How to Cite a TED Talk in MLA Format for Your Works Cited

Cite it as a lecture.

Examples:

Cain, Susan. "The Power of Introverts." TED. Feb. 2012. Lecture.

Gustafson, Ellen. "Obesity + Hunger = 1 Global Food Issue." TED. July 2010. Lecture.

Source: http://libanswers.dominican.edu/a.php?qid=150378

How to Cite a YouTube Video in MLA Format

MLA does not specifically address how to cite a YouTube video. This has, it appears, led to some confusion as to the best method of for citing YouTube videos in MLA. Based on MLA standards for other media formats, we feel that the following format is the most acceptable for citing YouTube videos:

Author’s Name or Poster’s Username. “Title of Image or Video.” Media Type Text. Name of Website. Name of Website’s Publisher, date of posting. Medium. date retrieved.

Example:

Shimabukuro, Jake. "Ukulele Weeps by Jake Shimabukuro." Online video clip. YouTube. YouTube, 22 Apr. 2006. Web. 9 Sept. 2010.

Source: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/18/

Citing TED Talks & YouTube Videos In-Text (MLA):

When citing a direct quote, paraphrase, or summary from a TED Talk, cite the author’s last name, not the title of their lecture.

Example:

“Gardening is the most therapeutic and defiant act you can do, especially in the inner city. Plus, you get strawberries” (Finley).

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