The Moth presents the GrandSLAM, a battle of wits and words – fierce, hilarious, heartbreaking and all points between. Listen as ten StorySLAM champs tell Stories of No Turning Back, Seizing the Day, Dares and Double Dares, Psyching Yourself Up, Striking While the Iron is Hot or simply, What the Hell, May as Well. The Moth is dedicated to finding intriguing people to tell inspired stories. At The Moth StorySLAM, those people find us. On this night, using words as weapons, they compete to determine The Moth’s Chicago GrandSLAM Story Champion.

A TED Talk gives you global credibility and an ideal marketing video. Many books and materials are available on how to give a TED talk, even by some who have never delivered one nor even attended a TED event. Now you can learn from a TEDx speaker, a producer who organized 5 consecutive TEDx events and was invited to attend TEDGlobal in Geneva.

An unexpected idea which improves the lives of many people, results in significant positive changes or brings abundant joy and pleasure. The idea could have already been done in the past, the present, or soon to be in the future.

The x in the UnexpecTED Theme implies that the idea could be in any field such as technology, energy, humanity, arts, culture, or basic needs. Stretch your imagination.