Part 1. Discuss how emotions affect our interpersonal communication

• Watch the Ted Talk The gift and power of emotional courage with Susan David

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I want you to reflect on her talk. Please number your responses from 1-5.

1. The speaker greets the audience with a hello in Zulu. The word istranslated to “I see you.” What is the word and why do you think it ismeaningful to acknowledge that another person is seen in interpersonalcommunication?

2. Susan comments that “Courage is fear walking.” Give an example in your life when you were courageous.

3. What are dead people’s goals?

4. Susan comments that a third of the 70,000 people that she surveyed either judge or repress their negative emotions.Have you ever found yourself doing this? If so, why? If not, were youable to work through your negative emotions? What were your strategies?

5. Discuss how you are going to try to overcome the tyranny of the positive.