How do I reference a TED Talk in APA Style?
Answer
The source of the TED Talk will determine how it should be cited.
To reference a TED Talk from the TED website in APA Style, include the following information:
- The name of the speaker
- The publication date (be as specific as possible by indicating the year, month, and day if available)
- The title of the video (italicized) followed by the description [Video] in square brackets
- The URL of the video
Formatting a reference for a TED Talk in APA Style should follow the structure and examples below:
Format:
Speaker Name. (Year, Month Day). Title of video in italics [Video]. TED Conferences. URL.
Example:
Rose, R. (2018, November). How failure cultivates resilience [Video]. TED Conferences.
https://www.ted.com/talks/raphael_rose_how_failure_cultivates_resilience.
When citing a TED Talk from the TED website in the body of your text, include the name of the account that uploaded the video and the year of publication in parentheses.
Example:
Resiliency can lead to enrichment (Rose, 2018).
To reference a TED Talk from YouTube in APA Style, include the following information:
- The owner of the YouTube account (here, TED)
- The publication date (be as specific as possible by indicating the year, month, and day if available)
- The title of the video (italicized) follow by the description [Video] in square brackets
- The URL of the video
Formatting a reference for a YouTube video in APA Style should follow the structure and examples below:
Format:
TED. (Year, Month Day). Title of the video in italics [Video]. YouTube. URL.
Example:
TED. (2015, July 9). Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong [Video]. YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY9DcIMGxMs.
When citing a TED Talk from YouTube in the body of your text, include the name of the account that uploaded the video and the year of publication in parentheses.
Example:
It has been hypothesized that addiction is an adaptation to one's environment (TED, 2015).