A MOTHER and daughter duo have touched down on home soil after giving a TEDx talk in the US.

Naomi Timperley and her 11-year-old daughter Elizabeth, from Sale, travelled to Normal, Illinois, recently to attend and speak at a TEDx event.

Modelled on the popular Ted conference in America, TEDx are not-for-profit events run in cities around the world and feature a range of talks and lectures on subjects from philosophy to politics, science and the arts.

As well as reaching people at a local level, the lectures are streamed to a global audience.

TED talks have become a household name after a number of famous and influential people, including Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Bono, Stephen Hawkings and Richard Branson, fronted lectures.

Naomi, a digital marketing consultant and start-up marketing advisor, teamed up with daughter Elizabeth, who attends Ashton-on-Mersey School, to highlight what can be learnt from the younger generation and the benefits of finding your ‘inner child’.

Naomi said: “Adults, when they come up with an idea, a lot of questions go through their mind. Is it feasible? What if I fail?

“Children have the benefit of not knowing what is not feasible. They have no/less experience of failures. For them, everything is possible. If we want to be truly creative, do we need to think like children again? Should we imagine an ideal solution and then ask, ‘why not?’.

The mother and daughter duo got involved with TEDx after Naomi connected with Doan Winkel, an assistant professor of entrepreneurship at Illinois State.

Elizabeth, who is a huge fan of TED talks, was invited to talk after impressing Doan with an impassioned speech.

“Our experience was amazing,” said Naomi. “Elizabeth loved the whole experience and had the opportunity to meet so many people. She was even offered an internship. It was the best thing I have ever done speaker-wise and the audience was brilliant.”

Naomi, who has ten years of public speaking under her belt, hopes to do a TEDx talk in the UK soon.

“Elizabeth has definitely got the speaking bug,” she added.