TEDxSiouxFalls announces next speakers
April 4, 2022
Eight speakers with address everything from anxiety and imposter syndrome to empowerment and inspiration at an upcoming TEDxSiouxFalls event.
The talks will begin at 6 p.m. April 28 at the Washington Pavilion. The event is meant to showcase “ideas worth spreading.”
Here’s a preview of the talks:
Mike Broderick: Right time, right place, right people, saving grace
Over 356,000 people a year will suffer an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Nearly 1,000 people every single day. Sadly, only 10 out of 100 will survive. What is a cardiac arrest? How do you recognize if someone has just had a cardiac arrest? Most importantly, what should you do? You have only a few short minutes to save that person’s life. This TEDx talk from Mike Broderick will help you identify what an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is and what you should do. Bystander hands-only CPR and the use of an AED, or automated external defibrillator, are the key to saving someone’s life. Would you have the knowledge and courage to help save a person’s life?
Manaal Ali: Born empowered
Islam’s recognition of gender equity in the societal, familial and spiritual worlds was groundbreaking for its time, and its emphasis on women’s rights continues to be the primary source of strength for Muslim women today. During her talk, Manaal Ali shares a detailed look at Islam’s views on gender equity, her ideas for inclusivity in the global women’s rights movement and how all women can leverage their existing skills to thrive in a world where they were already born empowered.
Zach Dresch: How to thrive when you’re an anxious mess
Do you struggle with anxiety and depression? How do you cope with it? Do you let it take over your entire being or do you do something about it? Zach Dresch will talk about some tips on how to overcome anxiety, either on stage or in real life, and how to not let it define you.
Angela Schoffelman: How I discovered humanity behind prison walls
Angela Schoffelman unwraps how she unexpectedly fell into facilitating a group focused on public speaking at her state’s prison. She shares stories of the men she has met behind the walls and how she has uncovered a shared humanity through their interactions. No excuses are made for decisions that brought these men to prison, and it does not take away the pain and suffering inflicted on the victims of the crimes; however, we are reminded that we are all human beings, often more alike than we are different.
This TEDx talk gives some practical things we all can do to positively impact the justice-impacted community and why we should not fully define someone by the single worst decision they have ever made. Listen to hear why Schoffelman has been compelled to continue to serve a part of our community that is far often forgotten about and how she feels honored to help other human beings feel seen and heard and know that they matter.
Tim Schut: Losing the ability to speak
Primary progressive apraxia of speech. Never heard of it? Neither did Tim Schut’s neurologist who has been practicing medicine for 45 years nor his speech pathologist. PPAOS is a rare disease – less than one in a million. In this TEDx talk, Schut shares all about his diagnosis and about his journey to proactively ensure that when he does lose his total ability to speak, there is nothing that he won’t be prepared for.
Serene Thin Elk: What we carry for our ancestors: intergenerational trauma and healing
We are epigenetically and spiritually connected to our ancestors through our DNA, which has powerful effects on our daily life, relationships and community as a whole. Indigenous people often refer to this as “blood memory,” an experience of holding both the traumatic and healing events of those who have gone before us within our hearts, minds and bodies. This talk from Serene Thin Elk will focus on the impacts of historical traumas and how the past directly impacts our present-day conditions individually and collectively. There will be a cultural focus on methods of healing that promote internal reflection, interconnectedness and community building.
Paul Anders: A philosopher’s approach to not being an idiot
From its Greek origins, an idiot is one who lives a life detached from the world around them. In this talk, Paul Anders focuses on three principles of thought that are crucial for successfully engaging our world: perspectival realism, communal rationality and analytic creativity. The first principle acknowledges that we can engage the world only from our own perspective. The second points to the best way for us to enlarge our perspective and increase our choice of interpretation. The third lays out the need for enlarging and diversifying our perspective. Through examples and personal experiences, Anders explains these principles and how they relate to each other, with a closing examination of how language of shared terms can change the entirety of how we approach predators or parasites in community form. His goal? To help himself and us all be a little less idiotic, a little less detached from our world.
Kristina Schaefer: Sit down, Gordon. I am enough.
Have you ever doubted your own abilities? Have you ever felt like you were the least qualified person in the room? Do you attribute your success to luck? Research shows that almost 70 percent of people suffer from imposter syndrome at some point. During this talk, Kristina Schaefer will briefly explore the concept of imposter syndrome and offer practical tips for overcoming imposter syndrome and supporting those around you who might feel like imposters.
