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How to Speak Up for Yourself

TED via YouTube

Overview

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Learn how to assert yourself, navigate tricky social situations, and expand your personal power with guidance from a social psychologist. The course covers topics such as a range of acceptable behavior, punishment, lack of power, perspective taking, social support, and passion. The teaching method is through a 15-minute TEDTalk aimed at a general audience interested in improving their communication skills and personal empowerment.

Syllabus

Intro
My story
My twin brother
A universal tapestry
Range of acceptable behavior
Punishment
Range
Lack of power
The gender double bind
Power
Perspective taking
The C test
Perspectivetaking
Social support
Be a mama bear
Ask for advice
Passion
My late father
The essence of this talk

Taught by

TED

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