[Music] wait chorong Nile opt-ins are one can
wait chorong Nile opt-ins are one can
wait chorong Nile opt-ins are one can one can Jana judging our new report
one can Jana judging our new report
one can Jana judging our new report economy
economy
economy puto Kali rambha Mehra
puto Kali rambha Mehra
puto Kali rambha Mehra Kotori WA Nicolini puto
Kotori WA Nicolini puto
Kotori WA Nicolini puto Cory rampa Mara cat who you are we’re if
Cory rampa Mara cat who you are we’re if
Cory rampa Mara cat who you are we’re if you don’t understand what I’m saying
you don’t understand what I’m saying
you don’t understand what I’m saying put up your hand okay so chances are for
put up your hand okay so chances are for
put up your hand okay so chances are for most of us in this room you felt some
most of us in this room you felt some
most of us in this room you felt some discomfort some confusion at least and
discomfort some confusion at least and
discomfort some confusion at least and perhaps even some annoyance that was the
perhaps even some annoyance that was the
perhaps even some annoyance that was the beautiful pigeon della language from the
beautiful pigeon della language from the
beautiful pigeon della language from the central desert of Australia and what you
central desert of Australia and what you
central desert of Australia and what you just experienced that discomfort that
just experienced that discomfort that
just experienced that discomfort that confusion is what I first experienced
confusion is what I first experienced
confusion is what I first experienced when I moved to that part of this
when I moved to that part of this
when I moved to that part of this country I moved there as a new teacher
country I moved there as a new teacher
country I moved there as a new teacher to learn how to be a teacher to make a
to learn how to be a teacher to make a
to learn how to be a teacher to make a difference
difference
difference and a young girl actually came up to me
and a young girl actually came up to me
and a young girl actually came up to me and said yellow Geelong arundo Yeller I
and said yellow Geelong arundo Yeller I
and said yellow Geelong arundo Yeller I don’t wanna knee because I didn’t have
don’t wanna knee because I didn’t have
don’t wanna knee because I didn’t have the faintest idea what she was saying
the faintest idea what she was saying
the faintest idea what she was saying but what she said is where are you from
but what she said is where are you from
but what she said is where are you from and when are you leaving
but I think what she meant to say
but I think what she meant to say actually is how long you stay are you
actually is how long you stay are you
actually is how long you stay are you staying long enough to connect with me
staying long enough to connect with me
staying long enough to connect with me my language my culture you see languages
my language my culture you see languages
my language my culture you see languages our superpower
our superpower
our superpower it is the key engine behind the success
it is the key engine behind the success
it is the key engine behind the success of our entire species it enables us to
of our entire species it enables us to
of our entire species it enables us to communicate to connect to compel as
communicate to connect to compel as
communicate to connect to compel as young children we have an instinct for
young children we have an instinct for
young children we have an instinct for languished absorbing the words around us
languished absorbing the words around us
languished absorbing the words around us soaking them up until they become us its
soaking them up until they become us its
soaking them up until they become us its language that formulates who we are and
language that formulates who we are and
language that formulates who we are and how we are so what happens how do we
how we are so what happens how do we
how we are so what happens how do we lose that wonder the playful wonder of
lose that wonder the playful wonder of
lose that wonder the playful wonder of language we have as children when we
language we have as children when we
language we have as children when we become adults I think it comes down to
become adults I think it comes down to
become adults I think it comes down to fear of failure of discomfort I’m going
fear of failure of discomfort I’m going
fear of failure of discomfort I’m going to take you from Central Australia now
to take you from Central Australia now
to take you from Central Australia now to hear Adelaide in the 80s great decade
to hear Adelaide in the 80s great decade
to hear Adelaide in the 80s great decade and I was a young boy growing up here
and I was a young boy growing up here
and I was a young boy growing up here the first in my family to be born in
the first in my family to be born in
the first in my family to be born in this country my mum my beautiful mother
this country my mum my beautiful mother
this country my mum my beautiful mother came from a remote village in northern
came from a remote village in northern
came from a remote village in northern Greece and my father from the United
Greece and my father from the United
Greece and my father from the United Kingdom with Welsh and Irish heritage so
Kingdom with Welsh and Irish heritage so
Kingdom with Welsh and Irish heritage so I was growing up here in the suburbs and
I was growing up here in the suburbs and
I was growing up here in the suburbs and normal Adelaide Ian boy but when I was
normal Adelaide Ian boy but when I was
normal Adelaide Ian boy but when I was 16 years old my poeple in this photo my
16 years old my poeple in this photo my
16 years old my poeple in this photo my great-grandfather died suddenly and
great-grandfather died suddenly and
great-grandfather died suddenly and tragically and at that point in my life
tragically and at that point in my life
tragically and at that point in my life as a young boy as a young man I
as a young boy as a young man I
as a young boy as a young man I reflected and thought have I ever
reflected and thought have I ever
reflected and thought have I ever connected deeply with the man that he
connected deeply with the man that he
connected deeply with the man that he was we used to play a game he used to
was we used to play a game he used to
was we used to play a game he used to say look at La though tini met to honor
say look at La though tini met to honor
say look at La though tini met to honor muscle
muscle
muscle come here Luca what’s your name
come here Luca what’s your name
come here Luca what’s your name and I would say Luca Kozma has shot this
and I would say Luca Kozma has shot this
and I would say Luca Kozma has shot this Perry
Perry
Perry my fournette and he would be delighted
my fournette and he would be delighted
my fournette and he would be delighted because my two middle names are his own
because my two middle names are his own
because my two middle names are his own and so now that he was gone I realized
and so now that he was gone I realized
and so now that he was gone I realized that we had interacted but I had no
that we had interacted but I had no
that we had interacted but I had no memory of speaking with him in English
memory of speaking with him in English
memory of speaking with him in English having a conversation of asking him
having a conversation of asking him
having a conversation of asking him about the sacrifices that he made to
about the sacrifices that he made to
about the sacrifices that he made to travel to this country and set up a life
travel to this country and set up a life
travel to this country and set up a life here so that moment changed my life I
here so that moment changed my life I
here so that moment changed my life I threw myself into learning languages
threw myself into learning languages
threw myself into learning languages passionately pursuing modern Greek for
passionately pursuing modern Greek for
passionately pursuing modern Greek for my ancestry and Spanish not least of all
my ancestry and Spanish not least of all
my ancestry and Spanish not least of all to connect with my area I wasn’t going
to connect with my area I wasn’t going
to connect with my area I wasn’t going to make the same mistake again and over
to make the same mistake again and over
to make the same mistake again and over the next 10 years I learned one in Greek
the next 10 years I learned one in Greek
the next 10 years I learned one in Greek because her English just like my purpose
because her English just like my purpose
because her English just like my purpose was so broken that it was always
was so broken that it was always
was so broken that it was always hilarious to hear them speak it but he
hilarious to hear them speak it but he
hilarious to hear them speak it but he was also hard to connect at a deep level
was also hard to connect at a deep level
was also hard to connect at a deep level and I learned an incredible amount from
and I learned an incredible amount from
and I learned an incredible amount from her her persistence her insights her
her her persistence her insights her
her her persistence her insights her perspective but certainly her love so I
perspective but certainly her love so I
perspective but certainly her love so I traveled around the world from countries
traveled around the world from countries
traveled around the world from countries to cities cultures and different
to cities cultures and different
to cities cultures and different communities until I found myself in
communities until I found myself in
communities until I found myself in Chile introducing myself as own
Chile introducing myself as own
Chile introducing myself as own Australian or an Australian and what I
Australian or an Australian and what I
Australian or an Australian and what I didn’t know then is there’s a joke in
didn’t know then is there’s a joke in
didn’t know then is there’s a joke in the spanish-speaking world that says
the spanish-speaking world that says
the spanish-speaking world that says Celia nobody knows what the Chileans are
Celia nobody knows what the Chileans are
Celia nobody knows what the Chileans are saying why would you go there to learn
saying why would you go there to learn
saying why would you go there to learn Spanish and I failed every single day
Spanish and I failed every single day
Spanish and I failed every single day publicly humiliating ly by tripping over
publicly humiliating ly by tripping over
publicly humiliating ly by tripping over words or saying the wrong thing in fact
words or saying the wrong thing in fact
words or saying the wrong thing in fact one of my favorite memories is from a
one of my favorite memories is from a
one of my favorite memories is from a good friend of mine who was studying
good friend of mine who was studying
good friend of mine who was studying with me a guy called James and we went
with me a guy called James and we went
with me a guy called James and we went to this party we hadn’t been in Chile
to this party we hadn’t been in Chile
to this party we hadn’t been in Chile very long and he fell over we had been
very long and he fell over we had been
very long and he fell over we had been drinking a lot of pisco which is a type
drinking a lot of pisco which is a type
drinking a lot of pisco which is a type of brandy in Chile so that might explain
of brandy in Chile so that might explain
of brandy in Chile so that might explain it but everyone laughed and
it but everyone laughed and
it but everyone laughed and he stood up and kind of brushed himself
he stood up and kind of brushed himself
he stood up and kind of brushed himself off and said / done a story on Popo
off and said / done a story on Popo
off and said / done a story on Popo embarazada which we thought meant excuse
embarazada which we thought meant excuse
embarazada which we thought meant excuse me I’m a little bit embarrassed right
me I’m a little bit embarrassed right
me I’m a little bit embarrassed right but everyone laughed even harder than
but everyone laughed even harder than
but everyone laughed even harder than they laughed the first time and we kind
they laughed the first time and we kind
they laughed the first time and we kind of looked at each other and confusion
of looked at each other and confusion
of looked at each other and confusion what he had just said is excuse me
what he had just said is excuse me
what he had just said is excuse me proclaiming it to the room but I’m a
proclaiming it to the room but I’m a
proclaiming it to the room but I’m a little bit pregnant and so once we
little bit pregnant and so once we
little bit pregnant and so once we worked that out we also discovered I
worked that out we also discovered I
worked that out we also discovered I think the power of those language
think the power of those language
think the power of those language learning moments the power of words
learning moments the power of words
learning moments the power of words certainly I never made that same mistake
certainly I never made that same mistake
certainly I never made that same mistake and that’s really the game here but as I
and that’s really the game here but as I
and that’s really the game here but as I was traveling around the world I was
was traveling around the world I was
was traveling around the world I was saying I’m an Australian I’m an Aussie I
saying I’m an Australian I’m an Aussie I
saying I’m an Australian I’m an Aussie I also became really conscious that I knew
also became really conscious that I knew
also became really conscious that I knew very little about this amazing city of
very little about this amazing city of
very little about this amazing city of Adelaide outside of my suburb and
Adelaide outside of my suburb and
Adelaide outside of my suburb and certainly I didn’t know much about
certainly I didn’t know much about
certainly I didn’t know much about Australia this was the map I was used to
Australia this was the map I was used to
Australia this was the map I was used to seeing the quintessential map of
seeing the quintessential map of
seeing the quintessential map of Australia with the different states and
Australia with the different states and
Australia with the different states and territories
territories
territories I also discovered that in my travels
I also discovered that in my travels
I also discovered that in my travels education was the key social lever for
education was the key social lever for
education was the key social lever for change so I came back and studied to be
change so I came back and studied to be
change so I came back and studied to be a teacher and I found myself travelling
a teacher and I found myself travelling
a teacher and I found myself travelling 15 hours by car away from here in
15 hours by car away from here in
15 hours by car away from here in Adelaide to the central desert in the
Adelaide to the central desert in the
Adelaide to the central desert in the far northwest of South Australia to
far northwest of South Australia to
far northwest of South Australia to begin my teaching career on the animal
begin my teaching career on the animal
begin my teaching career on the animal beach in Jeddah young Queen Tara Lance
beach in Jeddah young Queen Tara Lance
beach in Jeddah young Queen Tara Lance I’d also come across this map by that
I’d also come across this map by that
I’d also come across this map by that stage and I started to realize the
stage and I started to realize the
stage and I started to realize the incredible diversity that doesn’t just
incredible diversity that doesn’t just
incredible diversity that doesn’t just exist in our communities but exists
exist in our communities but exists
exist in our communities but exists amongst first Australian communities so
amongst first Australian communities so
amongst first Australian communities so there I was learning my craft as a
there I was learning my craft as a
there I was learning my craft as a teacher the art and the science of
teacher the art and the science of
teacher the art and the science of teaching I was trying to connect with
teaching I was trying to connect with
teaching I was trying to connect with the community I engaged with every
the community I engaged with every
the community I engaged with every community activity that was going on
community activity that was going on
community activity that was going on playing football and if you look very
playing football and if you look very
playing football and if you look very carefully you can probably see where I
carefully you can probably see where I
carefully you can probably see where I fit in the team line
I’m incredibly humbled to speak pidgin
I’m incredibly humbled to speak pidgin Jetta and young man jela and I was
Jetta and young man jela and I was
Jetta and young man jela and I was taught that by sitting down connecting
taught that by sitting down connecting
taught that by sitting down connecting and having conversations with elders
and having conversations with elders
and having conversations with elders with the old people in this place an
with the old people in this place an
with the old people in this place an incredible knowledge that they have I
incredible knowledge that they have I
incredible knowledge that they have I also realized really for the first time
also realized really for the first time
also realized really for the first time in my life that I’m an educated white
in my life that I’m an educated white
in my life that I’m an educated white man living in a society that privileges
man living in a society that privileges
man living in a society that privileges those types of people so by learning the
those types of people so by learning the
those types of people so by learning the culture and language in that place I
culture and language in that place I
culture and language in that place I felt I could get as close as I could to
felt I could get as close as I could to
felt I could get as close as I could to understanding what it means to be a
understanding what it means to be a
understanding what it means to be a minority and to understand the
minority and to understand the
minority and to understand the privileged position that I have in a
privileged position that I have in a
privileged position that I have in a society like this so why learn a
society like this so why learn a
society like this so why learn a language one thing I discovered by
language one thing I discovered by
language one thing I discovered by living in the middle of Australia is
living in the middle of Australia is
living in the middle of Australia is that all of us at some point might have
that all of us at some point might have
that all of us at some point might have said where are we this is the middle of
said where are we this is the middle of
said where are we this is the middle of nowhere put your hands up if you’ve ever
nowhere put your hands up if you’ve ever
nowhere put your hands up if you’ve ever said where am i right now where are we
said where am i right now where are we
said where am i right now where are we this is the middle of nowhere I used to
this is the middle of nowhere I used to
this is the middle of nowhere I used to say that all the time but what I’ve
say that all the time but what I’ve
say that all the time but what I’ve realized through working across cultures
realized through working across cultures
realized through working across cultures across languages is that the middle of
across languages is that the middle of
across languages is that the middle of nowhere for one person might just be the
nowhere for one person might just be the
nowhere for one person might just be the middle of everything for another so why
middle of everything for another so why
middle of everything for another so why learn a language this is my beautiful
learn a language this is my beautiful
learn a language this is my beautiful paternal grandmother Mary Hilton Perry
paternal grandmother Mary Hilton Perry
paternal grandmother Mary Hilton Perry she’s a wonderful matriarch of our
she’s a wonderful matriarch of our
she’s a wonderful matriarch of our family she’s also one of the fifty
family she’s also one of the fifty
family she’s also one of the fifty million people worldwide that has
million people worldwide that has
million people worldwide that has dementia and it’s a terrible disease in
dementia and it’s a terrible disease in
dementia and it’s a terrible disease in fact one in three of us in our 80s
fact one in three of us in our 80s
fact one in three of us in our 80s developed this disease the first reason
developed this disease the first reason
developed this disease the first reason you should learn another language is
you should learn another language is
you should learn another language is because it makes your brain healthier we
because it makes your brain healthier we
because it makes your brain healthier we now know that by speaking multiple
now know that by speaking multiple
now know that by speaking multiple languages you can delay the onset of
languages you can delay the onset of
languages you can delay the onset of dementia by five years at least we also
dementia by five years at least we also
dementia by five years at least we also know that multilingual speakers they can
know that multilingual speakers they can
know that multilingual speakers they can increase the density
increase the density
increase the density of the prefrontal cortex of the brain
of the prefrontal cortex of the brain
of the prefrontal cortex of the brain the executive function region this is
the executive function region this is
the executive function region this is how we solve problems how we focus how
how we solve problems how we focus how
how we solve problems how we focus how we distinguish between tasks second
we distinguish between tasks second
we distinguish between tasks second learning another language makes you a
learning another language makes you a
learning another language makes you a better learner and communicator not
better learner and communicator not
better learner and communicator not least of all because you have to fail
least of all because you have to fail
least of all because you have to fail consistently publicly just like my
consistently publicly just like my
consistently publicly just like my pregnant friend and that failure getting
pregnant friend and that failure getting
pregnant friend and that failure getting comfortable with that discomfort really
comfortable with that discomfort really
comfortable with that discomfort really is the key to all learning and in a
is the key to all learning and in a
is the key to all learning and in a world a modern age where we have
world a modern age where we have
world a modern age where we have artificial intelligence and exponential
artificial intelligence and exponential
artificial intelligence and exponential technology is disrupting our society
technology is disrupting our society
technology is disrupting our society it’s critical to be life wired and
it’s critical to be life wired and
it’s critical to be life wired and lifelong learners and a better
lifelong learners and a better
lifelong learners and a better communicator because by stepping into
communicator because by stepping into
communicator because by stepping into another language you can look back at
another language you can look back at
another language you can look back at your own and understand the power of the
your own and understand the power of the
your own and understand the power of the words that we use that is a critical
words that we use that is a critical
words that we use that is a critical insight for connection and finally
insight for connection and finally
insight for connection and finally thirdly it also enables us to understand
thirdly it also enables us to understand
thirdly it also enables us to understand each other
each other
each other Nelson Mandela once said if you speak to
Nelson Mandela once said if you speak to
Nelson Mandela once said if you speak to a man in a language he understands it
a man in a language he understands it
a man in a language he understands it goes to his head but if you speak to him
goes to his head but if you speak to him
goes to his head but if you speak to him in his language it goes to his heart
in his language it goes to his heart
in his language it goes to his heart what I’ve realized by learning languages
what I’ve realized by learning languages
what I’ve realized by learning languages as an adult is that I can connect it is
as an adult is that I can connect it is
as an adult is that I can connect it is the way that we can empathize and take
the way that we can empathize and take
the way that we can empathize and take perspective we’ve become more passionate
perspective we’ve become more passionate
perspective we’ve become more passionate and compassionate we can step into the
and compassionate we can step into the
and compassionate we can step into the shoes of another human being a fellow
shoes of another human being a fellow
shoes of another human being a fellow global citizen if there’s anything our
global citizen if there’s anything our
global citizen if there’s anything our world needs today it’s deeper richer
world needs today it’s deeper richer
world needs today it’s deeper richer connection so by learning another
connection so by learning another
connection so by learning another language you will have a healthier brain
language you will have a healthier brain
language you will have a healthier brain you will be a better learner and
you will be a better learner and
you will be a better learner and communicator and you’ll also be able to
communicator and you’ll also be able to
communicator and you’ll also be able to connect to take perspective to
connect to take perspective to
connect to take perspective to understand what it means to be somebody
understand what it means to be somebody
understand what it means to be somebody else
else
else and that level of connection is exactly
and that level of connection is exactly
and that level of connection is exactly what we need in the world today so as a
what we need in the world today so as a
what we need in the world today so as a 20 year old as an adult I spoke one
20 year old as an adult I spoke one
20 year old as an adult I spoke one language English now I’m incredibly
language English now I’m incredibly
language English now I’m incredibly lucky to speak five so my question my
lucky to speak five so my question my
lucky to speak five so my question my question is not why I learn a language
question is not why I learn a language
question is not why I learn a language it’s why haven’t you thank you
it’s why haven’t you thank you
it’s why haven’t you thank you [Applause]
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