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Empowering Ourselves by Retelling our Stories | Zohra Atmar | TEDxAIS Jeddah Youth
TEDx Talks· 2025-09-03 15:10
Core Message - The power of revising and retelling personal stories to empower oneself and inspire others, emphasizing that it's never too late to do so [2] - Encouragement to examine and retell difficult stories from a place of gratitude and fulfillment [34] - Recognizing the potential of everyday people, like the speaker's mother, who may appear ordinary but are significant to others [33] Speaker's Mother's Story - The speaker's mother's early life in Afghanistan involved facing restrictions and societal expectations, finding solace and recognition in school [4][5][6] - The mother's journey involved leaving school due to marriage, experiencing war, and eventually immigrating to the United States [7][8][9] - The mother worked at a hot dog stand in the US to support her family, a job the speaker was initially embarrassed by but later recognized as a source of opportunity [11][12][24] - Despite hardships, the mother prioritized her children's education, setting high standards and instilling good character [19][20] Personal Transformation - The speaker's realization that she had been telling herself the wrong story, focusing on lack instead of the blessings and opportunities they had [25] - The speaker's recognition of her mother's resilience, courage, and efforts to provide a better life for her children [26][27][28]
From Blueprints to Characters | Ranjith Sajeev | TEDxPushpagiri
TEDx Talks· 2025-09-02 16:01
Career & Industry Perspective - The speaker, Ranjit Sajeev, is a 27-year-old actor in the Malayalam film industry, currently shooting his sixth film [1] - The speaker emphasizes pushing boundaries and seeking growth beyond predictability in acting roles [1] - The speaker treats his body as a temple, highlighting the importance of fitness and discipline in the film industry [1] - The speaker acknowledges the fast-paced and judgmental nature of the film industry, emphasizing the importance of inner rhythm [1] - The speaker values honesty and integrity in storytelling, aiming to bring characters to life authentically [1] Personal Journey & Philosophy - The speaker is an engineering graduate who transitioned to acting, highlighting a shift from building structures to building emotions and characters [1] - The speaker views performing arts not as an escape but as a different way to build something meaningful [1] - The speaker encourages mindful choices and writing one's own narrative, rather than following a script dictated by external pressures [1] - The speaker's journey from engineering to acting was about alignment with his true self [1] - The speaker emphasizes the importance of listening to one's own voice behind the scenes, suggesting that powerful performances start with the idea to go off script [1]
Power, Presence, and Connection | Zehra Naqvi | TEDxBPKIHS
TEDx Talks· 2025-09-02 15:46
[Music] You've been judging me from the second you saw me. And that's fair because I've been judging you. Within the first few seconds that we meet each other, we start deciding things like whether we find each other credible, likable, and whether we want to connect with each other.And that connection is what helps you engage, influence, and persuade people. So, how can I help you connect better. How can I help you bring your best self into the light.Today, I'm going to share four tips with you. The first i ...
The Story of Narration | Ona von Schubert Casals | TEDxYouth@BerlinCosmopolitanSchool
TEDx Talks· 2025-08-29 16:25
Stories have been around since the beginning of time. At first, they were only oral stories, which meant that if grandma around the campfire decided not to tell a story was just forgotten. And these stories had a certain structure to them, which is the traditional story structure.It goes basically like this. There's the hero. The hero's good. Then there's an obstacle to test if that hero is really good.And then there's the bad guy. He's evil and he's going to stay evil. And usually these stories have a good ...
Story telling | Dıdem Tarlalı | TEDxAlHudaSchools
TEDx Talks· 2025-08-27 15:28
Merhaba. Benim bugün size anlatacağım konunun başlığı yuvam neresi? Kalbin sesi. Kalbin hikayesi. Aslında hepimiz son zamanlarda yuva konusunda çok hassaslaştık. Ben de bu yüzden bu başlığı seçtim. Yuva. Bir varmış bir yokmuş. Evvel zaman içinde, kalbur saman içinde çok çok uzaklarda bir gezgin adam yaşarmış. Bu adam günün birinde bir köye varmış ve karnı çok aç olduğu için kapıları çalmış. Biraz ekmek, biraz su istemiş. Fakat bu köydeki herkes günün birinde kıtlık olacağı düşüncesiyle hiçbir şeyi paylaşmaz ...
From Dreaming to Doing: The Ctrl + Alt + Del Mindset | Sameer Satyarth | TEDxIEM Salt Lake
TEDx Talks· 2025-08-25 16:52
When I was in teenage what I believed is that that God sent me for a special purpose and I'm the child of God. I'm not an ordinary child. I just came with some purpose, some vision and yes with a long story to tell to the world.But when I grew older, when I was in the age of 14 years, I was just doing the same things every day. Maybe Uh that time I was in school. So I was going to school, coming back to home, playing with the uh like uh my uh hometown kids.But I was like wondering that I have some purpose t ...
Branding for the NEXT GEN | Tezashwani Tomar | TEDxICEAS
TEDx Talks· 2025-08-14 16:41
[संगीत] ओके आई कैन अंडरस्टैंड आफ्टर ऑल दी मोटिवेशनल विटी स्पीचेस देयर मस्ट बी अ लॉट गोइंग ऑन इन योर माइंड लाइक अ वर्ल्ड पूल ऑफ़ थॉट्स एंड इन दिस जनरेशन व्हेन वी गेट टू स्टक ओर दैट सो मेनी थिंग्स गोइंग ऑन ऑन हेड्स व्हाट डु वी डू वी वाच रील्स ऑर वी वाच शॉट्स। सो यू नो व्हाट लेट्स जस्ट टेक अ क्लासिक जल्दी ब्रेक एंड वॉच अ कपल ऑफ रील्स। ला >> तो मेरे दोस्तों आज जो है बहुत जबरदस्त मौत का खेल होने वाला है और इस मौत के खेल में मेरी मौत भी हो सकती है। >> ओके आई एम रिफ्रेश्ड। सो हाय माय नेम इज इज अश्विनी तोमर। आई एम अ ...
The Art of Decision Making | Mr Himanshu Malik | TEDxAir Force GJI Youth
TEDx Talks· 2025-08-12 15:07
Career Trajectory & Industry Insights - The speaker's early success in the film industry was deceptive, promising to resolve issues but ultimately leading to alienation and loneliness [5][6] - The speaker's initial film career was approached as an adventure, lacking true investment, which led to a dead end [4][7] - The speaker transitioned from acting to filmmaking to tell personal stories and stories observed in the surrounding world [11] - The speaker emphasizes the importance of pursuing one's gift, regardless of how unconventional it may seem, for joy and fulfillment [14][15] Personal Growth & Discovery - Early business ventures faced challenges, leading to closure after three years [1] - Exposure to theater broadened the speaker's understanding of life's complexities and beauty [2] - A mentor played a crucial role in shaping the speaker's understanding of filmmaking and screenwriting [8] - The speaker's first full-length screenplay, "Shhat Busher," explored a young man's search for meaning [10] Filmmaking Journey - The speaker debuted with the feature film "Chitzu" in 2020, now available on Amazon Prime [11] - The speaker's screenplay received recognition at various script labs and was backed by a major studio [10]