Julian_Treasure - voiced quotes and phrases (Talkycards)

Julian Treasure

The world is now so noisy, with this cacophony going on visually and auditorily, it's just hard to listen, it's tiring to listen. Many people take refuge in headphones.

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In communication pay attention to the person. Appreciate, making little noises like hmm, oh, ok. Summarize, the word so is very important in communication. And ask, ask questions afterwards.

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Pace. I can get very excited by saying something really quickly, or I can slow right down to emphasize.

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Silence. There's nothing wrong with a bit of silence in a talk, is there? It can be very powerful.

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Volume. I can get really excited by using volume. Sorry about that, if I startled anybody. Or, I can have you really pay attention by getting very quiet.

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We spend roughly sixty percent of our communication time listening, but we're not very good at it. We retain just twenty five percent of what we hear.

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Let's define listening as making meaning from sound.

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If I left this pink noise on for more than a couple of minutes, you would literally cease to hear it.

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Sound always has time embedded in it.

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I would suggest that our listening is the main way that we experience the flow of time from past to future.

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