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show of hands how many of you are

show of hands how many of you are huggers you like to hug everyone okay

huggers you like to hug everyone okay

huggers you like to hug everyone okay how many of you our anti huggers if

how many of you our anti huggers if

how many of you our anti huggers if somebody tried to hug me right now I

somebody tried to hug me right now I

somebody tried to hug me right now I might punch him in the nose okay you go

might punch him in the nose okay you go

might punch him in the nose okay you go hug her just kidding but as kids we’re

hug her just kidding but as kids we’re

hug her just kidding but as kids we’re all taught the golden rule do unto

all taught the golden rule do unto

all taught the golden rule do unto others as you’d have them do unto you if

others as you’d have them do unto you if

others as you’d have them do unto you if that’s the case huggers should hug

that’s the case huggers should hug

that’s the case huggers should hug everyone clearly something’s missing

everyone clearly something’s missing

everyone clearly something’s missing consider instead what I call the

consider instead what I call the

consider instead what I call the Platinum rule doing the others the way

Platinum rule doing the others the way

Platinum rule doing the others the way they want to be done unto so we hug the

they want to be done unto so we hug the

they want to be done unto so we hug the huggers we don’t hug the anti huggers

huggers we don’t hug the anti huggers

huggers we don’t hug the anti huggers and nobody gets punched in the nose a

and nobody gets punched in the nose a

and nobody gets punched in the nose a great example of this is the front of an

great example of this is the front of an

great example of this is the front of an ambulance on the front of an ambulance

ambulance on the front of an ambulance

ambulance on the front of an ambulance it says ambulance but it says it

it says ambulance but it says it

it says ambulance but it says it backwards so when they come up behind

backwards so when they come up behind

backwards so when they come up behind you you can read it in your rear view

you you can read it in your rear view

you you can read it in your rear view mirror and get out of the way you’d

mirror and get out of the way you’d

mirror and get out of the way you’d think the lights and sirens would help

think the lights and sirens would help

think the lights and sirens would help but they want to communicate with you

but they want to communicate with you

but they want to communicate with you quickly and effectively literally life

quickly and effectively literally life

quickly and effectively literally life and death can hang on this communication

and death can hang on this communication

and death can hang on this communication yet we don’t use this same theory when

yet we don’t use this same theory when

yet we don’t use this same theory when we talk to one another instead we revert

we talk to one another instead we revert

we talk to one another instead we revert back to the golden rule and communicate

back to the golden rule and communicate

back to the golden rule and communicate with everyone else the way that we

with everyone else the way that we

with everyone else the way that we personally find best according to the

personally find best according to the

personally find best according to the 10,000 our theory we should be expert

10,000 our theory we should be expert

10,000 our theory we should be expert communicators by the age of 10 I’ve done

communicators by the age of 10 I’ve done

communicators by the age of 10 I’ve done the math 15 seconds or less recap the

the math 15 seconds or less recap the

the math 15 seconds or less recap the average person speaks 20 2500 words per

average person speaks 20 2500 words per

average person speaks 20 2500 words per day at a rate of 110 words per minute

day at a rate of 110 words per minute

day at a rate of 110 words per minute that’s 204 minutes per day speaking or

that’s 204 minutes per day speaking or

that’s 204 minutes per day speaking or roughly 3.4 hours per day 10,000 hours /

roughly 3.4 hours per day 10,000 hours /

roughly 3.4 hours per day 10,000 hours / 3.4 hours per day comes to just over

3.4 hours per day comes to just over

3.4 hours per day comes to just over eight years the average person begins

eight years the average person begins

eight years the average person begins speaking between one and two two years

speaking between one and two two years

speaking between one and two two years old plus eight years brings me to the

old plus eight years brings me to the

old plus eight years brings me to the age of 10

age of 10

age of 10 the reason I have a career in conflict

the reason I have a career in conflict

the reason I have a career in conflict resolution is that people get into a lot

resolution is that people get into a lot

resolution is that people get into a lot of conflict most often because of poor

of conflict most often because of poor

of conflict most often because of poor communication I can tell you we are not

communication I can tell you we are not

communication I can tell you we are not expert communicators by the age of 10

expert communicators by the age of 10

expert communicators by the age of 10 some of us never that’s why many lawyers

some of us never that’s why many lawyers

some of us never that’s why many lawyers judges marriage counselors have jobs and

judges marriage counselors have jobs and

judges marriage counselors have jobs and now we’re in the information age where

now we’re in the information age where

now we’re in the information age where we communicate digitally but what is

we communicate digitally but what is

we communicate digitally but what is digital communication digital

digital communication digital

digital communication digital communication is just written

communication is just written

communication is just written communication human beings have been

communication human beings have been

communication human beings have been communicating and writing for more than

communicating and writing for more than

communicating and writing for more than 5000 years but our written communication

5000 years but our written communication

5000 years but our written communication is not very effective consider this

is not very effective consider this

is not very effective consider this simple five-word sentence depending upon

simple five-word sentence depending upon

simple five-word sentence depending upon which of the five words I emphasize the

which of the five words I emphasize the

which of the five words I emphasize the entire meaning of the sentence changes I

entire meaning of the sentence changes I

entire meaning of the sentence changes I didn’t tell you that I didn’t tell you

didn’t tell you that I didn’t tell you

didn’t tell you that I didn’t tell you that I didn’t tell you that I didn’t

that I didn’t tell you that I didn’t

that I didn’t tell you that I didn’t tell you that I didn’t tell you that

tell you that I didn’t tell you that

tell you that I didn’t tell you that five words five different meanings yet

five words five different meanings yet

five words five different meanings yet if this is in writing which of those

if this is in writing which of those

if this is in writing which of those five are you going to guess that I meant

five are you going to guess that I meant

five are you going to guess that I meant in a series of studies at a UCLA they

in a series of studies at a UCLA they

in a series of studies at a UCLA they surmised that when we’re trying to

surmised that when we’re trying to

surmised that when we’re trying to communicate our feelings about a subject

communicate our feelings about a subject

communicate our feelings about a subject our believability comes from our

our believability comes from our

our believability comes from our nonverbal communication our tone of

nonverbal communication our tone of

nonverbal communication our tone of voice but also the words we choose to

voice but also the words we choose to

voice but also the words we choose to use 55% of our communication comes from

use 55% of our communication comes from

use 55% of our communication comes from our nonverbals what we look like where

our nonverbals what we look like where

our nonverbals what we look like where we are our body language 38% comes from

we are our body language 38% comes from

we are our body language 38% comes from our tone of voice the words we emphasize

our tone of voice the words we emphasize

our tone of voice the words we emphasize only 7% comes from the words that we

only 7% comes from the words that we

only 7% comes from the words that we choose to use yet in the information age

choose to use yet in the information age

choose to use yet in the information age in our digital communication this is all

in our digital communication this is all

in our digital communication this is all we send so in this age of drastic

we send so in this age of drastic

we send so in this age of drastic technological expansion we continue to

technological expansion we continue to

technological expansion we continue to use 5,000 year old technology despite

use 5,000 year old technology despite

use 5,000 year old technology despite excluding a huge percentage of our

excluding a huge percentage of our

excluding a huge percentage of our communication for example I sent my

communication for example I sent my

communication for example I sent my brother this email

but how did he take it did he have a bad

but how did he take it did he have a bad day at work get into a fight with a

day at work get into a fight with a

day at work get into a fight with a friend or maybe even a car accident or

friend or maybe even a car accident or

friend or maybe even a car accident or did he take it in the playful way it was

did he take it in the playful way it was

did he take it in the playful way it was intended from his big brother so much of

intended from his big brother so much of

intended from his big brother so much of our communication is left unsaid and up

our communication is left unsaid and up

our communication is left unsaid and up to the receivers perception this is

to the receivers perception this is

to the receivers perception this is nicely illustrated in what’s known on

nicely illustrated in what’s known on

nicely illustrated in what’s known on the internet as Poe’s law Poe’s law

the internet as Poe’s law Poe’s law

the internet as Poe’s law Poe’s law states that without some additional

states that without some additional

states that without some additional designation as humor it’s impossible to

designation as humor it’s impossible to

designation as humor it’s impossible to create a parody that is so outrageous

create a parody that is so outrageous

create a parody that is so outrageous that someone will not mistake the parody

that someone will not mistake the parody

that someone will not mistake the parody for the genuine thing check out any

for the genuine thing check out any

for the genuine thing check out any message board or comment section on the

message board or comment section on the

message board or comment section on the internet and you’re bound to see this

internet and you’re bound to see this

internet and you’re bound to see this taking place another example of Poe’s

taking place another example of Poe’s

taking place another example of Poe’s law in action was the work of Stephen

law in action was the work of Stephen

law in action was the work of Stephen Colbert while on his satire new show The

Colbert while on his satire new show The

Colbert while on his satire new show The Colbert Report some people found his

Colbert Report some people found his

Colbert Report some people found his parody believable so believable in fact

parody believable so believable in fact

parody believable so believable in fact that they were shocked when he dropped

that they were shocked when he dropped

that they were shocked when he dropped the act and started being himself and in

the act and started being himself and in

the act and started being himself and in this case we had the benefits of word

this case we had the benefits of word

this case we had the benefits of word choice tone of voice and non-verbal

choice tone of voice and non-verbal

choice tone of voice and non-verbal clues to his satire but the problem of

clues to his satire but the problem of

clues to his satire but the problem of recognizing satire in written form is

recognizing satire in written form is

recognizing satire in written form is not a new one as early as the 1580s an

not a new one as early as the 1580s an

not a new one as early as the 1580s an English printer suggested that we could

English printer suggested that we could

English printer suggested that we could utilize a reversed question mark to

utilize a reversed question mark to

utilize a reversed question mark to denote satire in written form a more

denote satire in written form a more

denote satire in written form a more recent attempt out of the Netherlands

recent attempt out of the Netherlands

recent attempt out of the Netherlands suggested we could utilize this mark to

suggested we could utilize this mark to

suggested we could utilize this mark to denote ironic statements in text I’ve

denote ironic statements in text I’ve

denote ironic statements in text I’ve never seen this used anywhere yet

never seen this used anywhere yet

never seen this used anywhere yet another idea was the creation of a

another idea was the creation of a

another idea was the creation of a sarcasm font the idea was rather than

sarcasm font the idea was rather than

sarcasm font the idea was rather than regular font or italics what if we used

regular font or italics what if we used

regular font or italics what if we used reverse italics to denote sarcasm in the

reverse italics to denote sarcasm in the

reverse italics to denote sarcasm in the early days of the internet I would have

early days of the internet I would have

early days of the internet I would have loved a sarcasm Vantaa the problem with

loved a sarcasm Vantaa the problem with

loved a sarcasm Vantaa the problem with these is that human beings have more

these is that human beings have more

these is that human beings have more than one emotion

than one emotion

than one emotion so one font style one punctuation mark

so one font style one punctuation mark

so one font style one punctuation mark is never going to account for all of the

is never going to account for all of the

is never going to account for all of the possible human emotions if you believe

possible human emotions if you believe

possible human emotions if you believe the movies we have five main emotions

the movies we have five main emotions

the movies we have five main emotions and depending on the relative levels of

and depending on the relative levels of

and depending on the relative levels of those main emotions as they get mixed up

those main emotions as they get mixed up

those main emotions as they get mixed up and combined to one another we get more

and combined to one another we get more

and combined to one another we get more complex emotions so it’s never going to

complex emotions so it’s never going to

complex emotions so it’s never going to work to just use one font style to

work to just use one font style to

work to just use one font style to denote human beings emotions but in 1982

denote human beings emotions but in 1982

denote human beings emotions but in 1982 on a message board at Carnegie Mellon

on a message board at Carnegie Mellon

on a message board at Carnegie Mellon University professor Scott Fahlman

University professor Scott Fahlman

University professor Scott Fahlman suggested something new something that

suggested something new something that

suggested something new something that has worked he suggested this now we all

has worked he suggested this now we all

has worked he suggested this now we all recognize this today but you have to

recognize this today but you have to

recognize this today but you have to remember professor Fahlman was first so

remember professor Fahlman was first so

remember professor Fahlman was first so he actually had to follow this with read

he actually had to follow this with read

he actually had to follow this with read it sideways in the same post he also

it sideways in the same post he also

it sideways in the same post he also recognized that the opposite could be

recognized that the opposite could be

recognized that the opposite could be used but I’m not going to dwell on the

used but I’m not going to dwell on the

used but I’m not going to dwell on the negative here now we have a way of

negative here now we have a way of

negative here now we have a way of communicating emotion within the text

communicating emotion within the text

communicating emotion within the text emoticons which is a portmanteau

emoticons which is a portmanteau

emoticons which is a portmanteau combining emotion and icon were born and

combining emotion and icon were born and

combining emotion and icon were born and evolved happy flirty silly kisses and

evolved happy flirty silly kisses and

evolved happy flirty silly kisses and more as well as sad angry frustrated

more as well as sad angry frustrated

more as well as sad angry frustrated crying but even neutral emotions and

crying but even neutral emotions and

crying but even neutral emotions and even actions there are even specific

even actions there are even specific

even actions there are even specific emoticons for people like Santa Claus

emoticons for people like Santa Claus

emoticons for people like Santa Claus here some estimates put the number of

here some estimates put the number of

here some estimates put the number of emoticons in the thousands emoticons

emoticons in the thousands emoticons

emoticons in the thousands emoticons further evolved into the emoji a single

further evolved into the emoji a single

further evolved into the emoji a single character to represent the string of

character to represent the string of

character to represent the string of characters in the emoticon this saves

characters in the emoticon this saves

characters in the emoticon this saves space which becomes important in a

space which becomes important in a

space which becomes important in a minute and also allows us to convey

minute and also allows us to convey

minute and also allows us to convey additional information that’s been

additional information that’s been

additional information that’s been missing from our written communication

missing from our written communication

missing from our written communication five thousand years perhaps you could

five thousand years perhaps you could

five thousand years perhaps you could say that emoticons and emojis have

say that emoticons and emojis have

say that emoticons and emojis have helped us to compensate for something

but what we are compensating for is very

but what we are compensating for is very important let’s look back at what we’re

important let’s look back at what we’re

important let’s look back at what we’re communicating digitally when I send that

communicating digitally when I send that

communicating digitally when I send that email to my brother I’m only sending 7%

email to my brother I’m only sending 7%

email to my brother I’m only sending 7% of the message by utilizing emoticons

of the message by utilizing emoticons

of the message by utilizing emoticons and emojis I can put back at least a

and emojis I can put back at least a

and emojis I can put back at least a portion of that tone of voice that’s

portion of that tone of voice that’s

portion of that tone of voice that’s been missing from our electronic

been missing from our electronic

been missing from our electronic communication emoticons and emojis have

communication emoticons and emojis have

communication emoticons and emojis have also stood the test of time some of you

also stood the test of time some of you

also stood the test of time some of you may think I’m jumping the gun here you

may think I’m jumping the gun here you

may think I’m jumping the gun here you might think that this is just a fad for

might think that this is just a fad for

might think that this is just a fad for young people remember emoticons came out

young people remember emoticons came out

young people remember emoticons came out in 1982 that’s three and a half decades

in 1982 that’s three and a half decades

in 1982 that’s three and a half decades and Counting and this is the information

and Counting and this is the information

and Counting and this is the information age fads come and go within a year think

age fads come and go within a year think

age fads come and go within a year think planking or the ice bucket challenge

planking or the ice bucket challenge

planking or the ice bucket challenge those were huge and gone in a year

those were huge and gone in a year

those were huge and gone in a year emojis have become so entrenched that

emojis have become so entrenched that

emojis have become so entrenched that people have started considering them a

people have started considering them a

people have started considering them a language unto themselves consider the

language unto themselves consider the

language unto themselves consider the attempt by Fred venison to translate

attempt by Fred venison to translate

attempt by Fred venison to translate moby dick into emoji 207,000 words into

moby dick into emoji 207,000 words into

moby dick into emoji 207,000 words into 93,000 emojis apparently in this case a

93,000 emojis apparently in this case a

93,000 emojis apparently in this case a picture’s worth 2.2 words in this age of

picture’s worth 2.2 words in this age of

picture’s worth 2.2 words in this age of interconnectedness we communicate a lot

interconnectedness we communicate a lot

interconnectedness we communicate a lot estimates put the total number of phone

estimates put the total number of phone

estimates put the total number of phone calls in the world each day a 10 billion

calls in the world each day a 10 billion

calls in the world each day a 10 billion that’s a lot or is it

that’s a lot or is it

that’s a lot or is it compare that with the worldwide text

compare that with the worldwide text

compare that with the worldwide text messages per day a 50 billion emails per

messages per day a 50 billion emails per

messages per day a 50 billion emails per day of two hundred and sixty nine

day of two hundred and sixty nine

day of two hundred and sixty nine billion Facebook whatsapp messages of 60

billion Facebook whatsapp messages of 60

billion Facebook whatsapp messages of 60 billion Apple iMessages per day a forty

billion Apple iMessages per day a forty

billion Apple iMessages per day a forty billion and even Telegraph’s of 15

billion and even Telegraph’s of 15

billion and even Telegraph’s of 15 billion that’s the app not the 1840s

billion that’s the app not the 1840s

billion that’s the app not the 1840s and that’s not to mention the myriad of

and that’s not to mention the myriad of

and that’s not to mention the myriad of other apps that are out there in the

other apps that are out there in the

other apps that are out there in the heyday of the postal or snail mail

heyday of the postal or snail mail

heyday of the postal or snail mail system they never averaged more than 1.5

system they never averaged more than 1.5

system they never averaged more than 1.5 billion per day we are communicating in

billion per day we are communicating in

billion per day we are communicating in shorter and shorter ways world leaders

shorter and shorter ways world leaders

shorter and shorter ways world leaders are reducing their thoughts into tweets

are reducing their thoughts into tweets

are reducing their thoughts into tweets the Gettysburg Address is revered for

the Gettysburg Address is revered for

the Gettysburg Address is revered for its complexity and brevity coming in at

its complexity and brevity coming in at

its complexity and brevity coming in at only 272 words now politicians are

only 272 words now politicians are

only 272 words now politicians are coming in at 140 characters or less if

coming in at 140 characters or less if

coming in at 140 characters or less if written out fully Abraham Lincoln’s

written out fully Abraham Lincoln’s

written out fully Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address would have needed at

Gettysburg Address would have needed at

Gettysburg Address would have needed at least 11 tweets perhaps this is what

least 11 tweets perhaps this is what

least 11 tweets perhaps this is what President Lincoln would have done today

as we are trying to say more with less

as we are trying to say more with less space making more and more important

space making more and more important

space making more and more important announcements in these shortened formats

announcements in these shortened formats

announcements in these shortened formats and even engaging in political discourse

and even engaging in political discourse

and even engaging in political discourse understanding the motivations of the

understanding the motivations of the

understanding the motivations of the speaker quickly and effectively become

speaker quickly and effectively become

speaker quickly and effectively become even more important so that leads us

even more important so that leads us

even more important so that leads us back to the emoticon I’ve heard the

back to the emoticon I’ve heard the

back to the emoticon I’ve heard the complaints but they’re not professional

complaints but they’re not professional

complaints but they’re not professional you can’t use these in professional

you can’t use these in professional

you can’t use these in professional circumstances other things that we once

circumstances other things that we once

circumstances other things that we once considered professional or

considered professional or

considered professional or unprofessional have changed over time

unprofessional have changed over time

unprofessional have changed over time consider smoking in the workplace or

consider smoking in the workplace or

consider smoking in the workplace or women wearing pants to work at one point

women wearing pants to work at one point

women wearing pants to work at one point it was perfectly acceptable to smoke in

it was perfectly acceptable to smoke in

it was perfectly acceptable to smoke in the workplace and women wearing pants

the workplace and women wearing pants

the workplace and women wearing pants nearly unthinkable now the view of each

nearly unthinkable now the view of each

nearly unthinkable now the view of each of these has flipped we’re already

of these has flipped we’re already

of these has flipped we’re already seeing the effects of these changes in

seeing the effects of these changes in

seeing the effects of these changes in other aspects based on the changing

other aspects based on the changing

other aspects based on the changing demographics of the workforce did you

demographics of the workforce did you

demographics of the workforce did you know that Millennials are now the

know that Millennials are now the

know that Millennials are now the largest segment of the workforce in just

largest segment of the workforce in just

largest segment of the workforce in just a few years they will constitute 40% of

a few years they will constitute 40% of

a few years they will constitute 40% of the workforce by 2025 Millennials will

the workforce by 2025 Millennials will

the workforce by 2025 Millennials will be 75% of the workforce these are

be 75% of the workforce these are

be 75% of the workforce these are business people who grew up with

business people who grew up with

business people who grew up with smartphones in their hand and love to

smartphones in their hand and love to

smartphones in their hand and love to communicate with emoticons and emojis

communicate with emoticons and emojis

communicate with emoticons and emojis we’re already seeing the effects of this

we’re already seeing the effects of this

we’re already seeing the effects of this in the perceived professionalism of

in the perceived professionalism of

in the perceived professionalism of social media and businesses using

social media and businesses using

social media and businesses using infographics to display complicated

infographics to display complicated

infographics to display complicated information in a visual format recently

information in a visual format recently

information in a visual format recently a study was completed on the utilization

a study was completed on the utilization

a study was completed on the utilization of emoticons in negotiation it’s well

of emoticons in negotiation it’s well

of emoticons in negotiation it’s well established that the ability to develop

established that the ability to develop

established that the ability to develop rapport is a key component to a

rapport is a key component to a

rapport is a key component to a successful negotiation the negotiating

successful negotiation the negotiating

successful negotiation the negotiating pairs who utilized emoticons were able

pairs who utilized emoticons were able

pairs who utilized emoticons were able to develop or pour more quickly and were

to develop or pour more quickly and were

to develop or pour more quickly and were able to reach a resolution

able to reach a resolution

able to reach a resolution more quickly than those who did not use

more quickly than those who did not use

more quickly than those who did not use emoticons

emoticons

emoticons so emoticons can be used in a

so emoticons can be used in a

so emoticons can be used in a professional circumstance and may even

professional circumstance and may even

professional circumstance and may even be beneficial if used in the right way

be beneficial if used in the right way

be beneficial if used in the right way so this leads me back to the Platinum

so this leads me back to the Platinum

so this leads me back to the Platinum rule as we recognize our own

rule as we recognize our own

rule as we recognize our own communication preferences and learn the

communication preferences and learn the

communication preferences and learn the profess the Preferences of those around

profess the Preferences of those around

profess the Preferences of those around us we will need to learn and adapt right

us we will need to learn and adapt right

us we will need to learn and adapt right now we may need to temper our use of

now we may need to temper our use of

now we may need to temper our use of emoticons at work because those at the

emoticons at work because those at the

emoticons at work because those at the top may not find it appropriate but in

top may not find it appropriate but in

top may not find it appropriate but in the future it will be different we will

the future it will be different we will

the future it will be different we will do business primarily with Millennials

do business primarily with Millennials

do business primarily with Millennials we will elect politicians who

we will elect politicians who

we will elect politicians who communicate with one another and with

communicate with one another and with

communicate with one another and with the public more in electronic forms of

the public more in electronic forms of

the public more in electronic forms of communication we will negotiate huge

communication we will negotiate huge

communication we will negotiate huge business deals and maybe even peace

business deals and maybe even peace

business deals and maybe even peace treaties over email or text message all

treaties over email or text message all

treaties over email or text message all with people who grew up accustomed to

with people who grew up accustomed to

with people who grew up accustomed to this type of communication change is

this type of communication change is

this type of communication change is inevitable we need to embrace that

inevitable we need to embrace that

inevitable we need to embrace that change to be better communicators we

change to be better communicators we

change to be better communicators we cannot fear forward movement in the time

cannot fear forward movement in the time

cannot fear forward movement in the time that I have been on this stage there

that I have been on this stage there

that I have been on this stage there have been more than 15 million tweets

have been more than 15 million tweets

have been more than 15 million tweets all that communication is bound to stir

all that communication is bound to stir

all that communication is bound to stir up conflict all conflict begins on an

up conflict all conflict begins on an

up conflict all conflict begins on an interpersonal level and sometimes it

interpersonal level and sometimes it

interpersonal level and sometimes it grows to a small group large group even

grows to a small group large group even

grows to a small group large group even national and international levels some

national and international levels some

national and international levels some of you may feel like this right now

of you may feel like this right now

of you may feel like this right now that’s okay as we embrace the Platinum

that’s okay as we embrace the Platinum

that’s okay as we embrace the Platinum rule we will have better communication

rule we will have better communication

rule we will have better communication and reduce conflicts this means that in

and reduce conflicts this means that in

and reduce conflicts this means that in our personal lives professional dealings

our personal lives professional dealings

our personal lives professional dealings and even in politics we’re going to have

and even in politics we’re going to have

and even in politics we’re going to have to become more comfortable with

to become more comfortable with

to become more comfortable with emoticons

emoticons

emoticons but those emoticons just might save the

but those emoticons just might save the

but those emoticons just might save the world thank you

world thank you

world thank you [Applause]

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