TEDxRyersonU Student Speaker Auditions 2014
Twelve Ryerson students battle it out for a spot in the TedXRyersonU Speaker Series. We're bringing you all the live updates from judges comments, to audience reactions to what the speakers themselves say. Tweet our reports Nicole (@nicolegabe), Andrew (@AndrewKalinchuk) and Angela (@Angelamaries) and tell them who you think is going to win.
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Did Wong leave you wondering? #tedxryersonby Nicole Gabourie via twitter 9/18/2014 11:41:45 PM -
Gizelle Lao is the next speaker and says people have become emotionless and disconnected.by Nicole Gabourie via twitter 9/18/2014 11:42:38 PM
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Gizelle Lao is the ninth speaker... http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bx2mGZGCAAASqL2.jpg
by angela via twitter 9/18/2014 11:42:39 PM -
Lao's talk addresses disconnection, feminism, and the dangers of interpreting emotion as weakness.by Andrew Kalinchuk via twitter 9/18/2014 11:43:29 PM -
Giselle Lao: The last time I checked, emotions weren't a gendered characteristic, they were a human characteristic..by angela via twitter 9/18/2014 11:43:47 PM
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Lao: Emotions allow us to think outside the box to create critical thinking.by Nicole Gabourie via twitter 9/18/2014 11:43:47 PM
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Lao: "When men get emotional they are considered 'Like a girl'"by Andrew Kalinchuk via twitter 9/18/2014 11:43:58 PM
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Lao encourages the audiences and judges to use their emotions. Emotions effect our thoughts and that effects out words which effect others.by Nicole Gabourie via twitter 9/18/2014 11:44:24 PM
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The next student speaker is Brian Baah.by Nicole Gabourie via twitter 9/18/2014 11:45:24 PM
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Brian Baah is the ninth speaker.. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bx2m0M9CcAEu-sb.jpg
by angela via twitter 9/18/2014 11:45:46 PM -
Baah speaks quietly in comparison to the last speaker. The audience is listening intently.by Andrew Kalinchuk via twitter 9/18/2014 11:45:49 PM
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Baah: Today he wants to speak about economic globalization.by Nicole Gabourie via twitter 9/18/2014 11:46:07 PM
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Baah: "This is about tangible results."by Nicole Gabourie via twitter 9/18/2014 11:46:26 PM
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Brian Baah: we must believe there is a new way...by angela via twitter 9/18/2014 11:47:12 PM
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Baah: We must believe that the American or Canadian dream can be the Haitian or Somalian dream.by Nicole Gabourie via twitter 9/18/2014 11:47:35 PM
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The next speaker is Jamie Hurromb. She wants to raise awareness about the idea of the Photoshop Facebook.by Nicole Gabourie via twitter 9/18/2014 11:48:48 PM
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Hurromb: "All in all they are real people." Hurromb says as we were younger we adopt how we should look good in pictures and in photos.by Nicole Gabourie via twitter 9/18/2014 11:50:27 PM
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Jamie Hurromb is the tenth speaker... http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bx2n5LhCEAEjVJl.jpg
by angela via twitter 9/18/2014 11:50:29 PM -
Hurromb mentions she suffered from an eating disorder as a child.by Nicole Gabourie via twitter 9/18/2014 11:50:48 PM
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Hurromb's talk is about body image and the struggle to move yourself amongst a world full of manipulated photos.by Andrew Kalinchuk via twitter 9/18/2014 11:50:54 PM
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Jamie Hurromb: photo manipulation on social media is a very real thing (speaking out against negative messaging).by angela via twitter 9/18/2014 11:51:58 PM
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The impromptu speakers are about to begin. #TEDxRU #tedxryersonby Nicole Gabourie via twitter 9/18/2014 11:53:14 PM
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Lauren an impromptu speaker talks about communicating and talking at the #tedxryerson event.by Nicole Gabourie via twitter 9/18/2014 11:54:36 PM
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Lauren says with social media how much really are we communicating?by Nicole Gabourie via twitter 9/18/2014 11:55:07 PM
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We are hearing from impromptu speakers now, audience members who volunteered to talk about randomly chosen topics.by Andrew Kalinchuk via twitter 9/18/2014 11:55:25 PM
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Patrick is the next impromptu speaker and he says he would rather be wise than intelligent.by Nicole Gabourie via twitter 9/18/2014 11:56:43 PM
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Colleen lost her topic in the ball pit... But she remembers it being "What human quality do we need more of?"by Andrew Kalinchuk via twitter 9/18/2014 11:57:38 PM
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The next impromptu speaker is Colleen& she lost her topic in the ball pit (joke.) She thinks we need more sadness and to understand it.by Nicole Gabourie via twitter 9/18/2014 11:57:55 PM
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by Nicole Gabourie via twitter 9/18/2014 11:58:44 PM
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The next speaker is a big fan of the @TorontoRaptors_by Nicole Gabourie via twitter 9/18/2014 11:59:01 PM
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The next person is Cachelle and he says his favourite quote is from Walt Whitman from #breakingbadby Nicole Gabourie via twitter 9/19/2014 12:00:57 AM
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Cachelle says his answer to the question is his parents #lovingsonby Nicole Gabourie via twitter 9/19/2014 12:01:17 AM
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Our next speaker is "very nervous". Can you blame her?by Andrew Kalinchuk via twitter 9/19/2014 12:01:25 AM
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Amateur speakers hit the stage... http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bx2q1bWCMAAH1a9.jpg
by angela via twitter 9/19/2014 12:03:20 AM -
David the next speaker suggests that he goes to school, goes to work, comes home, studies and it makes the world a smaller place.by Nicole Gabourie via twitter 9/19/2014 12:03:40 AM
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David said if you keep seeing the world small, you are never going to grow. He challenges everyone to do something exciting this weekend!!by Nicole Gabourie via twitter 9/19/2014 12:04:21 AM
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#TEDxRU & #tedxryerson impromptu speakers are great!!by Nicole Gabourie via twitter 9/19/2014 12:04:57 AM
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Judges looking over their notes... http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bx2sXfcCYAIm5J5.jpg
by angela via twitter 9/19/2014 12:10:02 AM -
Feel free to jump in the ball pit ok break!! #TEDxRU #tedxryerson http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bx2sskNCMAAi_9B.jpg
by Nicole Gabourie via twitter 9/19/2014 12:11:28 AM -
A poster at #TEDxRU for people to post creative messages... http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bx2uPpxCAAE5zmJ.jpg
by angela via twitter 9/19/2014 12:18:14 AM -
Everyone is waiting for the finale...Tyler Webb as the final speaker.by Nicole Gabourie via twitter 9/19/2014 12:20:36 AM
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