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APA Style Guide: 6th Edition

TED Talk

 

NOTE: The information below is only applicable if the video has been retrieved from the original source, TED.com. For example, if a TED Talk is posted to a video-sharing website, such as YouTube, use the referencing guidelines for that resource type.

Three examples of formatting an in-text citation for this item are outlined below:

Reference Information

Dishman, E. (2009, November). Take health care off the mainframe [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.ted.com/talks/eric_dishman_take_health_care_off_the_mainframe

In-text Citation Guidelines

Examples                                                                                                           

1.

Author(s) last name(s) and year of publication  placed in brackets at the end of a paraphrased sentence. Connect final two names with '&'.

Note: If you are paraphrasing from a lengthy document, also include page, paragraph or heading info. 

 

Consider this a paraphrased sentence (Dishman, 2009).                        

2.

Quote, beginning with author(s) last name(s); year  at the end of the sentence in brackets. Connect final two names with 'and'.

 

According to Dishman, "consider this a direct quote" (2009).

3.

Sentence beginning with video author(s) last name(s) followed immediately by date in brackets. Connect final two names with 'and'.

 

According to Dishman (2009), "consider this a direct quote".

Remember, in-text citation formatting changes depending on a number of factors.

See Number and Type of Author(s), Publication Date, and Page/Paragraph Number or Heading for more information.