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Emotional communication | Douglas Pate | TEDxAndorraLaVella


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[Applause] good morning just change chip to English

good morning just change chip to English

good morning just change chip to English let’s start with a reflection we’ve seen

let’s start with a reflection we’ve seen

let’s start with a reflection we’ve seen that we’ve seen that on the the social

that we’ve seen that on the the social

that we’ve seen that on the the social medias we’ve seen it on Facebook and we

medias we’ve seen it on Facebook and we

medias we’ve seen it on Facebook and we see it a lot not true we are responsible

see it a lot not true we are responsible

see it a lot not true we are responsible we are responsible for what the other

we are responsible for what the other

we are responsible for what the other person hears we’re a lawyer

person hears we’re a lawyer

person hears we’re a lawyer we’re trying to explain a contract we’re

we’re trying to explain a contract we’re

we’re trying to explain a contract we’re salesman we’re we’re just trying to

salesman we’re we’re just trying to

salesman we’re we’re just trying to communicate to the other person we must

communicate to the other person we must

communicate to the other person we must understand what the other person

understand what the other person

understand what the other person understands it is our responsibility

understands it is our responsibility

understands it is our responsibility when people ask me what I do I sometimes

when people ask me what I do I sometimes

when people ask me what I do I sometimes explain I teach people how to speak

explain I teach people how to speak

explain I teach people how to speak their own language I give them ideas

their own language I give them ideas

their own language I give them ideas about how to speak their own language at

about how to speak their own language at

about how to speak their own language at school we might learn English we might

school we might learn English we might

school we might learn English we might learn French we might learn grammar

learn French we might learn grammar

learn French we might learn grammar we’ll study literature but who actually

we’ll study literature but who actually

we’ll study literature but who actually tells us how to structure our own

tells us how to structure our own

tells us how to structure our own language to better communicate because

language to better communicate because

language to better communicate because we have words words are building blocks

we have words words are building blocks

we have words words are building blocks were the pillars words of what we use

were the pillars words of what we use

were the pillars words of what we use words of what you’re hearing today words

words of what you’re hearing today words

words of what you’re hearing today words of a highway may be the super net the

of a highway may be the super net the

of a highway may be the super net the hyper net that allows us to communicate

hyper net that allows us to communicate

hyper net that allows us to communicate our emotions our feelings our thoughts

our emotions our feelings our thoughts

our emotions our feelings our thoughts to everyone so sometimes we ask

to everyone so sometimes we ask

to everyone so sometimes we ask ourselves the question how do we learn

ourselves the question how do we learn

ourselves the question how do we learn why do we learn a word how do we use why

why do we learn a word how do we use why

why do we learn a word how do we use why do we use a word and maybe we can look

do we use a word and maybe we can look

do we use a word and maybe we can look to change modify or fine-tune the words

to change modify or fine-tune the words

to change modify or fine-tune the words we use to better communicate emotional

we use to better communicate emotional

we use to better communicate emotional communication is the understanding of

communication is the understanding of

communication is the understanding of the emotion within the word were using

the emotion within the word were using

the emotion within the word were using we perceive it and how that emotion is

we perceive it and how that emotion is

we perceive it and how that emotion is received by the other person whether

received by the other person whether

received by the other person whether it’s written spoken sung whether it is

it’s written spoken sung whether it is

it’s written spoken sung whether it is in an advert a blog or a webpage if we

in an advert a blog or a webpage if we

in an advert a blog or a webpage if we communicate emotionally aware of what

communicate emotionally aware of what

communicate emotionally aware of what we’re saying we communicate more

we’re saying we communicate more

we’re saying we communicate more efficiently we are emotional beings I’m

efficiently we are emotional beings I’m

efficiently we are emotional beings I’m nervous you guys are listening there’s

nervous you guys are listening there’s

nervous you guys are listening there’s emotion we grow through emotion we react

emotion we grow through emotion we react

emotion we grow through emotion we react through emotion we buy through emotion

through emotion we buy through emotion

through emotion we buy through emotion we change country through emotion we are

we change country through emotion we are

we change country through emotion we are emotional beings and right from then we

emotional beings and right from then we

emotional beings and right from then we receive sounds these sounds are words

receive sounds these sounds are words

receive sounds these sounds are words these sounds have nothing whatsoever to

these sounds have nothing whatsoever to

these sounds have nothing whatsoever to do with what they’re saying it is for

do with what they’re saying it is for

do with what they’re saying it is for example the duo syllable Mountain

example the duo syllable Mountain

example the duo syllable Mountain Mountain has absolutely nothing

Mountain has absolutely nothing

Mountain has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with mountains in the

whatsoever to do with mountains in the

whatsoever to do with mountains in the same way that the Catalan Montaigne has

same way that the Catalan Montaigne has

same way that the Catalan Montaigne has absolutely nothing to do the sound with

absolutely nothing to do the sound with

absolutely nothing to do the sound with the words we begin to hear these words

the words we begin to hear these words

the words we begin to hear these words that coming at us they’re coming at us

that coming at us they’re coming at us

that coming at us they’re coming at us and slowly 9 months 15 months 18 months

and slowly 9 months 15 months 18 months

and slowly 9 months 15 months 18 months we begin to use sounds back to help us

we begin to use sounds back to help us

we begin to use sounds back to help us survive something might simply be mama

survive something might simply be mama

survive something might simply be mama something might simply be hot water

something might simply be hot water

something might simply be hot water thirsty we use them to get in to get on

thirsty we use them to get in to get on

thirsty we use them to get in to get on with how we’re trying to live our lives

with how we’re trying to live our lives

with how we’re trying to live our lives so that as we get older we’re able to

so that as we get older we’re able to

so that as we get older we’re able to communicate better as we get older as we

communicate better as we get older as we

communicate better as we get older as we get older we learn to communicate and

get older we learn to communicate and

get older we learn to communicate and transmit with these sounds to with other

transmit with these sounds to with other

transmit with these sounds to with other people now when words enter they enter

people now when words enter they enter

people now when words enter they enter here and they enter here the enter what

here and they enter here the enter what

here and they enter here the enter what we call an emotional dictionary when we

we call an emotional dictionary when we

we call an emotional dictionary when we hear a sound

hear a sound

hear a sound or when we give a sound out the word

or when we give a sound out the word

or when we give a sound out the word that word we look for in our mind before

that word we look for in our mind before

that word we look for in our mind before we transmit it now these words will vary

we transmit it now these words will vary

we transmit it now these words will vary in our lives for example a good example

in our lives for example a good example

in our lives for example a good example is the word home Oh God oh yeah the word

is the word home Oh God oh yeah the word

is the word home Oh God oh yeah the word home varies through our lives and when

home varies through our lives and when

home varies through our lives and when we’re children you hear the word home

we’re children you hear the word home

we’re children you hear the word home you use the word home you feel at home

you use the word home you feel at home

you use the word home you feel at home when you leave home home is different

when you leave home home is different

when you leave home home is different home might be a student apartment home

home might be a student apartment home

home might be a student apartment home might be another country if we live in

might be another country if we live in

might be another country if we live in the sub Sahara desert home is a

the sub Sahara desert home is a

the sub Sahara desert home is a different feeling a different idea now

different feeling a different idea now

different feeling a different idea now that because when we go through life we

that because when we go through life we

that because when we go through life we feel a change in the word and the

feel a change in the word and the

feel a change in the word and the meaning of the word that’s what we tend

meaning of the word that’s what we tend

meaning of the word that’s what we tend to call our micro perception of the word

to call our micro perception of the word

to call our micro perception of the word there is something called a macro

there is something called a macro

there is something called a macro perception and that is when society

perception and that is when society

perception and that is when society changes the meaning of the word for us

changes the meaning of the word for us

changes the meaning of the word for us let me use an example we have

let me use an example we have

let me use an example we have smartphones we’re all now at 4G before

smartphones we’re all now at 4G before

smartphones we’re all now at 4G before it was 3G because we live post 2010 now

it was 3G because we live post 2010 now

it was 3G because we live post 2010 now if we were around in America or we were

if we were around in America or we were

if we were around in America or we were following the space program in the 60s

following the space program in the 60s

following the space program in the 60s and the 70s and we heard 3G or 4G we

and the 70s and we heard 3G or 4G we

and the 70s and we heard 3G or 4G we would think three times gravitational

would think three times gravitational

would think three times gravitational pull I don’t know how many of you here

pull I don’t know how many of you here

pull I don’t know how many of you here were around in the 60s and the 70s I

were around in the 60s and the 70s I

were around in the 60s and the 70s I certainly remember he pulled a 10g okay

certainly remember he pulled a 10g okay

certainly remember he pulled a 10g okay so society the macro change of the

so society the macro change of the

so society the macro change of the meaning of the word changes the way we

meaning of the word changes the way we

meaning of the word changes the way we perceive it and that’s exactly what

perceive it and that’s exactly what

perceive it and that’s exactly what happens we have a perception of a word a

happens we have a perception of a word a

happens we have a perception of a word a meaning and someone else has a

meaning and someone else has a

meaning and someone else has a perception is it the same so when we

perception is it the same so when we

perception is it the same so when we speak when we talk when we hear are we

speak when we talk when we hear are we

speak when we talk when we hear are we hearing what is spoken so let’s take a

hearing what is spoken so let’s take a

hearing what is spoken so let’s take a look at the actual act of communication

look at the actual act of communication

look at the actual act of communication setting aside the intent there are four

setting aside the intent there are four

setting aside the intent there are four steps and what happens with the word or

steps and what happens with the word or

steps and what happens with the word or the sound the word is spoken it creates

the sound the word is spoken it creates

the sound the word is spoken it creates this image the mind the emotional

this image the mind the emotional

this image the mind the emotional dictionary looks for some form of

dictionary looks for some form of

dictionary looks for some form of reference to tell us what the word means

reference to tell us what the word means

reference to tell us what the word means with that image we have an emotion is

with that image we have an emotion is

with that image we have an emotion is our emotion the same as the other

our emotion the same as the other

our emotion the same as the other person’s emotion there’s another thing

person’s emotion there’s another thing

person’s emotion there’s another thing I’d like to take an extra minute just to

I’d like to take an extra minute just to

I’d like to take an extra minute just to explain here because emotion about the

explain here because emotion about the

explain here because emotion about the word can also be emotional memory when

word can also be emotional memory when

word can also be emotional memory when we actually receive it or when we

we actually receive it or when we

we actually receive it or when we actually give it for example a teacher a

actually give it for example a teacher a

actually give it for example a teacher a teacher just before lunch with this

teacher just before lunch with this

teacher just before lunch with this class especially 14 15 16 year-olds just

class especially 14 15 16 year-olds just

class especially 14 15 16 year-olds just before lunch they’re all hungry

before lunch they’re all hungry

before lunch they’re all hungry they’re looking at the clock there no

they’re looking at the clock there no

they’re looking at the clock there no not emotionally connected fully to what

not emotionally connected fully to what

not emotionally connected fully to what the teacher is saying we’ve just come

the teacher is saying we’ve just come

the teacher is saying we’ve just come back from having coffee we’ve had a

back from having coffee we’ve had a

back from having coffee we’ve had a break we’ve relaxed we’re emotionally

break we’ve relaxed we’re emotionally

break we’ve relaxed we’re emotionally perhaps more perceptive and receptive to

perhaps more perceptive and receptive to

perhaps more perceptive and receptive to what I’m saying now if you’re giving a

what I’m saying now if you’re giving a

what I’m saying now if you’re giving a session as a coach in a company and

session as a coach in a company and

session as a coach in a company and you’ve got smokers in front of you at

you’ve got smokers in front of you at

you’ve got smokers in front of you at about an hour and 45 minutes you’ve

about an hour and 45 minutes you’ve

about an hour and 45 minutes you’ve basically lost them okay so the emotion

basically lost them okay so the emotion

basically lost them okay so the emotion of the word and the emotion of

of the word and the emotion of

of the word and the emotion of transmission or reception modify

transmission or reception modify

transmission or reception modify slightly the way we might perceive what

slightly the way we might perceive what

slightly the way we might perceive what it means now that provokes a consequence

it means now that provokes a consequence

it means now that provokes a consequence if we think about work we think about

if we think about work we think about

if we think about work we think about lawyers trying to explain something we

lawyers trying to explain something we

lawyers trying to explain something we think about doctors trying to explain

think about doctors trying to explain

think about doctors trying to explain something if the word that enters is we

something if the word that enters is we

something if the word that enters is we have no reference we get with a doctor

have no reference we get with a doctor

have no reference we get with a doctor worried what does that mean okay so we

worried what does that mean okay so we

worried what does that mean okay so we go right back to the perception have we

go right back to the perception have we

go right back to the perception have we transmitted with our words the

transmitted with our words the

transmitted with our words the perception the meaning the consequence

perception the meaning the consequence

perception the meaning the consequence that we want and here we get to the next

that we want and here we get to the next

that we want and here we get to the next point

point

point are we really listening are we listening

are we really listening are we listening

are we really listening are we listening to the sound that comes at us do we

to the sound that comes at us do we

to the sound that comes at us do we understand what the other person means

understand what the other person means

understand what the other person means because well

because well

because well is an active experience you must

is an active experience you must

is an active experience you must concentrate to listen approximately 250

concentrate to listen approximately 250

concentrate to listen approximately 250 words can be spoken per minute someone

words can be spoken per minute someone

words can be spoken per minute someone some languages go faster some languages

some languages go faster some languages

some languages go faster some languages go smaller slower so 250 words a minute

go smaller slower so 250 words a minute

go smaller slower so 250 words a minute is what we can speak at but we can

is what we can speak at but we can

is what we can speak at but we can listen at 500 and by listening at 500 we

listen at 500 and by listening at 500 we

listen at 500 and by listening at 500 we have a gap between what comes in and

have a gap between what comes in and

have a gap between what comes in and what we’re able to absorb so we have got

what we’re able to absorb so we have got

what we’re able to absorb so we have got this noise in our head silence you can

this noise in our head silence you can

this noise in our head silence you can be silent when you’re listening now how

be silent when you’re listening now how

be silent when you’re listening now how much extra is going up there how much

much extra is going up there how much

much extra is going up there how much you’re thinking about the fact that

you’re thinking about the fact that

you’re thinking about the fact that you’re just about to make a payment on

you’re just about to make a payment on

you’re just about to make a payment on your mortgage or your car’s broken and

your mortgage or your car’s broken and

your mortgage or your car’s broken and you can’t get to where you want it to

you can’t get to where you want it to

you can’t get to where you want it to this evening the silence is not just not

this evening the silence is not just not

this evening the silence is not just not speaking silence is eliminating that

speaking silence is eliminating that

speaking silence is eliminating that movie that’s going on in your brain by

movie that’s going on in your brain by

movie that’s going on in your brain by eliminating it you receive more freely

eliminating it you receive more freely

eliminating it you receive more freely the words that come to you you learn

the words that come to you you learn

the words that come to you you learn when you’re silent and he will also say

silence sometimes is the best answer and

silence sometimes is the best answer and what I’d like to do is I’d like to give

what I’d like to do is I’d like to give

what I’d like to do is I’d like to give three hot tips about what can be done

three hot tips about what can be done

three hot tips about what can be done now immediately to improve the way you

now immediately to improve the way you

now immediately to improve the way you can communicate with others transmitting

can communicate with others transmitting

can communicate with others transmitting or receiving the first we can do is

or receiving the first we can do is

or receiving the first we can do is eliminate the negative now words can be

eliminate the negative now words can be

eliminate the negative now words can be negative words like crisis rape words

negative words like crisis rape words

negative words like crisis rape words that are bad but we can also have a

that are bad but we can also have a

that are bad but we can also have a negative energy as we’re trying to

negative energy as we’re trying to

negative energy as we’re trying to deliver the message what we need to try

deliver the message what we need to try

deliver the message what we need to try and do is look towards structuring

and do is look towards structuring

and do is look towards structuring things in a positive way now strangely

things in a positive way now strangely

things in a positive way now strangely enough

enough

enough there is something I hear a lot in this

there is something I hear a lot in this

there is something I hear a lot in this areas problema no problem what we’ve

areas problema no problem what we’ve

areas problema no problem what we’ve done is we’ve used a negative in what

done is we’ve used a negative in what

done is we’ve used a negative in what we’re trying to say is positive there’s

we’re trying to say is positive there’s

we’re trying to say is positive there’s another thing we hear a lot never give

another thing we hear a lot never give

another thing we hear a lot never give up

up

up how long is never and what about giving

how long is never and what about giving

how long is never and what about giving up giving up in itself is negative

up giving up in itself is negative

up giving up in itself is negative that’s the most negative word you can

that’s the most negative word you can

that’s the most negative word you can think of no in itself is a stop it’s a

think of no in itself is a stop it’s a

think of no in itself is a stop it’s a block

block

block it’s a prevention when someone says what

it’s a prevention when someone says what

it’s a prevention when someone says what do you think of that no I don’t like it

do you think of that no I don’t like it

do you think of that no I don’t like it you’ve now got to negotiate around the

you’ve now got to negotiate around the

you’ve now got to negotiate around the null so if we could try and look to

null so if we could try and look to

null so if we could try and look to eliminate no when we receive information

eliminate no when we receive information

eliminate no when we receive information we keep the flow of the conversation the

we keep the flow of the conversation the

we keep the flow of the conversation the flow of the interchange of information

flow of the interchange of information

flow of the interchange of information moving let’s bring in the positive

moving let’s bring in the positive

moving let’s bring in the positive positives are of course yes positives

positives are of course yes positives

positives are of course yes positives are when for example someone is

are when for example someone is

are when for example someone is presenting a proposal to you to repair

presenting a proposal to you to repair

presenting a proposal to you to repair your house or a proposal to repair your

your house or a proposal to repair your

your house or a proposal to repair your car or you are a boss with someone who’s

car or you are a boss with someone who’s

car or you are a boss with someone who’s bringing in some information about the

bringing in some information about the

bringing in some information about the project you’re working on when the

project you’re working on when the

project you’re working on when the person gives you the information don’t

person gives you the information don’t

person gives you the information don’t say no I don’t like that no that’s not

say no I don’t like that no that’s not

say no I don’t like that no that’s not right it’s hmm how did you get to that

right it’s hmm how did you get to that

right it’s hmm how did you get to that tell me why that happened okay a very

tell me why that happened okay a very

tell me why that happened okay a very very positive thing that people like

very positive thing that people like

very positive thing that people like because positive conversation motivates

because positive conversation motivates

because positive conversation motivates stimulates and continues the dialogue is

stimulates and continues the dialogue is

stimulates and continues the dialogue is simply I like that tell me how you got

simply I like that tell me how you got

simply I like that tell me how you got that we also say in English control the

that we also say in English control the

that we also say in English control the imprecise that’s avoid the relative now

imprecise that’s avoid the relative now

imprecise that’s avoid the relative now what is the relative what is the

what is the relative what is the

what is the relative what is the imprecise relative is everything related

imprecise relative is everything related

imprecise relative is everything related to us and it is typically adjectives

to us and it is typically adjectives

to us and it is typically adjectives relative or imprecise

relative or imprecise

relative or imprecise are basically adjectives for example I

are basically adjectives for example I

are basically adjectives for example I have long hair but she has short hair I

have long hair but she has short hair I

have long hair but she has short hair I put the paperwork into the government

put the paperwork into the government

put the paperwork into the government and they said it’ll be quick when do I

and they said it’ll be quick when do I

and they said it’ll be quick when do I get the paperwork back it’s quick but

get the paperwork back it’s quick but

get the paperwork back it’s quick but what is quick to me what is quick to her

what is quick to me what is quick to her

what is quick to me what is quick to her one way we can say your products will

one way we can say your products will

one way we can say your products will arrive really quickly you’ll get them on

arrive really quickly you’ll get them on

arrive really quickly you’ll get them on Friday before midday because we’re

Friday before midday because we’re

Friday before midday because we’re controlling the imprecise we define the

controlling the imprecise we define the

controlling the imprecise we define the imprecise we say products will arrive on

imprecise we say products will arrive on

imprecise we say products will arrive on Friday I want my hair short so with

Friday I want my hair short so with

Friday I want my hair short so with those three tips eliminating the

those three tips eliminating the

those three tips eliminating the negative by talking through the positive

negative by talking through the positive

negative by talking through the positive and especially by defining that which is

and especially by defining that which is

and especially by defining that which is relative to you or relatives as someone

relative to you or relatives as someone

relative to you or relatives as someone else were able to better transmit the

else were able to better transmit the

else were able to better transmit the message we want to convey now here is a

message we want to convey now here is a

message we want to convey now here is a word that when I showed this I’ll sent

word that when I showed this I’ll sent

word that when I showed this I’ll sent this presentation to my mother she saw

this presentation to my mother she saw

this presentation to my mother she saw this slide and she said well I knew

this slide and she said well I knew

this slide and she said well I knew you’d have something like that your

you’d have something like that your

you’d have something like that your passion about this word because but is

passion about this word because but is

passion about this word because but is classified as an e gaiter and an

classified as an e gaiter and an

classified as an e gaiter and an eliminator

eliminator

eliminator what does it do it negates everything

what does it do it negates everything

what does it do it negates everything just said and it eliminates your real

just said and it eliminates your real

just said and it eliminates your real desire to hear everything afterwards how

desire to hear everything afterwards how

desire to hear everything afterwards how do we learn but remember the face of the

do we learn but remember the face of the

do we learn but remember the face of the youngster but mom I’m watching TV but

youngster but mom I’m watching TV but

youngster but mom I’m watching TV but mom I said I was going to go out with

mom I said I was going to go out with

mom I said I was going to go out with Dave I really agree with everything

Dave I really agree with everything

Dave I really agree with everything you’ve said but but comes at you and you

you’ve said but but comes at you and you

you’ve said but but comes at you and you think he hasn’t been listening he’s not

think he hasn’t been listening he’s not

think he hasn’t been listening he’s not interested it also tends to negate

interested it also tends to negate

interested it also tends to negate what’s about to be said I try never to

what’s about to be said I try never to

what’s about to be said I try never to say but is it possible I actually agree

so if we’re able to understand the

so if we’re able to understand the emotion within the words that we use

emotion within the words that we use

emotion within the words that we use whether they’re nouns substantives

whether they’re nouns substantives

whether they’re nouns substantives whether they’re adjectives or verbs and

whether they’re adjectives or verbs and

whether they’re adjectives or verbs and we can perceive and understand what the

we can perceive and understand what the

we can perceive and understand what the other understands we will communicate

other understands we will communicate

other understands we will communicate emotionally and communicate more

emotionally and communicate more

emotionally and communicate more efficiently thank you very much

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