TED talks have taken over the Internet. Their success isn’t limited to America, where they started, but there are now TEDx talks held all around the world as well as many of the most popular talks having been translated into a plethora of languages.
Part of their success is in no short measure due to the subject matter and the experts who present their talks. Hearing a leading authority talking about the latest developments in a new area is exciting, but there is also a large role played by the format and skills that great TED speakers use. After all, these speakers give hundreds of talks a year, yet their TED talks are the ones which are widely spread.
As such, it would be silly for pastors and members of the church to ignore the lessons that could be learned from TED talks to try and improve their sermons and other presentation.