How movement has meaning | Curt Radford | TEDxUSU

as you can see from the picture behind

as you can see from the picture behind me I was a successful football player

me I was a successful football player

me I was a successful football player here at Utah State University

here at Utah State University

here at Utah State University I enjoyed that experience a great deal

I enjoyed that experience a great deal

I enjoyed that experience a great deal it totally changed my life it really

it totally changed my life it really

it totally changed my life it really saved me it helped me to get into

saved me it helped me to get into

saved me it helped me to get into college to work up and to graduate and

college to work up and to graduate and

college to work up and to graduate and to be successful before becoming

to be successful before becoming

to be successful before becoming successful in football I had to

successful in football I had to

successful in football I had to understand one concept and the concept

understand one concept and the concept

understand one concept and the concept was I mean even you you may sit here and

was I mean even you you may sit here and

was I mean even you you may sit here and wonder how I was successful as a

wonder how I was successful as a

wonder how I was successful as a football player but that concept that I

football player but that concept that I

football player but that concept that I came to understand was the idea of

came to understand was the idea of

came to understand was the idea of movement the idea that movement was an

movement the idea that movement was an

movement the idea that movement was an important part of improving my ability

important part of improving my ability

important part of improving my ability to play football my secret to the game

to play football my secret to the game

to play football my secret to the game of football was like this if you think

of football was like this if you think

of football was like this if you think of the players out on the field I would

of the players out on the field I would

of the players out on the field I would just watch when they would stop I would

just watch when they would stop I would

just watch when they would stop I would stop when the refs blew the whistle I

stop when the refs blew the whistle I

stop when the refs blew the whistle I would know that it was a first down I

would know that it was a first down I

would know that it was a first down I could see from the movement that was

could see from the movement that was

could see from the movement that was happening what was going on in the game

happening what was going on in the game

happening what was going on in the game and I was able to move with it my other

and I was able to move with it my other

and I was able to move with it my other secret was my ability to look at the

secret was my ability to look at the

secret was my ability to look at the line you can just look at me until I was

line you can just look at me until I was

line you can just look at me until I was alignment so if you know the line you’ve

alignment so if you know the line you’ve

alignment so if you know the line you’ve got the center and the guard and the

got the center and the guard and the

got the center and the guard and the tackle and I played on the defensive

tackle and I played on the defensive

tackle and I played on the defensive line and I knew that I could look and

line and I knew that I could look and

line and I knew that I could look and watch and based on their movement I

watch and based on their movement I

watch and based on their movement I could understand what was happening if

could understand what was happening if

could understand what was happening if the guard on the offensive line

the guard on the offensive line

the guard on the offensive line to the left I knew that the ball would

to the left I knew that the ball would

to the left I knew that the ball would be going to the left and I needed to

be going to the left and I needed to

be going to the left and I needed to move with it it allowed me to be just as

move with it it allowed me to be just as

move with it it allowed me to be just as successful as any other player

successful as any other player

successful as any other player I knew if the guard was gonna pull to

I knew if the guard was gonna pull to

I knew if the guard was gonna pull to the right all I needed to do was go with

the right all I needed to do was go with

the right all I needed to do was go with them to the right because that’s where

them to the right because that’s where

them to the right because that’s where the ball was going to go that was the

the ball was going to go that was the

the ball was going to go that was the secret to my success the other thing

secret to my success the other thing

secret to my success the other thing that I found was that I could look at

that I found was that I could look at

that I found was that I could look at the feet of the offensive linemen if

the feet of the offensive linemen if

the feet of the offensive linemen if they were forward it meant it was going

they were forward it meant it was going

they were forward it meant it was going to be a run play if their feet were back

to be a run play if their feet were back

to be a run play if their feet were back on their heels it was going to be a pass

on their heels it was going to be a pass

on their heels it was going to be a pass play once I understood that movement

play once I understood that movement

play once I understood that movement that my game improved and I was able to

that my game improved and I was able to

that my game improved and I was able to become a successful football player

become a successful football player

become a successful football player movement has meaning movement is the way

movement has meaning movement is the way

movement has meaning movement is the way that I’m able to see sound you hear it I

that I’m able to see sound you hear it I

that I’m able to see sound you hear it I see it I see the sound and I can

see it I see the sound and I can

see it I see the sound and I can recognize what’s going on I don’t need

recognize what’s going on I don’t need

recognize what’s going on I don’t need to rely on my ears I can use my eyes and

to rely on my ears I can use my eyes and

to rely on my ears I can use my eyes and have that movement allow me to

have that movement allow me to

have that movement allow me to understand what’s going on that

understand what’s going on that

understand what’s going on that understanding has changed my life I know

understanding has changed my life I know

understanding has changed my life I know that when I’m in my house if somebody

that when I’m in my house if somebody

that when I’m in my house if somebody comes and knocks on my door I’m not

comes and knocks on my door I’m not

comes and knocks on my door I’m not going to hear it but my children who are

going to hear it but my children who are

going to hear it but my children who are in the same room with me if they look

in the same room with me if they look

in the same room with me if they look towards the door I know that somebody’s

towards the door I know that somebody’s

towards the door I know that somebody’s there knocking based on their movement

there knocking based on their movement

there knocking based on their movement if I see a car going by really fast

if I see a car going by really fast

if I see a car going by really fast I know that’s probably a teenage driver

I know that’s probably a teenage driver

I know that’s probably a teenage driver maybe somebody in a hurry based on the

maybe somebody in a hurry based on the

maybe somebody in a hurry based on the type of movement with music if I see

type of movement with music if I see

type of movement with music if I see people who are dancing slowly or lights

people who are dancing slowly or lights

people who are dancing slowly or lights at a concert that are going on and off

at a concert that are going on and off

at a concert that are going on and off slowly I know the speed or rhythm of the

slowly I know the speed or rhythm of the

slowly I know the speed or rhythm of the music if I see people dancing quickly

music if I see people dancing quickly

music if I see people dancing quickly and the lights going quickly I know that

and the lights going quickly I know that

and the lights going quickly I know that the song is fast I don’t have to hear it

the song is fast I don’t have to hear it

the song is fast I don’t have to hear it to understand that I can rely on the

to understand that I can rely on the

to understand that I can rely on the movement around me to help me see those

movement around me to help me see those

movement around me to help me see those things if I’m looking at a river and I

things if I’m looking at a river and I

things if I’m looking at a river and I see white water

see white water

see white water across the top I know that the rivers

across the top I know that the rivers

across the top I know that the rivers moving fast and that’s crashing as it

moving fast and that’s crashing as it

moving fast and that’s crashing as it goes I can see all of these things

goes I can see all of these things

goes I can see all of these things around me with the trees and the wind

around me with the trees and the wind

around me with the trees and the wind and the river around me American Sign

and the river around me American Sign

and the river around me American Sign Language is the third most popular

Language is the third most popular

Language is the third most popular language in the United States ASL has

language in the United States ASL has

language in the United States ASL has its own grammar its own set of rules an

its own grammar its own set of rules an

its own grammar its own set of rules an extensive set of rules and one important

extensive set of rules and one important

extensive set of rules and one important component of those rules is movement

component of those rules is movement

component of those rules is movement movement plays an important role in

movement plays an important role in

movement plays an important role in American Sign Language

American Sign Language

American Sign Language growing up I came to depend on movement

growing up I came to depend on movement

growing up I came to depend on movement for communication to be able to

for communication to be able to

for communication to be able to understand what was around me often

understand what was around me often

understand what was around me often parents can be afraid to teach their

parents can be afraid to teach their

parents can be afraid to teach their deaf child sign language they’re worried

deaf child sign language they’re worried

deaf child sign language they’re worried that it might prevent them from learning

that it might prevent them from learning

that it might prevent them from learning to speak but research actually shows the

to speak but research actually shows the

to speak but research actually shows the opposite

opposite

opposite it shows the deaf child who’s exposed to

it shows the deaf child who’s exposed to

it shows the deaf child who’s exposed to ASL early in their life is able to

ASL early in their life is able to

ASL early in their life is able to understand the importance of movement

understand the importance of movement

understand the importance of movement and the things that are around them so

and the things that are around them so

and the things that are around them so we’re gonna talk a little bit about that

we’re gonna talk a little bit about that

we’re gonna talk a little bit about that movement in sign language and I want you

movement in sign language and I want you

movement in sign language and I want you to actually join with me can you help me

to actually join with me can you help me

to actually join with me can you help me out that way what I want you to do is to

out that way what I want you to do is to

out that way what I want you to do is to make the five handshape so you’re gonna

make the five handshape so you’re gonna

make the five handshape so you’re gonna extend all of your fingers place it up

extend all of your fingers place it up

extend all of your fingers place it up like this and we’re gonna make a tree

based on that movement we can show the

based on that movement we can show the tree as maybe it’s a spindly little tree

tree as maybe it’s a spindly little tree

tree as maybe it’s a spindly little tree that’s just moving a little bit or a

that’s just moving a little bit or a

that’s just moving a little bit or a large tree now go ahead and make the one

large tree now go ahead and make the one

large tree now go ahead and make the one handshape by extending just one finger

handshape by extending just one finger

handshape by extending just one finger we’re gonna use this to show a person

we’re gonna use this to show a person

we’re gonna use this to show a person walking along

we might have the person maybe a little

we might have the person maybe a little staggering drunk or something tottering

staggering drunk or something tottering

staggering drunk or something tottering back and forth or just walking along

back and forth or just walking along

back and forth or just walking along it’s that movement that makes the

it’s that movement that makes the

it’s that movement that makes the difference now make the three handshape

difference now make the three handshape

difference now make the three handshape we’re gonna set the three out in front

we’re gonna set the three out in front

we’re gonna set the three out in front of us like it’s a car we’ve got two cars

of us like it’s a car we’ve got two cars

of us like it’s a car we’ve got two cars going down the road we can show them as

going down the road we can show them as

going down the road we can show them as they’re moving along and then one car

they’re moving along and then one car

they’re moving along and then one car pulls in front and passes the other car

now I want you to look at this picture

now I want you to look at this picture behind me we’re gonna take that car

behind me we’re gonna take that car

behind me we’re gonna take that car again and I want you to help me if we

again and I want you to help me if we

again and I want you to help me if we were gonna take our hand shape as the

were gonna take our hand shape as the

were gonna take our hand shape as the car what would we need to do to make it

car what would we need to do to make it

car what would we need to do to make it match this picture can you show it as it

match this picture can you show it as it

match this picture can you show it as it peels out like that we’re gonna match

peels out like that we’re gonna match

peels out like that we’re gonna match the movement to the picture to the

the movement to the picture to the

the movement to the picture to the meaning you can show the dust rising up

meaning you can show the dust rising up

meaning you can show the dust rising up behind it do you see how movement can

behind it do you see how movement can

behind it do you see how movement can change the meaning I’m gonna give you

change the meaning I’m gonna give you

change the meaning I’m gonna give you some more complex sentences in ASL

do you see the actual vocabulary the

do you see the actual vocabulary the handshape is the same the sign for

handshape is the same the sign for

handshape is the same the sign for working but what changes is the movement

working but what changes is the movement

working but what changes is the movement and as the movement changes it changes

and as the movement changes it changes

and as the movement changes it changes the meaning it’s fascinating how

the meaning it’s fascinating how

the meaning it’s fascinating how American sign language

American sign language

American sign language uses the power of that complex aspect of

uses the power of that complex aspect of

uses the power of that complex aspect of the movement to change meaning let me

the movement to change meaning let me

the movement to change meaning let me show you another example

do you see how the movement changes the

do you see how the movement changes the sign doesn’t change but the movement

sign doesn’t change but the movement

sign doesn’t change but the movement changes and therefore changes the

changes and therefore changes the

changes and therefore changes the meaning it has power there’s also times

meaning it has power there’s also times

meaning it has power there’s also times where we change the sign to match the

where we change the sign to match the

where we change the sign to match the concept of what’s being communicated so

concept of what’s being communicated so

concept of what’s being communicated so this is to physically move you want to

this is to physically move you want to

this is to physically move you want to physically move something or your story

physically move something or your story

physically move something or your story emotionally moved me do you notice in

emotionally moved me do you notice in

emotionally moved me do you notice in this case the sign is different the sign

this case the sign is different the sign

this case the sign is different the sign has to match the concept that’s being

has to match the concept that’s being

has to match the concept that’s being communicated often when deaf children

communicated often when deaf children

communicated often when deaf children struggled to read the reason why is

struggled to read the reason why is

struggled to read the reason why is because those around them who are trying

because those around them who are trying

because those around them who are trying to teach them the sign for move they

to teach them the sign for move they

to teach them the sign for move they look inside of a dictionary they see

look inside of a dictionary they see

look inside of a dictionary they see that sign to physically move something

that sign to physically move something

that sign to physically move something and they talk about a story moving and

and they talk about a story moving and

and they talk about a story moving and they use that sign for a physical

they use that sign for a physical

they use that sign for a physical movement to say you your story moved me

movement to say you your story moved me

movement to say you your story moved me but it doesn’t matches the concept for

but it doesn’t matches the concept for

but it doesn’t matches the concept for the child they need to use the sign for

the child they need to use the sign for

the child they need to use the sign for emotionally moving someone many deaf

emotionally moving someone many deaf

emotionally moving someone many deaf children have to learn that when they

children have to learn that when they

children have to learn that when they learn that concept they’re reading

learn that concept they’re reading

learn that concept they’re reading dramatically improves often people ask

dramatically improves often people ask

dramatically improves often people ask me you were deaf how is it that as a

me you were deaf how is it that as a

me you were deaf how is it that as a deaf person you were able to play

deaf person you were able to play

deaf person you were able to play football how did you do that a deaf

football how did you do that a deaf

football how did you do that a deaf person couldn’t hear what’s going on on

person couldn’t hear what’s going on on

person couldn’t hear what’s going on on the field and my answer is that it was

the field and my answer is that it was

the field and my answer is that it was simple it was simple all I had to know

simple it was simple all I had to know

simple it was simple all I had to know is that there’s the ball and when the

is that there’s the ball and when the

is that there’s the ball and when the ball moved I moved