What a simple gesture, what a smile can do!/ Milsy Liebezeit/ TEDxDIT

Who is Milsy Liebezeit?

Milsy Liebezeit lives and works in Germany since 1998. As a professional in Tourism
Management who studied in Venezuela, she is fluent in four languages, counting with many years of
experience in hotel and hospitality management in Germany. Since 2013, she has also worked pro
bono as an activist in human rights and politics. She has led and organized diverse kinds of social and political activities in Europe, chiefly in Germany, The Netherlands and Belgium. She has brought the voice of Venezuelans to the European Parliament and the German Parliament on several occasions, and has also written press releases and given interviews to German media.

Together with a group of Venezuelans living in Germany she founded in 2017 the “Für Frieden in Venezuela” movement, later renamed to “Einheit für Venezuela”. This movement works in defense of human rights, freedom, peace, and the return of democracy in Venezuela. This group has been successful in integrating and supporting the Venezuelan community and in facilitating their contact and union with the german society.

What will be her TEDxTalk be about?

By using my experiences that resume my first impressions of German culture and people
when I first arrived to the country, my work experience and the challenge of working as a Human
Rights activist, I want to address the following:

Raising awareness among the audience regarding how not knowing a language creates fear,
frustration, stress and anxiety when we try to communicate with others. In order to overcome these
feelings a smile can help us win time to find the right words, to get confidence and to connect with our interlocutor. A smile can also help the person who tries to understand the other who is learning a new language, to build a better communication, to get patience and find solutions with humor. A smile, a simple gesture, is understood all around the world and unites the human beings in one feeling of happiness and satisfaction!

Milsy Liebezeit has been living and working in Germany since 1998. As a professional in Tourism Manager, she is fluent in four languages. Since 2013, she has worked pro bono as an activist in human rights and politics. Independently from political parties, as apart of civil society, which she sees as the driving engine of all change in the human realm. Working hand in hand with several groups and organizations, collaborating with world wide movements, she has led and organized diverse kinds of social and political activities in Europe, chieflyin Germany, The Netherlands and Belgium. She has brought the voice of Venezuelans to the European Parliament and the German Parliament on several occasions.Together with a group of Venezuelans living in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia at herside, she founded in 2017 the “Einheit fürVenezuela”. This movement works in defense of human rights, freedom, peace, and the return of democracy in Venezuela, through information and activism work. 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