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About Me

I love to help people. I force companies to provide excellent customer support and I help them to sell better. Presently, I also help non-English speakers to understand TEDTalks as a TED Translator.

I work as a web copywriter for small & medium businesses. In my freetime, I like to read or write short stories. And translate TEDTalks, of course. One could say that my world is made up from words.

Location:
Czech Republic, Brno
Current role:
Copywriter, TED Translator
Gender:
Male
Areas of expertise:
Economics, Copywriting , Storytelling, Writing, marketing
I am:
Blogger, Brainstormer, Foodie, Gay, Idea generator, Marketer, Startup, Student, World traveler, Writer/Editor
Languages:
Czech, English, German, Spanish
My website links:
Who is Jan Kadlec?
Universities:
Masaryk University, Brno
TED conferences attended:
TEDGlobal 2013, TEDGlobal 2012
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More About Me

I'm passionate about

books, inspiration, good food, getting lost, and joyful life.

An idea worth spreading

Get lost. Any time you visit a new city, put the map and the guide back into your rucksack and just keep walking. It's the best way how to get to know the city and discover all the miracles it offers. Granted.

Talk to me about

travelling, education, books, and about YOU.

People don't know that I'm good at

pretending I'm not good at anything.

My TED Story

It started with Ken Robinson. His "Schools kill creativity" talk was spreading like a flu and it got me absolutely. Thanks to his Talk I learned about TED. And… I was fascinated. Inspired. Amazed.

His Talk was something I wanted to share in my language. However, someone was faster and translated it into Czech before me. But this led me to learn more about Open Translation Project which I joined in October 2010. That was the best decision in my life.

Not only did I get a lot of inspiration from the Talks alone, I learned much more about my language and met wonderful people. I liked translating so much that I used it as a creative procrastination – instead of work or study, I translated.

Translating brought me to TEDGlobal 2012 and TG 2013 which was a brand new level of TED experience. I cannot express how much grateful I am to be a part of TED community.

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  • TEDCred score: +268.00 TEDCred reflects your contribution to the TED community.

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    A reply on Conversation: What have you learnt from watching TEDTalks?

    Jul 17 2011: I was just writing a similar answer when I discovered this one.

    I haven't learnt much on TED in terms of facts or some kind of knowledge. Actually, the more Talks I watch and translate, the more I feel small and that "I only know that I know nothing".

    However, I have learnt something more important that facts. With every Talk I discover the human capacities and possibilities and it's a great source of inspiration. They DID it, they did something great. And when they did, why couldn't I?

    I have learnt to overcome myself and try things I was only dreaming about. I overcame my fear of travelling and using foreign languages and I went for an exchange abroad. Thanks to TED. And now, studying abroad, I learn many new things every day, to respect other people and cultures, how language affects understanding the world, how little details can change your life.

    Without watching and translating TEDTalks, I would have probably never tried anything new and I would have been stuck in my mind forever. TED has openned my mind and I'm very grateful for that.

  • A reply on Conversation: What is YOUR definition of Freedom?

    Apr 19 2011: Uhm. I knew I heard/read that somewhere before.

    But I see one huge problem with that: where is the end of freedom? When it harms others health and property? I consider this question more interesting than definition of freedom, because simple answer „It ends where freedom of another person begins“ raises more topics for discussion.

  • A reply on Conversation: How to train my self to be creative?

    Apr 19 2011: Sometimes it's enough to learn how to keep your mind open. And to restrict restrictive words as Janet Christian writes.

    I believe that if you keep your mind open, something in your brain will happen and new ideas will emerge. And it's called creativity, isn't it?

  • A reply on Conversation: How to train my self to be creative?

    Apr 19 2011: Exactly. And that's why it's always good to keep some pen&paper everywhere you go. At desk, school, work, even in kitchen, shower and near your bed.

    I really dislike it when I wake up and have a feeling that I had a Great Idea during the night, but don't know what idea it was.

    And that's how great ideas are being lost forever in some hidden places in our minds. :)
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    A comment on Conversation: What is YOUR definition of Freedom?

    Apr 19 2011: Freedom? The possibility of doing whatever you want as long as it does not harm others health or property. (Yes, I am economist and libertarian.)

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