TED Lecture: “10 Ways to have a better conversation” by Celeste Headlee.

VOCABULARY
WORDS TRANSLATION
anti-vaxxing проти воскової епіляції
trivial тривіальний
hone відточити
pontificate понтифікат
pundit мудрець
vulnerable вразливий
recesses поглиблення
equate прирівнювати
brag хвалитися
condescending поблажливий
bolster підкріплення

Summary
This is a summary of the TED Lecture “10 Ways to have a better
conversation” by Celeste Headlee. In this lecture, the speaker highlighted the
importance of conversational competence in our life. Celeste Headlee has
presented 10 ways of developing this skill. The speaker mentioned the following
tips: 1. Do not multitask, 2. Do not pontificate, 3. Use open-ended questions, 4. Go
with the flow, 5. Confess that you do not know something, 6. Do not equate your
experience with others, 7. Do not repeat yourself, 8. Stay out of the weeds, 9.
Listen, 10. Be brief. All of them will work to make your conversation better.
Firstly, the main idea of her lecture was to teach people how to talk and how
to listen. Therefore, it is worth to draw the connection between the lecture and
would-be teachers’ job. It requires every day, live communication. Would-be
teacher should know not only how to teach, but also how to listen to the children,
their difficulties and problems, it is how interaction works. However, it is
necessary to challenge the speaker’s idea to keep the mouth shut as often as it
possibly can. Without responding the fluent conversation will not go. All in all, the
speaker has coped with her initial purpose and these tips will be useful for
everyone.
 12 Questions (Bloom’s Taxonomy)
CREATING  How would you deal with one of given tips during
alumni meeting?
 What would happen if a person neglect some of
the tips?
EVALUATING  What do you think about: “Confess that you do not
know something” tip?
 How effective is: “Do not equate your experience
with others.” tip?
ANALYSING  What are some of the problems stated in this
lecture?
 Can you compare your way of interaction with
people with that presented in the lecture?
APPLYING  Would this information be useful if you had an
opportunity to speak with a new person?
 What tip from the lecture would you choose for
communication?
UNDERSTANDIN  Could you explain in what way these tips work?
G  Could you select the most important tip mentioned
in the lecture?
REMEMBERING  Can you enumerate all 10 ways?
 Can you quote Buddha’s saying mentioned in this
lecture?