I am an occupational therapist by trade. I am licensee for TEDxAlmansorPark. I am also a 3x TEDx speaker. I am also an autistic self advocate. AOTA Autism CoP Co-facilitator. The legacy I want to leave behind for my life is to be a global citizen.https://bsky.app/profile/billwongotr.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/billwongotr.bsky.social/post/3lmj4kbwyx22lI typically do about 20-40 hours of continuous needs assessment for the TEDx events I run. I do that much because I want to make sure the events I run are professional- no matter how many people come to my events.11 Apr 2025 03:52 +0000at://did:plc:xc2dkomoblhakdgnbbx3med4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmj4kbwyx22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/billwongotr.bsky.social/post/3lmj4gkhx2k2lI don’t think people in OT understands how hard I prep for TEDx events. I treat prep for these events seriously because I know these events represent the university I am teaching at.11 Apr 2025 03:50 +0000at://did:plc:xc2dkomoblhakdgnbbx3med4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmj4gkhx2k2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/billwongotr.bsky.social/post/3lmiwtfn6as2lhttps://events.humanitix.com/tedxalmansorparkwomen I know TEDxAlmansorPark events are remote still. But, even so, TEDxAlmansorPark events are committed to make a difference for the world we live in. The next event on deck is May 17 from 9 am to 1 pm PST on Zoom.11 Apr 2025 02:09 +0000at://did:plc:xc2dkomoblhakdgnbbx3med4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmiwtfn6as2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/billwongotr.bsky.social/post/3lmiv3etuuk2lI am glad I showed up at a TEDx event tonight. There are always nuances in being in charge of TEDx events. Keeping up as a licensee is crucial!11 Apr 2025 01:38 +0000at://did:plc:xc2dkomoblhakdgnbbx3med4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmiv3etuuk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/billwongotr.bsky.social/post/3lmiqr3esas2pIn today’s uncertain times thanks to Trump et. Al, doing due diligence on how others run TEDx events will be crucial.11 Apr 2025 00:21 +0000at://did:plc:xc2dkomoblhakdgnbbx3med4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmiqr3esas2phttps://bsky.app/profile/billwongotr.bsky.social/post/3lld3lm47ks2mhttps://youtu.be/VjegFh1zhY4?si=xyAZNN-ZUKpcwjCC An OT got featured by big TED since Holly Cohen!27 Mar 2025 00:53 +0000at://did:plc:xc2dkomoblhakdgnbbx3med4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lld3lm47ks2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/billwongotr.bsky.social/post/3lkc6u7pb7c26tedsports-indianapolis.ted.com?fbclid=IwZXh... @ot-expert.bsky.social I think some OTP’s might like this. http://tedsports-indianapolis.ted.com/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3x6ck28Uy2f6EKzcMvKVMMbU7QigaoDVjKQQ5ax6qm_4amcf3FXVDRcO8_aem_fbliK8laHK06xYjBaKMEWg13 Mar 2025 22:54 +0000at://did:plc:xc2dkomoblhakdgnbbx3med4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkc6u7pb7c26https://bsky.app/profile/billwongotr.bsky.social/post/3lkahjo7vgs2xI will NOT watch any TED talks by Elon Musk or JD Vance. Although I am a TED/TEDx talks fan, I don’t have to like every TED/TEDx talk that are out for the public to consume.13 Mar 2025 06:24 +0000at://did:plc:xc2dkomoblhakdgnbbx3med4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkahjo7vgs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/billwongotr.bsky.social/post/3ljqlpuzn7k2ihttps://www.linkedin.com/posts/emma-woods17_protect-my-public-media-activity-7303500512677511169-xB5W?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAAAOyUtQBTPoqqzYt5ZmO0_hANUJ9nsGVP9I This is also important! If we don’t protect public media, we will lose another means to combat misinformation.06 Mar 2025 22:56 +0000at://did:plc:xc2dkomoblhakdgnbbx3med4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljqlpuzn7k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/billwongotr.bsky.social/post/3lj6hxqrp3c2kI don’t take missing OT conferences lightly. But when it is a matter of the opportunity to be with the most powerful movers and shakers in the world and advocate for OT (and I know this opportunity is a bit cost prohibitive for many in OT), this makes it a very tough decision on my end.27 Feb 2025 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:xc2dkomoblhakdgnbbx3med4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj6hxqrp3c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/billwongotr.bsky.social/post/3lj6gmd32js2kSigning up to hopefully attend #tednext again. I really enjoyed last year and I want an encore.27 Feb 2025 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:xc2dkomoblhakdgnbbx3med4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj6gmd32js2khttps://bsky.app/profile/billwongotr.bsky.social/post/3liq6uk3bmk26I think I am now qualified to give Gabby Marshall some advice for her future OT career. She will have to learn how to deal with awe struck families and/or patients… especially given her connections with Caitlyn Clark and her past college basketball successes.22 Feb 2025 01:41 +0000at://did:plc:xc2dkomoblhakdgnbbx3med4/app.bsky.feed.post/3liq6uk3bmk26https://bsky.app/profile/billwongotr.bsky.social/post/3lip6lrymcs2fI know Elon Musk has been featured on TED talks for 4+ times, but I am refusing to watch them.21 Feb 2025 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:xc2dkomoblhakdgnbbx3med4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lip6lrymcs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/billwongotr.bsky.social/post/3lihx73cgkc2xSometimes I think a few levels ahead and/or deeper of my professional peers. Public media is a space where you sometimes can’t wait too long to take action.18 Feb 2025 19:02 +0000at://did:plc:xc2dkomoblhakdgnbbx3med4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lihx73cgkc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/billwongotr.bsky.social/post/3liggi37hd227I just did some digging- Elon Musk appeared on TED talks 4 times. With what’s going on in the world now, I wonder if his TED talks will be as hated as the TEDx talk by the mom of one of Columbine’s shooters.18 Feb 2025 04:31 +0000at://did:plc:xc2dkomoblhakdgnbbx3med4/app.bsky.feed.post/3liggi37hd227https://bsky.app/profile/billwongotr.bsky.social/post/3ligfczeilk27I want to help any TEDx teams who are considering folks who got laid off from CDC, NIH, etc. as speakers for their events in the near future. I want to use my background as a health professional to make a meaningful difference!18 Feb 2025 04:10 +0000at://did:plc:xc2dkomoblhakdgnbbx3med4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ligfczeilk27https://bsky.app/profile/billwongotr.bsky.social/post/3lhxbbidgh22hIf OT profession is wondering why I want OT/OTA academics and/or students to PUBLISH TEDx talks? As an insider, I know TED is super strict with health content. OT/OTA academics and/or students have an edge on making sure the content that is intended to be publisher doesn’t sound like medical advice.12 Feb 2025 03:48 +0000at://did:plc:xc2dkomoblhakdgnbbx3med4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhxbbidgh22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/billwongotr.bsky.social/post/3lhx2bjetkk26Not many people in OT gets a chance to have heart to heart talks with editor in chief of major newspapers or leadership of NPR. But, I had an opportunity last week with TEDx’s head of licensing. Honestly, this turned out to be the proudest moment of self advocacy that I have to date.12 Feb 2025 01:42 +0000at://did:plc:xc2dkomoblhakdgnbbx3med4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhx2bjetkk26https://bsky.app/profile/billwongotr.bsky.social/post/3lhv5o2z6a226Some OTP’s and OTS’s might think it is no big deal in trying to assume my call for action is for them to deliver TEDx talks instead of organizing TEDx events. Actually, it is a big deal because they are 2 distinctly different actions and they need to start realizing their social blunders.11 Feb 2025 07:38 +0000at://did:plc:xc2dkomoblhakdgnbbx3med4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhv5o2z6a226https://bsky.app/profile/billwongotr.bsky.social/post/3lhv55qzbss2jA classic mistake many OT/OTA academics still make- THERE IS A DIFFERENCE between giving a TEDx talk vs. publishing a TEDx talk. They are not the same and nobody is allowed to do both at the same TEDx event. Doing both at the same event is “eating cake AND having cake”, which is a no-no!11 Feb 2025 07:29 +0000at://did:plc:xc2dkomoblhakdgnbbx3med4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhv55qzbss2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/billwongotr.bsky.social/post/3lhv4wb6znc2jBut, people from many different walks of life and backgrounds can be TEDx event licensees. This include high school, undergrad, and graduate students. This includes professionals from various fields. The common denominator is that they all want to make a difference in their communities.11 Feb 2025 07:24 +0000at://did:plc:xc2dkomoblhakdgnbbx3med4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhv4wb6znc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/billwongotr.bsky.social/post/3lhv4twdx2s2jHowever, there are still people in OT who still don’t understand this. You need certain qualifications to be an editor in chief of a newspaper- this includes a relevant degree. This means member of the public most likely aren’t qualified to be editors in chief of newspapers.11 Feb 2025 07:23 +0000at://did:plc:xc2dkomoblhakdgnbbx3med4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhv4twdx2s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/billwongotr.bsky.social/post/3lhv4p5syn22jOp ed’s and TEDx talks are 2 of the ways that can help increase OT’s public awareness. Getting an op ed publisher or an opportunity to give a TEDx talk can be competitive processes in their own rights.11 Feb 2025 07:20 +0000at://did:plc:xc2dkomoblhakdgnbbx3med4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhv4p5syn22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/billwongotr.bsky.social/post/3lhi3fse2wk2bIf OT community is asking me why I am almost at a complete stop at organizing TEDx events, my answer is- unless I have a few clones of myself, no way I can do in person events. The baton is now passed to full time OT/OTA academics at institutions where TEDx has little to no history, fair or not.06 Feb 2025 02:53 +0000at://did:plc:xc2dkomoblhakdgnbbx3med4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhi3fse2wk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/billwongotr.bsky.social/post/3lhfhjkw7422bI think a big question for OT is- If my journey to be in charge of TEDx events is coming to an abrupt end, who amongst the current or future generations of OTP’s and/or OTS’s to pick up the slack?05 Feb 2025 01:52 +0000at://did:plc:xc2dkomoblhakdgnbbx3med4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhfhjkw7422bhttps://bsky.app/profile/billwongotr.bsky.social/post/3lhfhfxb3kk2bNot too many TEDx event licenses I can try to apply for now. I am hopeful that there are still options… but I gave things a pretty good run when it comes to publishing TEDx talks on TEDx’s YouTube channel if this journey in the TEDx organizing space is coming to an end next week.05 Feb 2025 01:49 +0000at://did:plc:xc2dkomoblhakdgnbbx3med4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhfhfxb3kk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/billwongotr.bsky.social/post/3lhelk4jlik2bI am looking forward to my conversation with TED HQ staff today.04 Feb 2025 17:31 +0000at://did:plc:xc2dkomoblhakdgnbbx3med4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhelk4jlik2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/billwongotr.bsky.social/post/3lhddtllkg22bI just calculated how much I paid for CAOT vs. OT Australia conferences. OT Australia conference is about 1.75 times more expensive than CAOT.04 Feb 2025 05:40 +0000at://did:plc:xc2dkomoblhakdgnbbx3med4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhddtllkg22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/billwongotr.bsky.social/post/3lhcuolq4gk2bCan’t believe this year will be my 15th time attending AOTA conference this year.04 Feb 2025 01:09 +0000at://did:plc:xc2dkomoblhakdgnbbx3med4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhcuolq4gk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/billwongotr.bsky.social/post/3lhc2pfvom222Just registered for #caot202503 Feb 2025 17:24 +0000at://did:plc:xc2dkomoblhakdgnbbx3med4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhc2pfvom222