Personal Experiences,Study, Learning Blog of Abu Rashid aka Harun

9 minutes talk = 7 minutes talk+ 2 minutes question ans as delivered to him by text,jotted .During ans the person may stand up if he/she wants to name him/her for the questions.

If someone requires more time, he may go for double dose so it makes 18 minutes.

It may be noteworthy that standard Tedx talks are of 18 minutes duration and there is no question ans session or interaction with the audience.

If 9 minutes seem too small
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In such cases, one may go for 12 to 17 minutes option. It may be like 9 minutes talk+3 minutes Question Ans.It the speaker does not want QA session or there is no question from audience, the speaker may continue for another 3 minutes or share some storeis or experience. Then three minutes would be gap time when the speaker go up and down and announcement.

For 17 minutes slot it may be like 14 minutes talk+3 minutes Question Ans. Then three minutes would be gap time when the speaker go up and down and announcement.