TED Talk

In-text citations

Paraphrasing

Watched on TED website:

Amanda Palmer (2013) used examples from her career as a busker and a musician to discuss the sharing economy.

Watched on YouTube:

Amanda Palmer used examples from her career as a busker and a musician to discuss the sharing economy (TED, 2013).

  • Use the speaker's name in the context of your sentence if necessary.

Direct quote

Watched on TED website:

"So I had the most profound encounters ..." (Palmer, 2013).

Watched on YouTube:

"So I had the most profound encounters ..." (TED, 2013).

Reference list

Template

Watched on TED website:

Speaker. [Screen Name]. (Year, Month). Title [Form]. TED Conferences. URL

Example

Palmer, A. (2013, February). Amanda Palmer: The art of asking [Video]. TED Conferences. https://www.ted.com/talks/amanda_palmer_the_art_of_asking

Watched on YouTube:

Template

TED. (Year, Month Day). Speaker: Title [Form]. YouTube. URL

Example

TED. (2013, March 1). Amanda Palmer: The art of asking [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMj_P_6H69g

Notes on style

  • The author's name is 'TED' in this case because the TED organisation posted the video on YouTube.
  • YouTube shows the date that the video was posted as March 1, 2013, so that's the date to use in this reference.