I am screwed

When I got the email saying I’d been selected to give a TEDx talk, my first thought wasn’t yay!—it was: “I am screwed.” From the moment I got the green light for TEDxFactoria to the day I step on stage, I have exactly 45 days to write, memorize, and deliver a talk that would hold up on a red dot. I muddled my way through a solid draft—my ideas were clear—but as someone who’s spent her career in communication, I know something most people forget: You can’t create great speeches—or great...