How do I cite a TED Talk in Chicago Style?
Answer
This question has been updated to the 18th edition of Chicago Style. If you are using 17th edition, see this Library Handout, Purdue OWL, or contact a librarian.
Chicago Style Recommends:
YouTube
Footnote
1. First Name of Presenter Last Name of Presenter, "Name of Talk," Date of Talk, posted Video Date if Different, by Name of Channel, YouTube, length of video, URL.
1. Emily Jaenson, “Six Behaviors to Increase Your Confidence,” May 2022, posted August 10, 2022, by TEDx Talks, YouTube, 10 min.,12 sec., https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IitIl2C3Iy8.
Bibliography
Last Name of presenter, First Name of presenter. "Name of Talk." TED Talks*, Date of Video.
length of video. URL.
Jaenson, Emily. “Six Behaviors to Increase Your Confidence.” TED Talks, August 2022.
10 min., 12 sec. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IitIl2C3Iy8.
*Use the more specific TEDx location if it is not a plain TED talk.
TED Website
Footnote
1. First Name of Presenter Last Name of Presenter, “Name of Talk,” Ted Talk*, Date, length of video, URL.
1. Roselinde Torres, “What It Takes to Be a Great Leaders,” TED@BCG San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, October 2013, 9 min., 7 sec., https://www.ted.com/talks/roselinde_torres_what_it_takes_to_be_a_great_leader
Bibliography
Last Name of Presenter, First Name of Presenter. "Name of Talk." TED Talk, Location, Date. length of video. URL for video.
Torres, Roselinde. “What It Takes to Be a Great Leader.” TED Talk, San Francisco, CA, February 2014. 9 min, 7 sec. https://www.ted.com/talks/roselinde_torres_what_it_takes_to_be_a_great_leader
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