I didn’t think a smile was that important until I found out that our son
important until I found out that our son
important until I found out that our son couldn’t smile you see when you look at
couldn’t smile you see when you look at
couldn’t smile you see when you look at his picture the first thing you might
his picture the first thing you might
his picture the first thing you might notice is that he doesn’t have any ears
notice is that he doesn’t have any ears
notice is that he doesn’t have any ears that’s what we first noticed when we
that’s what we first noticed when we
that’s what we first noticed when we adopted him it it wasn’t until later
adopted him it it wasn’t until later
adopted him it it wasn’t until later that we found out that the expression
that we found out that the expression
that we found out that the expression that all of us took for granted was
that all of us took for granted was
that all of us took for granted was unavailable to him you see a smile is
unavailable to him you see a smile is
unavailable to him you see a smile is not just the preferred expression for
not just the preferred expression for
not just the preferred expression for your holiday card or something you do
your holiday card or something you do
your holiday card or something you do when someone says say cheese
when someone says say cheese
when someone says say cheese no a smile that’s unexpected
no a smile that’s unexpected
no a smile that’s unexpected when embraced by the beholder can change
when embraced by the beholder can change
when embraced by the beholder can change things instantly and I dare you to think
things instantly and I dare you to think
things instantly and I dare you to think that a smile can change a moment we can
that a smile can change a moment we can
that a smile can change a moment we can look at our own popular culture to see
look at our own popular culture to see
look at our own popular culture to see how smiles have changed moments and the
how smiles have changed moments and the
how smiles have changed moments and the 80s classic Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
80s classic Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
80s classic Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Ferris uses his signature smile to
Ferris uses his signature smile to
Ferris uses his signature smile to convince a reluctant Cameron to borrow
convince a reluctant Cameron to borrow
convince a reluctant Cameron to borrow his dad’s Ferrari further epic day off
his dad’s Ferrari further epic day off
his dad’s Ferrari further epic day off now there’s no day off without Ferris a
now there’s no day off without Ferris a
now there’s no day off without Ferris a smile convincing Cameron that everything
smile convincing Cameron that everything
smile convincing Cameron that everything would be okay or in The Sound of Music
would be okay or in The Sound of Music
would be okay or in The Sound of Music the Von Trapp children they surround
the Von Trapp children they surround
the Von Trapp children they surround their new governess during a frightening
their new governess during a frightening
their new governess during a frightening thunderstorm before Maria can even start
thunderstorm before Maria can even start
thunderstorm before Maria can even start talking about whiskers on kittens and
talking about whiskers on kittens and
talking about whiskers on kittens and her other favorite things she comforts
her other favorite things she comforts
her other favorite things she comforts them with a disarming smile or go back
them with a disarming smile or go back
them with a disarming smile or go back further in pop culture and try to find
further in pop culture and try to find
further in pop culture and try to find an adult who was not smitten by Shirley
an adult who was not smitten by Shirley
an adult who was not smitten by Shirley temple’s iconic smile now the smiling
temple’s iconic smile now the smiling
temple’s iconic smile now the smiling portraits gained popularity in 7th 18th
portraits gained popularity in 7th 18th
portraits gained popularity in 7th 18th century of Paris basically as a way to
century of Paris basically as a way to
century of Paris basically as a way to showcase advances in dentistry
showcase advances in dentistry
showcase advances in dentistry when this self-portrait was first
when this self-portrait was first
when this self-portrait was first displayed though one contemporary review
displayed though one contemporary review
displayed though one contemporary review wrote that artists art lovers and
wrote that artists art lovers and
wrote that artists art lovers and persons of taste they were all united in
persons of taste they were all united in
persons of taste they were all united in condemning this smile he said that there
condemning this smile he said that there
condemning this smile he said that there was no precedent for this throughout
was no precedent for this throughout
was no precedent for this throughout history
history
history in more recent history we can look at a
in more recent history we can look at a
in more recent history we can look at a study done by the University of
study done by the University of
study done by the University of California Berkeley and Brown University
California Berkeley and Brown University
California Berkeley and Brown University they studied yearbook portraits over
they studied yearbook portraits over
they studied yearbook portraits over time and they measured the geometric
time and they measured the geometric
time and they measured the geometric shapes of the grin and found that
shapes of the grin and found that
shapes of the grin and found that beginning in the 1940s the grin became
beginning in the 1940s the grin became
beginning in the 1940s the grin became wider with more teeth showing students
wider with more teeth showing students
wider with more teeth showing students became more comfortable sharing their
became more comfortable sharing their
became more comfortable sharing their smiles not only in person but for years
smiles not only in person but for years
smiles not only in person but for years to come
to come
to come in these yearbook pictures this was
in these yearbook pictures this was
in these yearbook pictures this was their way to showcase their smile and to
their way to showcase their smile and to
their way to showcase their smile and to change a moment every time a classmate
change a moment every time a classmate
change a moment every time a classmate looked back at their common past now the
looked back at their common past now the
looked back at their common past now the smile was also very important during the
smile was also very important during the
smile was also very important during the difficult times of the 1960s as a way to
difficult times of the 1960s as a way to
difficult times of the 1960s as a way to encourage more people in his company to
encourage more people in his company to
encourage more people in his company to smile more a man named Harvey ball he
smile more a man named Harvey ball he
smile more a man named Harvey ball he created the smiley now this most
created the smiley now this most
created the smiley now this most recognizable image first appeared in
recognizable image first appeared in
recognizable image first appeared in 1963 first you saw it on buttons and
1963 first you saw it on buttons and
1963 first you saw it on buttons and basically anything it could be printed
basically anything it could be printed
basically anything it could be printed on Harvey ball said this about the
on Harvey ball said this about the
on Harvey ball said this about the smiley he said that it’s understood by
smiley he said that it’s understood by
smiley he said that it’s understood by everybody
everybody
everybody it doesn’t matter race religion
it doesn’t matter race religion
it doesn’t matter race religion political affiliation they mean nothing
political affiliation they mean nothing
political affiliation they mean nothing so the smile went from being a way to
so the smile went from being a way to
so the smile went from being a way to show off your your dentist work and the
show off your your dentist work and the
show off your your dentist work and the fact that you could afford such
fact that you could afford such
fact that you could afford such dentistry right to the preferred
dentistry right to the preferred
dentistry right to the preferred expression in photographs to a symbol of
expression in photographs to a symbol of
expression in photographs to a symbol of perseverance through difficult times and
perseverance through difficult times and
perseverance through difficult times and culturally the smile is one of the most
culturally the smile is one of the most
culturally the smile is one of the most recognizable expressions around the
recognizable expressions around the
recognizable expressions around the world in her 2015 book smiles from
world in her 2015 book smiles from
world in her 2015 book smiles from around the world author and photographer
around the world author and photographer
around the world author and photographer ingrid Marne examined smiles from her
ingrid Marne examined smiles from her
ingrid Marne examined smiles from her native Sweden to South Africa from
native Sweden to South Africa from
native Sweden to South Africa from Mexico to Malaysia from Peru to Portugal
Mexico to Malaysia from Peru to Portugal
Mexico to Malaysia from Peru to Portugal all places she’s lived and visited she
all places she’s lived and visited she
all places she’s lived and visited she really has seen it all she recalled that
really has seen it all she recalled that
really has seen it all she recalled that regardless of where she went from the
regardless of where she went from the
regardless of where she went from the Syrian hairdresser to the Chilean
Syrian hairdresser to the Chilean
Syrian hairdresser to the Chilean restaurant owner she was always greeted
restaurant owner she was always greeted
restaurant owner she was always greeted with a smile now many cultures use the
with a smile now many cultures use the
with a smile now many cultures use the smile as a way to into
smile as a way to into
smile as a way to into gate friendliness now a smile can affect
gate friendliness now a smile can affect
gate friendliness now a smile can affect how others feel about you but it can
how others feel about you but it can
how others feel about you but it can also affect how you feel about yourself
also affect how you feel about yourself
also affect how you feel about yourself so what exactly is a smile now
so what exactly is a smile now
so what exactly is a smile now neurologist gam deschain identified two
neurologist gam deschain identified two
neurologist gam deschain identified two key types of smiles while conducting
key types of smiles while conducting
key types of smiles while conducting research in 19th century France the
research in 19th century France the
research in 19th century France the first type of smile is that is what we
first type of smile is that is what we
first type of smile is that is what we call the social smile it activates the
call the social smile it activates the
call the social smile it activates the zygomatic major muscle now that just
zygomatic major muscle now that just
zygomatic major muscle now that just raises the corners of your mouth the
raises the corners of your mouth the
raises the corners of your mouth the second type of smile now known as the
second type of smile now known as the
second type of smile now known as the Duchenne smile activates the orbicularis
Duchenne smile activates the orbicularis
Duchenne smile activates the orbicularis oculi muscle now that raises your cheeks
oculi muscle now that raises your cheeks
oculi muscle now that raises your cheeks and it crinkles your eyes now that
and it crinkles your eyes now that
and it crinkles your eyes now that second smile is a lot harder to fake
second smile is a lot harder to fake
second smile is a lot harder to fake leading many people to believe that as a
leading many people to believe that as a
leading many people to believe that as a more genuine smile but the good news is
more genuine smile but the good news is
more genuine smile but the good news is that both smiles release endorphins and
that both smiles release endorphins and
that both smiles release endorphins and serotonin our body’s natural feel-good
serotonin our body’s natural feel-good
serotonin our body’s natural feel-good and antidepressant chemicals and
and antidepressant chemicals and
and antidepressant chemicals and sometimes a smile does not even need to
sometimes a smile does not even need to
sometimes a smile does not even need to be seen to change a moment i go back to
be seen to change a moment i go back to
be seen to change a moment i go back to author and photographer ingrid martin
author and photographer ingrid martin
author and photographer ingrid martin she told me a story about a girl on a
she told me a story about a girl on a
she told me a story about a girl on a public bus in oman she smiled at the
public bus in oman she smiled at the
public bus in oman she smiled at the girl and the girl smiled back
girl and the girl smiled back
girl and the girl smiled back but ingrid couldn’t see her mouth
but ingrid couldn’t see her mouth
but ingrid couldn’t see her mouth because she was wearing a niqab but she
because she was wearing a niqab but she
because she was wearing a niqab but she could see the smile in her eyes the two
could see the smile in her eyes the two
could see the smile in her eyes the two chatted the entire bus ride and when it
chatted the entire bus ride and when it
chatted the entire bus ride and when it was time to say goodbye the girl said to
was time to say goodbye the girl said to
was time to say goodbye the girl said to Ingrid thank you for the smile for those
Ingrid thank you for the smile for those
Ingrid thank you for the smile for those two women a smile changed a moment I
two women a smile changed a moment I
two women a smile changed a moment I want to circle back to my son’s
want to circle back to my son’s
want to circle back to my son’s condition he was born with facial
condition he was born with facial
condition he was born with facial paralysis in his right side and he was
paralysis in his right side and he was
paralysis in his right side and he was unable to smile well just after his
unable to smile well just after his
unable to smile well just after his second birthday we were given the
second birthday we were given the
second birthday we were given the opportunity for him to have facial
opportunity for him to have facial
opportunity for him to have facial reanimation surgery what that is is they
reanimation surgery what that is is they
reanimation surgery what that is is they take some working muscle from your leg
take some working muscle from your leg
take some working muscle from your leg they place it inside of your cheek they
they place it inside of your cheek they
they place it inside of your cheek they attach it to the remaining working
attach it to the remaining working
attach it to the remaining working nerves in your face it was a long
nerves in your face it was a long
nerves in your face it was a long recovery but now he can smile
personally I’ve never appreciated a
personally I’ve never appreciated a smile more than when I found out that my
smile more than when I found out that my
smile more than when I found out that my son couldn’t smile but now that he has
son couldn’t smile but now that he has
son couldn’t smile but now that he has the opportunity to smile I encouraged
the opportunity to smile I encouraged
the opportunity to smile I encouraged him to use that tool every day I
him to use that tool every day I
him to use that tool every day I encourage you to use that tool every day
encourage you to use that tool every day
encourage you to use that tool every day a smile it’s a choice and it’s a gift if
a smile it’s a choice and it’s a gift if
a smile it’s a choice and it’s a gift if you give the gift of a smile to someone
you give the gift of a smile to someone
you give the gift of a smile to someone they may return the gift if you smile
they may return the gift if you smile
they may return the gift if you smile you may strike up a conversation with a
you may strike up a conversation with a
you may strike up a conversation with a stranger on a bus if you smile you may
stranger on a bus if you smile you may
stranger on a bus if you smile you may change the course of someone’s day when
change the course of someone’s day when
change the course of someone’s day when you smile you acknowledge their worth
you smile you acknowledge their worth
you smile you acknowledge their worth with your gift and the future
with your gift and the future
with your gift and the future possibilities of human interaction are
possibilities of human interaction are
possibilities of human interaction are endless so I challenge you embrace the
endless so I challenge you embrace the
endless so I challenge you embrace the unexpected give the gift of a smile to
unexpected give the gift of a smile to
unexpected give the gift of a smile to someone because a smile can change a
someone because a smile can change a
someone because a smile can change a moment thank you
moment thank you
moment thank you [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
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