OTP volunteers report from TEDActive 2015
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0:04 - 0:07Kristin Windbigler: Hi! Welcome.
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0:07 - 0:11[20,000 translators,
70,000 translations, 107+ languages] -
0:12 - 0:16What brought me to TED,
is the translation project. -
0:16 - 0:19So when I meet with, you know,
those different translators, -
0:19 - 0:24the challenges and the problems
which I face are the same -
0:24 - 0:26as they face and experience.
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0:26 - 0:31Hence, I think the collaborative ideas
which we have discussed -- -
0:31 - 0:33I think this is the most
valuable thing for me. -
0:33 - 0:35In the small translators' workshop we had,
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0:35 - 0:39we as translators shared
a lot of experience with each other, -
0:39 - 0:42we learned from each others' experiences,
we learned the problems, -
0:42 - 0:45we brainstormed solutions
for the challenges together. -
0:45 - 0:48I really loved that experience.
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0:48 - 0:53And after I was invited to TEDActive,
it basically changed everything, -
0:53 - 0:57because it was the first time
I left my country, Brazil. -
0:58 - 1:00So, I'm enjoying every talk,
I'm absorbing every idea, -
1:00 - 1:03I'm loving meeting people,
networking, sharing ideas. -
1:03 - 1:08I think I would need some different
words to describe this event. -
1:08 - 1:12I'm living the dream, you know?
It's an amazing thing, and I was -- -
1:12 - 1:15I was looking for free time,
but, you know, -
1:15 - 1:19I should sit now, I should think
about this, because this is so important. -
1:19 - 1:23And it's always good to be
with the TED community, -
1:23 - 1:27to share our experiences
and share our thoughts and discuss. -
1:27 - 1:31There are ideas which you can't
even imagine existed, so -- -
1:31 - 1:35This atmosphere is incredible, I love it.
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1:35 - 1:39Outside of the TED
community, I'm a doctor, -
1:39 - 1:44and I work at Calicut Medical College
as a general physician. -
1:44 - 1:47I really wanted to share
these awesome videos -
1:47 - 1:53with the youth, and people living
in rural areas, who do not speak English. -
1:54 - 1:58That part of the community is one
which needs a change in their life. -
1:58 - 2:02So I'm hoping with these subtitled talks,
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2:02 - 2:07I will be, or TED will be, and we will be
touching that part of the community, -
2:07 - 2:09which needs a real change.
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2:09 - 2:11And I think that would be
the real contribution, -
2:11 - 2:13which I am hoping for.
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2:13 - 2:18I really wanted people sitting back there
in Kerala, my province, my state, -
2:18 - 2:21to be able to understand
the stuff in their own language, -
2:21 - 2:24so that they can grasp the power,
they can grasp the ideas, -
2:24 - 2:30and they can create a better world
by, you know, just sharing ideas, -
2:31 - 2:33and executing them in their own locality.
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2:33 - 2:38The impact; you come,
you meet all these fantastic people. -
2:38 - 2:40They're all brilliant people,
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2:40 - 2:43they come from all countries,
they speak all languages, -
2:43 - 2:46and you know, the environment
which that has created, -
2:46 - 2:48I think it's an enabling environment.
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2:48 - 2:52It came at a moment when I really
needed something to believe in, -
2:52 - 2:54I really needed something
that I wanted to do -
2:54 - 2:57just because I wanted to do it.
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2:58 - 3:01TED is not just about translating,
it's not just about the talks. -
3:01 - 3:04It's about the people.
It's about the ideas we share. -
3:04 - 3:09Romane Ferreira: There was ice skating,
which, I was not very sure I would go, -
3:09 - 3:14but when I was there it was so fun,
and I'm really glad I decided to go. -
3:14 - 3:21(Music)
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3:27 - 3:29(Music ends)
- Title:
- OTP volunteers report from TEDActive 2015
- Description:
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Open Translation Project volunteers talk about their experience at TEDActive 2015.
Film by Kier Atherton. Produced by Kristin Windbigler. Music by Wartime Blues.
To learn more about TED's Open Translation Project, go to TED.com/translate
- Video Language:
- English
- Team:
- closed TED
- Project:
- TED Translator Resources
- Duration:
- 03:32
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Krystian Aparta edited English subtitles for OTP volunteers report from TEDActive 2015 | ||
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