A TED-inspired talk about transitioning at work
I took on the challenge of writing and delivering a TED-inspired talk at my former employer when I noticed that they were looking for speakers at their professional development day. It was entitled "Teaching in Two Genders: Lessons from a Polytechnic’s First Trans Instructor" and had a Q&A afterwards. I tried to capture video of it , but even after I set up two cameras to capture the moment, one conked out within the first few minutes, and the second wasn’t at a great angle (there were two lights above the screen). Fortunately, my backup plan was a microphone pinned to my dress shirt, connected to a smartphone strapped to my back. I used the audio to narrate the slideshow and posted it to YouTube so you can imagine that you were in the room! Like many TED talks, it has a dramatic black screen start, insightful video, a Venn diagram, and an action summary. If you prefer poorly lit video of me from two camera angles, here's your version . See below for a summary of th...