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@sooma-ai
March 3, 2026 at 11:12 am
TED’s global Idea Search visits Sydney, Australia, where 10 speakers compete for a spot on the main TED stage in Vancouver. After rehearsals and coaching, Jessica Owen wins with her powerful talk about communicating with non-verbal individuals, earning a standing ovation and the opportunity of a lifetime.
@SD-mo8eu
March 3, 2026 at 11:12 am
❤❤❤👍👍👍👌👌👌🌹🌹🌹
@DS-pe8tt
March 3, 2026 at 11:43 am
Yes Jess! Your talk is so needed not only for palsy and other disorders that make nonverbal, but also ALS and other less known diseases that make a person nonverbal. It was so painful to see my mom being ignored when her disease made her non-verbal. I always advocated for her to be “heard”, but I couldn’t be with her every minute and I didn’t have a power of attorney.
@brucecook502
March 3, 2026 at 11:52 am
♥♥♥
@PDNLifeJourney
March 3, 2026 at 12:35 pm
Very interesting video 📹 🤔 👌 👍🏻
@suki_unibrow
March 3, 2026 at 10:00 pm
This is amazing!!! Congrats to the TED team, all the speakers, and Jess! 🎉
@DrVanessaPirotta
March 4, 2026 at 12:13 am
CONGRATS to the entire team! It was so wonderful to be part of this!