Sinem Şekercan, çocukluk masallarının büyüsünden yetişkinliğin gri rutinine uzanan içsel bir dönüşüm yolculuğunu samimi bir dille paylaşıyor. Ankara'da başlayan renkli bir çocukluk, sınavlar ve kariyer hedefleriyle şekillenen gençlik yılları, Boğaziçi'nde çeviribilim eğitimiyle genişleyen bir dünya algısı ve ardından gelen başarı dolu ama anlam arayışıyla örülü bir yetişkinlik... Bu konuşmada, Hindistan’daki yoga okulundan İzlanda’daki kitapçılara, mitolojiyle yeniden kurulan bağlardan Joseph Campbell’ın "kahramanın yolculuğu" kavramına kadar uzanan çok katmanlı bir hikaye anlatılıyor. Sinem, kontrolü dışındaki hayata değil, kendi yazdığı hayata yönelmenin cesaretini keşfediyor. "Masallar sadece çocuklar için değildir," diyen bu içten ve ilham verici konuşma, kendi hayatında yolunu kaybetmiş ya da yeni bir yön arayan herkese dokunacak türden. Masalın anlatıcısı olduğunda, kaderinin de yazarı olabilirsin. Bu konuşma, kendi hikayesinin kahramanı olmaya cesaret edenlerin masalı. Believing in the power of stories, Sinem Şekercan graduated from Boğaziçi University with a degree in Translation and Interpreting Studies and completed her master’s degree in Written Translation. She has devoted her life to discovering and telling stories that are worth sharing.Her journey, which began in Ankara while listening to fairy tales, has been shaped by corporate life, a semi-professional dance career, and trainings in yoga and body therapy. In 2017, her interest in tales and mythological stories was rekindled, and eventually, she created a new story of hope by stepping out of a world where she felt trapped.Approaching life like a movie, Sinem believes that creating a story worth telling is something everyone has the power to do. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

Brayon Ryan, from America, has an American appearance which enables all his Chinese friends to notice him as a foreigner. These Chinese friends believe that he should be good at English naturally just because he is a foreigner. But of course, this is incorrect. The fact is that Braylon has put very much effort learning his mother language which had lead to his current great English. Braylon, by sharing his own experience, wants to alter his friends perspective that his English is naturally great, and moreover, with the help of his own example, he wants to talk about whether process is more important than the result. Braylon Ryan is an American boy from Wuxi Foreign Language School. He's multilingual, he speaks great English and Chinese. He is a sporty boy and likes to play basketball with his mates at school whenever there's leisure time. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

The end of everyone's life is death. It is the final confession of the world. After a person dies, funnel is held. A post attracted Yichen Xu, "how can I hold my funeral", and this motivated her to think her own desires for her funnel with the reasons for it. Interestingly, unlike the traditional funeral, dark colors with low mood, she wishes her funeral to be filled with warm colors with sounds of laughter by atendees from the memories of funny things that happened in this life time. In this speech, she explains the reasons for such desire. Yichen Xu is an enthusiastic explorer of life. During her daily school life and family time, she always keep her eyes wide open to capture those tiny moments that are easily overlooked. Maybe it's the glistening dewdrops on the leaves in the early morning, or the warm and casual interactions among people on the streets. She is keen on keeping these observations in her heart and savoring them carefully. She also loves expressing herself. Whether it's her unique views on knowledge in class or her insights into life phenomena when chatting with friends, she believes that every opinion is a spark generated by the collision of thoughts and is worth sharing and listening to. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

Love is a common relationship that many experiences. When mentioning love, Nuo Chen thinks of the word crush, crush that many of you may have. In her talk, she analyzes various questions about love including the reason love arises, people's view on love at different ages and whether age matters when encountering love. By giving her own experiences and scientific evidence, she would be sharing the answers to these questions. Her name is Nuo Chen, or you can call her Nora. She was born and raised in Wuxi. She's a hot-wired, heat-seeking person and she's absolutely a big fan of traveling. She finds that experiencing new cultures and landscapes broadens her perspective. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

In a world full of opportunity and ever-evolving pressure to "succeed”, we continue to procrastinate. Could that be because we tremble in the wake of change? Freshman Janani Soundar talks through the correlation between the fear of change and procrastination. In a world full of opportunity and ever-evolving pressure to "succeed”, we continue to procrastinate. Could that be because we tremble in the wake of change? Freshman Janani Soundar talks through the correlation between the fear of change and procrastination. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

Wellington Nogueira, dos Doutores da Alegria, revela como a Inteligência Lúdica vai além do simples brincar. É a habilidade de acessar a curiosidade e a criatividade da infância para navegar em um mundo complexo. Descubra como essa "tecnologia" nos capacita com resiliência, inovação e bem-estar, transformando desafios em oportunidades e a vida em um palco de infinitas possibilidades. O Wellington era um professor de inglês que decidiu seguir o sonho de ser um grande ator. Por isso, viajou até Nova York, se formou na Academia Americana de Teatro Dramático e começou a atuar em shows na famosa Broadway. Em um certo dia, ele recebeu uma ligação que mudou a sua vida para sempre. Doutores da Alegria, Ele permeará o trabalho realizado nos hospitais e sua trajetória de vida, colocando à prova a noção de que é possível – e necessário – ter a alegria como base em nossas relações diárias. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx