Psychology of Eloquence: Speak So Well The Room Goes Quiet
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Psychology of Eloquence: Speak So Well The Room Goes Quiet
This video breaks down the research on why some people say less and get heard more. Daniel Oppenheimer's 2006 thesaurus study found that swapping in longer words made readers judge the author as less intelligent, not more. Norbert Schwarz's work on processing fluency showed that statements which are easier to take in are judged more likely to be true. Elizabeth Newton's 1990 tapping study found that people who predicted a fifty percent success rate were understood two and a half percent of the time. Kenneth Savitsky and Thomas Gilovich showed that speakers overestimate how visible their nerves are, what they called "the illusion of transparency," and that simply learning this made audiences rate their speeches as better. Juliana Schroeder and Nicholas Epley's 2015 study found that the same pitch sounds more intelligent heard than read. Then five laws for loading your listener's belt at the speed they can catch.
If you've ever made a point in a meeting, watched someone glance at their phone halfway through, and then heard a colleague say the same idea in a third of the words to a silent room, you already know the feeling this video is about.
Which law have you been breaking the longest? Pause, rhythm, scene, nerves, or voice? Be honest in the comments.
#psychology #communication #publicspeaking #eloquence #cognitivepsychology #communicationskills #speakwithconfidence
Research referenced:
Reber, R. & Schwarz, N. (1999). Effects of perceptual fluency on judgments of truth
Oppenheimer, D.M. (2006). Consequences of erudite vernacular utilized irrespective of necessity
Newton, E.L. (1990). Tapper and listener study, Stanford dissertation
Cowan, N. (2001). The magical number 4 in short-term memory
Mehrabian, A. & Wiener, M. (1967). Decoding of inconsistent communications
Clark, H.H. & Fox Tree, J.E. (2002). Using uh and um in spontaneous speaking
McGlone, M.S. & Tofighbakhsh, J. (2000). Rhyme as reason in aphorisms
Savitsky, K. & Gilovich, T. (2003). The illusion of transparency and the alleviation of speech anxiety
Schroeder, J. & Epley, N. (2015). The sound of intellect
Disclaimer: This video is for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute professional psychological or medical advice. If you're struggling with your mental health, please reach out to a licensed therapist or mental health professional.
Psychology of Eloquence: Speak So Well The Room Goes Quiet
Psynapse Lab
21 views
Psychology of Eloquence: Speak So Well The Room Goes Quiet
This video breaks down the research on why some people say less and get heard more. Daniel Oppenheimer's 2006 thesaurus study found that swapping in longer words made readers judge the author as less intelligent, not more. Norbert Schwarz's work on processing fluency showed that statements which are easier to take in are judged more likely to be true. Elizabeth Newton's 1990 tapping study found that people who predicted a fifty percent success rate were understood two and a half percent of the time. Kenneth Savitsky and Thomas Gilovich showed that speakers overestimate how visible their nerves are, what they called "the illusion of transparency," and that simply learning this made audiences rate their speeches as better. Juliana Schroeder and Nicholas Epley's 2015 study found that the same pitch sounds more intelligent heard than read. Then five laws for loading your listener's belt at the speed they can catch.
If you've ever made a point in a meeting, watched someone glance at their phone halfway through, and then heard a colleague say the same idea in a third of the words to a silent room, you already know the feeling this video is about.
Which law have you been breaking the longest? Pause, rhythm, scene, nerves, or voice? Be honest in the comments.
#psychology #communication #publicspeaking #eloquence #cognitivepsychology #communicationskills #speakwithconfidence
Research referenced:
Reber, R. & Schwarz, N. (1999). Effects of perceptual fluency on judgments of truth
Oppenheimer, D.M. (2006). Consequences of erudite vernacular utilized irrespective of necessity
Newton, E.L. (1990). Tapper and listener study, Stanford dissertation
Cowan, N. (2001). The magical number 4 in short-term memory
Mehrabian, A. & Wiener, M. (1967). Decoding of inconsistent communications
Clark, H.H. & Fox Tree, J.E. (2002). Using uh and um in spontaneous speaking
McGlone, M.S. & Tofighbakhsh, J. (2000). Rhyme as reason in aphorisms
Savitsky, K. & Gilovich, T. (2003). The illusion of transparency and the alleviation of speech anxiety
Schroeder, J. & Epley, N. (2015). The sound of intellect
Disclaimer: This video is for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute professional psychological or medical advice. If you're struggling with your mental health, please reach out to a licensed therapist or mental health professional.