Transcript TEDxCapeTown team role: description and links

TEDxCapeTown 2013 team role: description and links
This is my role:
These are
roles I talk to:
These are the
roles I work
with:
This is what I do:
… and this is what
I need to deliver to
them:
1. Overall organiser
2. Role to explore ways to become financially independent
3. User / Event experience
And this is
what we 4.
work Talent Scout / Brand champion – making connections with things, people, initiatives that will build,
I need this from
promote the brand
on:
other roles:
5. xLab curator
6. Technology innovator
CURATOR ROLES
Curator roles have the task of advising, making connections wider than TEDx, and managing the wider brand values.
These roles are only available for members who have been on the wider TEDxCapeTown team for at least one year.
These roles may be shared between different people.
These are skills I
I would like
had to have
this to work
BEFORE I start :
better in my role:
TEDxCapeTown 2013 team role: description and links
This is my role:
Organiser
These are the All
roles I work Main: Sponsors
with:
Speakers
All
… and this is what
I need to deliver to
them:
This is what I do:
Technical
User experience
Media
And this is
what we work
on:
Make sure a coherent message
goes out to all stakeholders
These are skills I
had to have
BEFORE I start :
These are
roles I talk to:
Link everyone together
Chat to external people and connect
to the relevant roles
Manage the brand, make sure the
values are carried through
Make sure everyone knows what’s
going on, and feel comfortable
on what they need to deliver
on.
Requirements
“big idea” …
Aims …
I need this from
other roles:
Good people skills
Great organisation skills -> be
100% on top of emails
Great communication skills
Conflict management skills
The confidence to connect with
other roles directly, without
waiting to be told
something
Direct action points at regular /
agreed intervals, not
constant stream of emails
Have more support -> more
organisers/curator roles
Better facilitation / conflict
management
Have more fun
I would like
this to work
better in my role:
TEDxCapeTown 2013 team role: description and links
This is my role:
Creative / Experience / Interaction Director These are
roles I talk to: lighting
These are the Lighting
roles I work Filming
with:
Production Director
sound
camera crew
curator
Technical Director
Stage manager
This is what I do:
Technical Director
Curator / Organiser
Sound
Photography
CREATIVE oversight
plan and execute the filming, visual
feel/edit of the event.
And this is
what we work
on:
Post-Production
I need this from
other roles:
Plan and execute and be 100%
responsible for final
visual/audio product, based
on curators/sponsors/TED
rules vision & requirements
These are skills I
had to have
BEFORE I start :
… and this is what
I need to deliver to
them:
Film directing
creative
awareness of best TED ideas
insight into venue
NB: Deep insight into TEDx
brand
Final product expectations
Preparation!
insight into venue and speakers
style on stage (stand still,
walk, pace etc)
I would like
this to work
better in my role:
1. Engagement strategist
TEDxCapeTown
2013 team role: description and links
2. Marketing
3. is Link
with other TEDx events
This
my role:
These are
4. Social programmes
roles I talk to:
5. Action Initiatives (link with Spark Experiment)
These are
6. theTEDx in a Box
roles I work
7. Program Curation
with:
This
is what I do:
8. Speaker – Tech / Production
connector
(includes stage manager role on the day
9. Production Director/ Stage Manager
10. Sponsors/Partners Relationship Manager
11. Design Look and Feel
12. Creative Director
And this 13.
is
Operations
what we work
I need this from
14. Logistics
on:
other roles:
15. Online Presence – IT Technology Director
16. Project Management (Finances?)
… and this is what
I need to deliver to
them:
CONNECTOR ROLES
Connector roles oversee and link between related roles on the team.
They have a less active role in the run up to the event, but on the day they are really important, and need a solid, deep
understanding
howI the team works to make snap decisions – hence they are involved from the beginning even as there
These areof
skills
may had
not be
too
much
to do then.
I would like
to have
this to work
BEFORE I start :
better in my role:
TEDxCapeTown 2013 team role: description and links
This is my role:
Engagement Strategist
These are
roles I talk to: social media curator
creative design
speakers
These are the Curators
roles I work Social media, App, website:
with:
Content related
Sponsors
Speaker co-ordinator
Creative
And this is
what we work
on:
Content
Communications Channels
Media / PR
Creative Activations
… and this is what
I need to deliver to
them:
This is what I do:
Communications engagement
overview of stakeholders,
interaction, communications
needed.
Content creation
A bit of sponsor engagement
Contribute to strategy, future vision
Speaker coaching in wider
communication skills
Year round engagement for
community building –
frequency?
content
creative ideas / concepts
I need this from
other roles:
stories!
topical (personal; technical;
insightful learnings)
noteworthy news
These are skills I
had to have
BEFORE I start :
Writing and editing
conceptualisation
‘TEDx voice for generating
content’
I would like
this to work
better in my role:
control of doc version / dropbox /
PR / media support / owner
engage more mainstream media
for greater exposure
engaging more demographics,
not just middle class white
people.
TEDxCapeTown 2013 team role: description and links
This is my role:
Logistics
These are the Sponsorship liaison
roles I work Venue personnel
with:
Curators
Speaker co-ordinator
And this is
what we work
on:
Venue
Speaker functions
Suppliers
e.g. tables
equipment
deliveries
These are skills I
had to have
BEFORE I start :
These are
roles I talk to: Curators
Speaker coordinators
Sponsorship liaison
xLab exhibtion coordinator
Production manager (on the
day)
This is what I do:
Venue liaison
Vender liaison
Supplier liaison
e.g.
security
food
dinner / events
productions
plan
Venue components of production
Administration
People management skills
Great communication
Email skills
Internet skills
Organisation skills
Great self-control
Ability to function under great
pressure.
Budgeting skills
… and this is what
I need to deliver to
them:
Venue details
Production timelines
Supplier details / invoices
I need this from
other roles:
Contact info of suppliers
Invoices paid
Approval of purchases
Requirements of venue etc
Involved in sponsorship liaison
Involvement in production plan
from the start of the
project.
I would like
this to work
better in my role:
TEDxCapeTown 2013 team role: description and links
This is my role:
Operations
These are
roles I talk to:
These are the Volunteers (If not separate role –
roles I work
with all (Executive) roles
who have volunteers)
with:
… and this is what
I need to deliver to
them:
This is what I do:
An access document with details,
how to access venue,
contact details of relevant
people
And this is
what we work
on:
These are skills I
had to have
BEFORE I start :
I need this from
other roles:
I would like
this to work
better in my role:
TEDxCapeTown 2013 team role: description and links
This is my role:
IT/ Technical Director
These are the
roles I work Developer
with:
Sponsorship
Curator
Co-ordination person
And this is
what we work
on:
IT aspects
Supplier / Vendor aspects
These are skills I
had to have
BEFORE I start :
These are
roles I talk to: Operations
Production Manager
Marketing
Speakers
This is what I do:
Co-ordinate all technical roles (IT,
website etc – that type of
‘Technical’)
Manage website roles: app, social
media integration
Manage technical experience on the
day
ensure all events, including before
main event, have technical
stuff ready.
IT experience
Broad experience, ability to talk
to other technical and
creative areas
Good team
leadership/coordination
skills
Good communication skills
… and this is what
I need to deliver to
them:
Technology strategy
Technology Ideas
Technology support
I need this from
other roles:
I would like
this to work
better in my role:
Overall IT strategy
Marketing strategy
Timelines of events / activities
More access to technical delivery
resources
More testing day before of all
technical parts.
More explanation of what is
happening on the day re
technology.
TEDxCapeTown 2013 team role: description and links
This is my role:
Production / Stage manager
Speaker coaches
Sponsor liaison?
These are the Production Director
roles I work Sound
with:
Film
Lighting
Photographer
Social media platform
MC
** Connector roles
And this is
what we work
on:
The event on the day, production,
running, sequence
Preparation before the event
These are skills I
had to have
BEFORE I start :
These are
roles I talk to: Speakers coordinator
… and this is what
I need to deliver to
them:
This is what I do:
Manage the production plan
Coordinate sound, lighting, film and
production partners on the
day
Post-production editing
Management of MC’s and the flow
of the day
Manage the stage activities on the
day
Events management
Production management
Project management
Technical / Film background
Good communicator
I need this from
other roles:
Slide decks
Transcripts
Being in action at the speaker dry run
to know how everything fits
together on the day.
Ensure backups e.g. clickers are
ready, tested, and speakers are
comfortable with them.
Operations management to
provide food etc to teams
on the day (mainly
speakers and backstage
crew)
Coordinate and explain where
team is needed outside the
main stage
To have a full dress rehearsal at
least once before event,
preferably more than 2
days before the main
event.
I would like
this to work
better in my role:
TEDxCapeTown 2013 team role: description and links
This is my role:
Media / PR connector
These are the Engagement Strategist
roles I work Speakers
with:
Social Media
These are
roles I talk to: Curator / Organiser
engagement
Communications
Social Media
Photographers
This is what I do:
… and this is what
I need to deliver to
them:
Strategies, guidelines
And this is
what we work
on:
Media liaison
Identifying and maximising PR
opportunities
Establishing media partnerships
These are skills I
had to have
BEFORE I start :
Collating info for media releases
Media strategy (ticket, speaker, app
announcements etc)
Media liaison / building brand of
TEDxCapeTown
Manage media on the day – keep
them away from speakers
outside of dedicated times.
Ensure that media does not
disrupt calm of backstage
area. (aka manage the
paparazzi)
I need this from
other roles:
Knowledge of media landscape
Access to updated media
databases
Deep insight into
TEDxCapeTown brand
I would like
this to work
better in my role:
Advance insights and info.
Better planning of overall process
so as to plan for media
announcements
Dedicated person to coordinate
interviews
Something to offer media (if not
media passes then simulcast
tickets …)
Measurements, targets
TEDxCapeTown 2013 team role: description and links
This is my role:
Design Look and Feel
These are
roles I talk to: Sponsors
Marketing
These are the
roles I work
with:
… and this is what
I need to deliver to
them:
This is what I do:
And this is
what we work
on:
Develop templates for rest of
team to use
Oversee Graphic Design
Program Design
Twitter look
Facebook look
Flickr look
Oversee, manage intro animation
(creative campaign /
competition?)
I need this from
other roles:
Have an understanding of TED
and TEDx brand
Understand how the
TEDxCapeTown brand is
unique.
These are skills I
had to have
BEFORE I start :
I would like
this to work
better in my role:
Phase 1: Early engagement
1. Admin
2. Media: Print media
3. is Media:
Online media
This
my role:
4. Media: Social Media
5. Media: TV
6. theWebsite: Design
These are
roles I work
7. Website: Content Management
with:
8. App / Tech / Dev
This is what I do:
9. Venue Services
10. Sponsors
11. Year round engagement
12. Action initiatives – as they come online
13. Past Community Coordinator (incl Speakers)
Speakers
And this 14.
is
what we 15.
work Speaker coach
on:
16. Experiences
17. Social Campaigns
18. Photography
TEDxCapeTown 2013 team role: description and links
These are
roles I talk to:
… and this is what
I need to deliver to
them:
I need this from
other roles:
EXECUTIVE ROLES
Executive roles have the task of implementing things – these roles have space for more than one person each.
A month before the event these roles recruit volunteers who shadows them and learns what needs to be assisted with.
These are skills I
had to have
BEFORE I start :
I would like
this to work
better in my role:
TEDxCapeTown 2013 team role: description and links
This is my role:
Admin
These are
roles I talk to: All
These are the Finances / Budget
roles I work Very much involved with
with:
Connector roles.
… and this is what
I need to deliver to
them:
This is what I do:
And this is
what we work
on:
Liaise with when people need to
A detailed and clear schedule,
continually updated
Manage communications
Keep project management stuff tidy
Manage calendar
Organise venues, meetings for team
and speakers etc.
Facilitate and take notes at
meetings if required.
meet.
Keep communications flowing
smoothly
I need this from
other roles:
Attention to detail
Ability to keep the thumb on the
pulse.
These are skills I
had to have
BEFORE I start :
I would like
this to work
better in my role:
Requests of when to meet, where
gaps are,
TEDxCapeTown 2013 team role: description and links
This is my role:
Social Media / Marketing
These are the PR
roles I work Marketing
with:
Organiser
These are
roles I talk to: PR Marketing
Organiser / other media
inputters
Photographers
Sponsorship
This is what I do:
Any role that wants publicity e.g.
Technical – Apps, Sponsor
coordinator
Develop / Mange social media
campaigns
Create band awareness
Interact with TEDxCapeTown
community – publically and
And this is
privately
what we work
Publicise events / news
on:
Social media campaigns
Select / Review photographs, resize
for web
Greater marketing strategy
Generate and deliver content
Content
These are skills I
had to have
BEFORE I start :
Knowledge of Twitter / Facebook and other
platforms
Thorough understanding of the TED/TEDx
brand and rules around marketing
Brand voice – know how to deliver content
in the ‘voice of TED’
Knowledge of how social media fits into
greater marketing strategy of the
brand and annual event
Photo editing / photoshop etc.
I would like
this to work
better in my
… and this is what
I need to deliver to
them:
Content (text, imagery) a week
before
Stats – what posts was
successful / failures
Provide stats for sponsorship
(marketing of App, more …
earlier …)
I need this from
other roles:
Noteworthy news at set times;
the daily run up before
event
weekly during the rest of the year
Wider media campaign activity
Guidance of plans of how to
weave social media into
creating brand awareness
of TEDxCapeTown
A clear strategy / targets
Set deadlines i.e.
Measure targets e.g. “We will
achieve 20% more Twitter
role:
followers by <date>”
TEDxCapeTown 2013 team role: description and links
This is my role:
Speaker coaching
These are the Speaker coordinator
roles I work Speakers Role
with:
Production / Stage manager
Technical Director
MC
And this is
what we work
on:
Getting speakers ready for stage
These are
roles I talk to: Technical (slides)
… and this is what
I need to deliver to
them:
This is what I do:
Speaker engagement
Speaker coaching
Speaker education
Speaker logistics – slides etc
Dress rehearsal – more than 2 days
before event
I need this from
other roles:
Building speaker community
These are skills I
had to have
BEFORE I start :
Input on slides
Encourage speakers to deliver
slides well in advance
Coaching
Delivery
A clear understanding of what
TED and TEDx is and what
the speakers require to
contribute to it.
I would like
this to work
better in my
Production / stage to provide full
technical for dry run
No more primadonna speakers!
MUST show up fro dress
rehearsal – and ALL
speaker workshops
More discussion about choosing
speakers in the very
beginning.
Ask people more questions why
role:
they choose someone
instead of just on
spreadsheet.
TEDxCapeTown 2013 team role: description and links
This is my role:
Photography Coordinator
images
Media -> high res images
Curator -> TED
deliverables
These are the Communications
roles I work Media
with:
Operations
Social / Culture
Audio / Visual & Lighting
And this is
what we work
on:
(ongoing)
Behind the scenes – all the
interaction times
On the day
Post-event
These are skills I
had to have
BEFORE I start :
These are
roles I talk to: Social media -> low res
This is what I do:
Groupie!
Manage photographs that present a
visual journey of
TEDxCapeTown.
Take pics
Try to be invisible
Observe
Document
Define photo style & guidelines in line
with brand
Post-production
Publish to social channels, flickr
Recruit photographers
(HD/SW)
Camera equipmen / HD / Mac /
Adobe
Photo degree  (or equivalent
experience)
Web geek
Brand insight
… and this is what
I need to deliver to
them:
Comms / Media
photographer
high/low res images
post to social
I need this from
other roles:
AV& lighting
need: tech insight
consistent and planned lighting
Deeper brand insight to better
represent TEDxCapeTown
in picture
Media card (memory stick)
Access to laptop for dumping
images at intervals during
the event & power point,
supply
I would like
this to work
better in my role:
TEDxCapeTown 2013 team role: description and links
This is my role:
Technical (software) / Dev
These are
roles I talk to: Public relations
Marketing
Social media
Finance / Budget
external technology people
These are the Creative director
roles I work Technical Director
with:
Organisers
This is what I do:
Sponsors
Other Technology people,
external servive providers
Website maintenance
e.g. bandwidth, livestream
Technology research (ticketinging
services, App platforms etc)
Most other technical things like
internet or downloading apps
and making stuff work.
And this is
what we work
on:
Making TEDx info available
online and on devices
Technical platform and solutions
These are skills I
had to have
BEFORE I start :
Programming
Software technology
Knowledge of existing
technologies
Time management
A solid understanding of the TED
brand imagery / language
App
Website
Simulcast (on the day)
I need this from
other roles:
*** Cognitian App?
I would like
this to work
better in my
… and this is what
I need to deliver to
them:
More of an idea what is needed
(requirements)
Event info
Speaker info
Marketing of App
Backups (e.g. website, internet
providers on day)
Testing the day before
adequate testing of Apps etc
Descriptions of what needs to happen on the day
More involvement before all the event info is confirmed
and before the App needs to be made
More, and clearer requirements
More involvement
role: Maybe make own production plan rather than use badly
made previous one (Check and veto better)
TEDxCapeTown 2013 team role: description and links
This is my role:
Speakers
These are the Logistics
roles I work Speaker coaches
with:
Technical (presentations)
Communications / Media
And this is
what we work
on:
Speaker evenings
Speakers media engagement
Speaker slides
Speaker preparation for the day.
These are skills I
had to have
BEFORE I start :
These are
roles I talk to: Media (incl Social Media)
Engineering
Photography
Sponsors
MC
Curator / Organiser
This is what I do:
End to end speaker engagement
Oversee speaker selection
Point of contact, logistics,
information, events,
community building, as they
relate to speakers.
Speaker coach co-ordination
Speaker briefing on day, backstage
management, post-event
engagement
Year-round engagement (may be
separate role)
… and this is what
I need to deliver to
them:
Times etc of speaker events
Speaker bios and Profiles (edits
and in keeping with TEDx
brand)
(Speaker experience)
I need this from
other roles:
Organisation
Delivery
Communication
Community Building
Community Skills
I would like
this to work
better in my role:
Backstage control
Spare clickers etc to ensure
speaker technical
experience is flawless
Screen backstage (little
simulcast)
Photos backstage
On the day support for speakers
On the day speaker stage
management
Less emails, more consolidated
overview doc (‘speaker
manifesto’)
TEDxCapeTown 2013 team role: description and links
This is my role:
Sponsors / Partners
These are the Finance / Budgeting
roles I work Marketing / Communcations
with:
Operations / Logistics
Website
And this is
what we work
on:
Get sponsors, get money!
These are skills I
had to have
BEFORE I start :
These are
roles I talk to: All
… and this is what
I need to deliver to
them:
This is what I do:
Sell TEDx as a product for partners /
sponsors to invest in.
Work with various divisions to get
reduced costs and internal
sponsorship (in kind)
Initiate, manage and close sponsor
deal
Build sponsor community (pre AND
post event)
Year round sponsor engagement (+
updates to team)
Awareness of sponsors’ key
activities (support them too!)
Understand brand positioning
Confidence in selling yourself
and TEDx
Understanding background story
of TEDxCapeTown
Understanding corporate
agendas
Network of funders/access to
funders (key people in
organisations) – not
critical, but does help.
I would like
this to work
better in my
Manage expectations on
available budget and type
of partners we’re
partnering with
Share outcomes of agreement
(i.e. media / exposure
promised etc) Film / audio
interviews required etc
I need this from
other roles:
Input on commitments and
who/what to deliver –
based on strengths and
capabilities of the team.
How best to engage with
sponsors – twitter etc
Focus purely on fundraising and
getting cash sponsor
Consider restructuring sponsors
to make it more palatable
Get the right sponsors
Share partnership insights with
team (so as to maximise
opportunities, and not
role:
promise things we can’t
deliver)
TEDxCapeTown 2013 team role: description and links
This is my role:
These are
roles I talk to:
These are the
roles I work
with:
Phase 2: Three or so months before event
This is what I do:
1. Finance – Budget and Payments
2. Registration Experience, On the day Audience
3. Online audience – simulcasts, viewing parties
4. Wider audience
5. Afterparty
Food & Beverage
And this 6.
is
what we 7.
work Production – sound, audio, visuals
on:
8. Post Production Coordinator
9. Internet – livestreaming
10. MC
… and this is what
I need to deliver to
them:
I need this from
other roles:
EXECUTIVE ROLES
Executive roles have the task of implementing things – these roles have space for more than one person each.
A month before the event these roles recruit volunteers who shadows them and learns what needs to be assisted with.
These are skills I
had to have
BEFORE I start :
I would like
this to work
better in my role:
TEDxCapeTown 2013 team role: description and links
This is my role:
Finance / Budget
These are
roles I talk to: Sponsors / partner
These are the All who require payments to be
roles I work
made – to gather invoices
with:
Main ones:
Operations
Logistics
Technical
Production
Speaker workshops/dinners
And this is
what we work
on:
Managing cashflow and budget
… and this is what
I need to deliver to
them:
This is what I do:
Manage cashflow
Pay suppliers
Ensure we are being invoiced
Keep balance sheets etc up to date
Manage ticket partner
Make actual payments and track this
activity
Guideline / benchmark bits from
previous years.
*** Get public liability cover
Insurance
I need this from
other roles:
Finance / Accounting
Great attention to detail
These are skills I
had to have
BEFORE I start :
Updates in team meetings
I would like
this to work
better in my role:
TEDxCapeTown 2013 team role: description and links
This is my role:
Registration experience, on the day Audience
These are
roles I talk to: Marketing
These are the Logistics
roles I work Operations
with:
Sponsors
Budget/ Finance
MC
And this is
what we work
on:
Coordinate what budget is
Media
Design Look and Feel
This is what I do:
Manage ticketing process
Field queries
Engage and build vibe with
audience
Prepare audience with ‘what to
expect’, manage expectations
Get a notebook sponsor – manage
and think of Giftbags,
Audience Experience
available
Payment terms of ticketsales
Engage with appropriate gift
partners (e.g. Moleskin,
Consol Glass)
Coordinate and help with e.g.
charging stations, food &
beverage
Great people skills
Great attention to detail
Detailed and nuanced
understanding of TEDx,
TEDxCapeTown brand.
These are skills I
had to have
BEFORE I start :
… and this is what
I need to deliver to
them:
I need this from
other roles:
I would like
this to work
better in my role:
Announcements that need to go
to audience
Programme, name tag etc details
to communicate to
audience
TEDxCapeTown 2013 team role: description and links
This is my role:
After Party
These are
roles I talk to: Technical
Finance / Budget
Marketing /
Communications
These are the Simulcast team
roles I work Sponsorship team (brand the
with:
afterparty, allocated
This is what I do:
budget)
Budget team
Venue benefits: Acoustics,
space, food options etc.
Organise an epic after
TEDxCapeTown experience
And this is
what we work
on:
Bringing the team and audience
to an awesome post event
celebration
I need this from
other roles:
Entertainment, events
experiences
Good knowledge of local venues,
and relevance to the
TEDxCapeTown brand
These are skills I
had to have
BEFORE I start :
… and this is what
I need to deliver to
them:
Secure venue timeously
Production Plan for afterparty set
up well in advance
I would like
this to work
better in my role:
TEDxCapeTown 2013 team role: description and links
This is my role:
MC
These are the Curator
roles I work Organiser
with:
Production manager
Speaker manager
Speaker coaches
And this is
what we work
on:
These are
roles I talk to:
… and this is what
I need to deliver to
them:
This is what I do:
Understanding all the activities
on the day
Keep the vibe on the day
Link theme
Tie speaker to speaker
Head up production plan (oversee it)
– minute by minute run of day
I need this from
other roles:
Previous MC experience
Shared alignment to the TEDx
brand
These are skills I
had to have
BEFORE I start :
All
Information, updates
Announcement to share on day
More streamlined way to
communicate
between production
and MC function
I would like
this to work
better in my role:
TEDxCapeTown 2013 team role: description and links
This is my role:
Sound
These are the Production / Stage Manager
roles I work Technical Director
with:
Backstage Technical Team
Speakers / Musicians
These are
roles I talk to: Video, stage manager
backstage technical
Technical Director
speakers / musicians
MC
This is what I do:
… and this is what
I need to deliver to
them:
Set up and operate sounds and
sound recording equipment.
Liaise with Creative Director on
what is required.
And this is
what we work
on:
I need this from
other roles:
Recording / Post Production
requirements (audio)
Feedback during the event from
audience / team e.g. too
loud, soft etc.
Creative Director
Sharing overall vision / goal from
a production perspective.
These are skills I
had to have
BEFORE I start :
I would like
this to work
better in my role:
TEDxCapeTown 2013 team role: description and links
This is my role:
Lighting
These are
roles I talk to: Technical director
Stage manager
These are the Technical Director
roles I work Stage manager
with:
Creative Director
… and this is what
I need to deliver to
them:
This is what I do:
Set up and operate lighting
And this is
what we work
on:
Lighting on the day
I need this from
other roles:
Lightning skills
Testing time, day before!
Event management – need to
know when to set up / fit
into scope of event.
+
These are skills I
had to have
BEFORE I start :
I would like
this to work
better in my role:
TEDxCapeTown 2013 team role: description and links
This is my role:
Viewing parties
These are
roles I talk to: Media
Social media
These are the Marketing / Communications
roles I work IT Technical
with:
Viewing party site manager
(currently Craig Wattrus
from Thoughtworks)
And this is
what we work
on:
Decentralising TEDxCapeTown
… and this is what
I need to deliver to
them:
This is what I do:
Confirmed viewing parties
Relevant news and interesting
snippets, links
Manage Viewing Party organisers
(community)
Promote viewing parties
Produce Viewing party documents –
guides and how’to’s, banding
materials.
through viewing parties
I need this from
other roles:
Good people skills
Ability to remotely manage and
comfort people
Be able to think on your feet.
These are skills I
had to have
BEFORE I start :
Technical tests, quality, timing,
testing times etc
Crisis communications plan &
emails in advance
More time to all for marketing.
I would like
this to work
better in my role: