How do I cite a TED Talk in MLA Style?
Answer
Formatting a TED Talk citation depends upon where you accessed it, through YouTube or through the TED website.
MLA Style recommends:
YouTube
Last Name of Presenter, First Name of Presenter. “Title of Talk.” YouTube, uploaded by uploader username, Day
Mon. Year of Upload, URL.
Jaenson, Emily. “Six Behaviors to Increase Your Confidence.” YouTube, uploaded by TEDx Talks, 10 Aug. 2022.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IitIl2C3Iy8.
TED Website
Last Name of Presenter, First Name of Presenter. “Title of Talk.” TED: Ideas Worth Spreading, Day Mon. Year of
talk, URL.
Torres, Roselinde. “What It Takes to Be a Great Leader.” TED: Ideas Worth Spreading, Feb. 2014, https://www.ted.com/talks/roselinde_torres_what_it_takes_to_be_a_great_leader.
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