Speaker Accelerator
Geleen AntonioYour weekly hub for speaker opportunities, open application links, deadlines, storytelling tools, and real-world insights to get you closer to the stage. Not affiliated with TED or TEDx.
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TEDx Open Application Roundup 10/2/26
Seven TEDx speaker applications are currently open, with six deadlines arriving between October 9 and October 18.
If speaking at TEDx is one of your goals, this is a good week to decide which opportunities genuinely fit your idea, communit...
TEDxCharleston (South Carolina) Opens Speaker Applications
TEDxCharleston is accepting applications from speakers and performers for its April 2027 event at Charleston Music Hall.
Applications close October 18, 2026. This is a regionally focused opportunity.
TEDxCharleston prioritizes candidates...
TEDxSIUC (Carbondale, Illinois) Opens Speaker Applications
TEDxSIUC is accepting speaker applications for its March 2027 event at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
Applications close October 12, 2026. Applicants must also record a 60-to-90-second video introducing their central idea and exp...
TEDxCU (Boulder, Colorado) Opens Speaker Applications
TEDxCU is accepting speaker applications for its 15th-anniversary event at the University of Colorado Boulder.
The 2027 theme, “Catching Air,” explores what happens when persistence, preparation and momentum finally produce a breakthrough....
TEDxJohnsonCity (Tennessee ) Open Speaker Applications
TEDxJohnsonCity is accepting speaker applications for its fifth annual event in Johnson City, Tennessee.
Although TEDxJohnsonCity is rooted in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia, its previous application pool has included candidate...
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I’m Geleen Antonio, TEDx speaker and founder of Speaker Accelerator. I share TEDx open calls, strategy, and guidance, plus I host the Travel Not to Escape Podcast, making life-changing travel more accessible.
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