Instagram, FB, TikTok) with a short story of how it came to be
Made a list of all friends and family I could email it to and created an email with links to the snippets that are easily shareable on all my platforms (Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook).
Went through my entire list of FB friends, even people I haven't connected with since high school and college, and messaged them asking to like, comment, and share and did the same on LinkedIn
Shared the post in all of my FB and LinkedIn Groups, specifically referencing how this talk might be relevant to their community (The more specific, the more likely they'll help)
Research and created a database of the industries that will most resonate with my content (Play, Dismantling Patriarchy, and War Veterans), and now emailing and DMing them on their social media channels
Added to my email signature and featured the video on my website
Sending the video to all my former clients
Hosting viewing parties with friends and family in two different cities and documenting that.
Capturing specific clips that I believe are relevant to certain communities and sharing the relevant clip with them
Shared the video in my last two email blasts to my email list, talking about how the talk might help their leadership
Found TEDx talks that have the same topic or are similar, commented and liked those videos, and then reached out to the TEDx speakers of those videos to share my talk
Letting go of the results after that, and just trusting it is going to get to the right people (Had to process this one with my therapist)
Here's my talk.
This is the template email I shared with friends when sharing my talk.
Subject: I Can’t Believe I Said This To A Bunch of Germans
I hope you are doing well during this surreal time. Sending you good vibes and hope 2026 is tremendously fulfilling for you.
I need your help. Not sure if I mentioned this to you, but one of my bucket list items is to give a TEDx Talk. Well, it finally got released.
I did the talk in quite a whimsical way.
Three things I NEVER thought I’d do in a talk:
Sing on stage.
Speak German on stage.
Sing on stage, in German, to a room full of Germans.
Luckily, they were kind. Also, the cliche about Germans not laughing at jokes? Not true.
I flew to Karlsruhe, Germany, to deliver my first TEDx Talk. Being in Germany is relevant to a story I share in my talk.
This talk explores how we got to this difficult point in history through a culture of hierarchy and patriarchy. Our route out of it, so we can connect back to our humanity and empathy for each other is through PLAY.
It’s probably the most nervous I’ve been for a talk, as well as the most proud I’ve felt about a talk…and I speak for a living.
Here’s the link:
I’d love for you to watch it. If you’d like to help me share this message, that would be amazing!
Here's how you can help:
1. Watch the video on YouTube, like the video, and comment on it (as it helps the algorithm)
2. Share the video on your social media
You can make your own post, or if you want to reshare one of mine, here are some links:
In case you’re in a rush, here are some words you can copy and paste for the post:
My friend Jeff Harry just gave a TEDx Talk that addresses the surreal times we are in right now, how we can dismantle the hierarchy that divides us, and how we can find our humanity again through play.
3. Share the video with specific people who would resonate with or disagree with this message (We need all the perspectives)
4. Hit reply and suggest any other communities or people who would appreciate hearing this message
These are surreal times. To survive this timeline, we must learn to dismantle the hierarchy between us, which can be done through PLAY.
So, let’s see if it is possible.
Thanks so much for your help!
Jeff Harry
Top 100 HR Influencers
Check Out My TEDx Talk On Healing Division Through Play ________________________________
I haven't looked at the views, likes, or comments on purpose since the video went up.
Hope this helps!
Cheers!
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