Mimicry As A Form of Empowerment
Please help me make this viral. Uh, I mean, contagious. Eh. Pass it on? Dang it! You know what I mean. Tell others--from six feet away! Discreetly. Although it's posted at TED Talks, please go also to the YouTube spot, because that's where it's like-able, commentablistical (<--new word), and stuff.
Just went live today. Check the hashtags for clues about my plática! #Mimicry As A Form of Empowerment. #TedTalk #poetry #YKWIS #poetsofinstagram #poetmariachi #CenzontleMockingbird #linguistics #linguisticsnerd #linguística #eddiemurphy #bugsbunny #jackiemason #FDR #JFK #mohammedali #frasier #mlk #gonewiththewind #snl #accents #philly #cocacola #colloquio #colloquial #poker #bible #friends #beer #pretty Author of Cenzontle/Mockingbird: Songs of Empowerment
I'll be giving my first TEDx Talk soon! I hope y'all can make it! Link for tickets below!
What an experience! I'll post a video once it's ready! <3 My talk is called "Mimicry As A Form of Empowerent."
Description: Teacher and poet, Daniel García Ordaz, the son of Mexican immigrants, discourses on the value of mimicry as a form of empowerment. Speaking in other people’s voices, or the performance of linguistic mimicry, is an exercise in empathy that has the capacity to engender unity among diverse cultures.
TEDx Mountain View College 2020 Speakers
Daniel García Ordaz, a.k.a. The Poet Mariachi * Jason Pointer is director of pastoral care and counseling at the largest state psychiatric hospital in Texas * Alfredas, our emcee, radio personality and beautiful soul * Gaby Natale is a three-time EMMY-award winner media personality, entrepreneur and influencer * Ryan Romano (USAW, FNS, PN-1) is a High Performance and Wellness expert, writer and speaker * Dr. Tara Peters is the Founder and Managing Director for Peters Consulting Group * Mathew Knowles, MBA, Ph.D *Matthew Sanchez, dean at Mountain View College * Frances West, an internationally recognized thought leader, speaker, strategy adviser, and women-in-technology trailblazer * Shani Scott, owner of The Media Room
Below--after wrapping up the talks, with some of our excellent volunteers and organizing committee members! <3
Some pre-event media coverage:
TEDx Mountain View Features Matthew Knowles: Dallas Examiner (online) Feb. 6, 2020
by Rachel Stone in the Oak Cliff Advocate Magazine (online)
Feb. 4, 2020
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