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TED演讲英文演讲稿：内向性格的力量TE D演讲英文演讲稿：内向性格的力量h en i as ni ne ears ol d i ent of f to summe r amp forthe firsttime. andm mother p aked me asuitase fu ll of book s, hih tome seemedlike a per fetl natur al thing t o do. beau se in m fa mil, readi ng as theprimar gro up ativit. and thismight soun d antisoia l to ou, b ut for usit as real l just a d ifferent a of beingsoial. ouhave the a nimal armt h of our f amil sitti ng right n ext to ou,but ou ar e also fre e to go ro aming arou nd the adv entureland inside ou r on mind.and i had this idea that ampas going t o be justlike this, but bette r. i had a vision of 10 girlssitting in a abin oz il reading books intheir math ing nightg ons. buti reited a heer. i r eited a he er along i th everbod else. i d id m best.and i jus t aited fo r the time that i ou ld go offand read m books. b ut the fir st time th at i tookm book out of m suit ase, the o olest girl in the bu nk ame upto me andshe askedme, h areou being s o mello? -- mello, o f ourse, b eing the e xat opposi te of r-o--d-i-e. an d then the seond tim e i triedit, the ou nselor ame up to meith a oner ned expres sion on he r fae andshe repeat ed the poi nt about a mp spiritand said e should al l ork verhard to be outgoing. and so i put m boo ks XX, bak in theirsuitase, a nd i put t hem underm bed, and there the staed for the restof the sum mer. and i felt kind of guiltabout this. i felt a s if the b ooks neede d me someh o, and the ere allin g out to m e and i as forsaking them. but i did for sake themand i didn't ope n that sui tase again until i a s bak home ith m fam il at theend of the summer. no, i tell ou this s tor aboutsummer amp. i ould h ave told o u 50 other s just lik e it -- al l the time s that i g ot the mes sage thatsomeho m q uiet and i ntroverted of being as not ne essaril th e right ato go, tha t i should be tringto pass as more of a nextrover t. and i a las sensed deep donthat thisas rong an d that int roverts er e prett ex ellent jus t as the e re. but fo r ears i d enied this intuition, and so i beame a a ll streetlaer, of a ll things, instead o f the rite r that i h ad alas lo nged to be -- partlbeause i n eeded to p rove to ms elf that i ould be b old and as sertive to o. and i a s alas goi ng off toroded bars hen i rea ll ould ha ve preferr ed to just have a ni e dinner i th friends. and i ma de these s elf-negati ng hoies s o reflexiv el, that iasn't even XXre that i as making th em. no th is is hatman introv erts do, a nd it's our loss for sure, but it is also ourolleagues' lossand our mu nities' loss. an d at the r isk of sou nding gran diose, itis the orl d's lo ss. beause hen it es to reativ it and toleadership, eneed i ntrovertsdoing hatthe do bes t. a third to a half of the po pulation a re introve rts -- a t hird to ahalf. so t hat'sone out of ever to o r three pe ople ou kn o. so even if ou're an ext rovert our self, i'm talkin g about ou r oorkersand our sp ouses andour hildre n and theperson sit ting nextto ou righ t no -- al l of themsubjet tothis biasthat is pr ett deep a nd real in our soiet. e all in ternalizeit from aver earl a ge ithouteven havin g a langua ge for hat e'redoing. no to see th e bias lea rl ou need to unders tand hat i ntroversio n is. it's diffe rent frombeing sh.shness isabout fear of soialjudgment.introversi on is more about, ho do ou res pond tost imulation, inludingsoial stim ulation. s o extrover tsreall r ave largeamounts of stimulati on, hereas introvert s feel attheir most alive and their mos t sithed-o n and thei r most apa ble hen th e're i n quieter,more lo-k e environm ents. notall the ti me -- thes e things a ren'tabsolute -- but a lo t of the t ime. so th e ke thento maximiz ing our ta lents is f or us allto put our selves inthe zone o f stimulat ion that i s rightfo r us. but no here's herethe bias e s in. ourmost impor tant insti tutions, o ur shoolsand our or kplaes, th e are desi gned mostl for extro verts andfor extrov erts'need for l ots of sti mulation.and also e have this belief ss tem rightno that iall the ne groupthin k, hih hol ds that al l reativit and all p rodutivites from aver oddl g regariousplae. soif ou pitu re the tpi al lassroo m noadas:hen i as g oing to sh ool, e sat in ros. e sat in ro s of desks like this, and e di d most ofour ork pr ett autono mousl. but noadas, o ur tpial l assroom ha s pods ofdesks -- f our or fiv e or six o r seven ki ds all fai ng eah oth er. and ki ds are ork ing in oun tless grou p assignme nts. evenin subjets like math and reati ve riting, hih ou th ink ould d epend on s olo flight s of thoug ht, kids a re no expe ted to atas mitteemembers. a nd for the kids ho p refer to g o off b th emselves o r just toork alone,those kid s are seen as outlie rs often o r, orse, a s problemases. andthe vast m ajorit ofteahers re ports beli eving that the ideal student i s an extro vert as op posed to a n introver t, even th ough intro verts atua ll get bet ter grades and are m ore knoled geable, ao rding to r esearh. ou might befolloing t he personith the be st ideas,but ou mig ht not. an d do ou re all ant to leave itup to hane? muh bett er for eve rbod to go off b the mselves, g enerate th eir on ide as freed f rom the di stortionsof group d namis, and then e to gether asa team totalk themthrough in a ell-man aged envir onment and take it f rom there. no if al l this istrue, then h are e g etting itso rong? h are e set ting up ou r shools t his a andour orkpla es? and hare e maki ng these i ntrovertsfeel so gu ilt aboutanting tojust go of f b themse lves someof the tim e? one ans er lies de ep in ourultural hi stor. este rn soietie s, and inpartiularthe u.s.,have alasfavored th e man of a tion overthe man of ontemplat ion and ma n of ontem plation. b ut in amer ia's e arldas, e lived inhat histor ians all a ulture of harater,here e sti ll, at tha t point, v alued peop le for the ir inner s elves andtheir mora l retitude. and if o u look atthe self-h elp booksfrom thisera, the a ll had tit les ith th ings likeharater, t he grandes t thing in the orld.and the f eatured ro le modelslike abrah am linolnho as prai sed for be ing modest and unass uming. ral ph aldo em erson alle d him a ma n ho doesnot offend b superio rit. butthen e hit the 20thentur ande entereda ne ultur e that his torians al l the ultu re of pers onalit. ha t happened is e hadevolved an agriultur al eonom t o a orld o f big busi ness. andso suddenl people ar e moving f rom smalltons to th e ities. a nd instead of orking alongside peopleth e've k non all th eir lives, no the ar e having t o prove th emselves i n a rod of strangers. so, quit e understa ndabl, qua lities lik e magnetis m and hari sma sudden l e to see m reall im portant. a nd sure en ough, theself-helpbooks hang e to meetthese ne n eeds and t he start t o have nam es like ho to in fri ends and i nfluene pe ople. andthe featur e as their role mode ls reall g reat sales men. so th at's t he orld e're liv ing in tod a. that's our ul tural inhe ritane. n o none ofthis is to sa that s oial skill s are unim portant, a nd i'm also notalling for the aboli shing of t eamork atall. the s ame religi ons ho sen d their sa ges off to lonel mou ntain tops also teah us love a nd trust.and the pr oblems tha t e are fa ing toda i n fields l ike sieneand in eon omis are s o vast and so plex t hat e aregoing to n eed armies of people ing toget her to sol ve them or king toget her. but i am saingthat the m ore freedo m that e g ive introv erts to be themselve s, the mor e likel th at the are to e up i th their o n unique s olutions t o these pr oblems. s o no i'd like to share ith ou hat's in m s uitase tod a. guess h at? books. i have asuitase fu ll of book s. here'smargar et atood,at's e e. here's a nove l b milankundera. a nd here's the gu ide for th e perplexe d b maimon ides. butthese arenot exatlm books. i brought t hese books ith me be ause the e re rittenb m grandf ather's favorite authors. m grandfa ther as arabbi andhe as a id oer ho liv ed alone i n a smallapartmentin brookln that as m favoriteplae in th e orld hen i as groi ng up, par tl beauseit as fill ed ith his ver gentl e, ver our tl presene and partl beause it as filled ith books. i mean l iterall ev er table,ever hairin this ap artment ha d ielded i ts origina l funtionto no serv e as a sur fae for sa ing staksof books.just likethe rest o f m famil, m grandfa ther's favoritething to d o in the h ole orld a s to read. but he a lso lovedhis ongreg ation, and ou ould f eel this l ove in the sermons t hat he gav e ever eek for the 62 ears tha t he as arabbi. heould takes the fruit s ofeah e ek's r eading and he ould e ave theseintriate t apestriesof anientand humani st thought. and peop le ould efrom all o ver to hea r him spea k. but he re's t he thing a bout m gra ndfather.underneath this erem onial role, he as re all modest and reall introvert ed -- so m uh so that hen he de livered th ese sermon s, he hadtrouble ma king ee on tat ith th e ver same ongregati on that he had beenspeaking t o for 62 e ars. and e ven XX fro m the podi um, hen ou alled him to sa hel lo, he oul d often en d the onve rsation pr ematurel f or fear th at he as t aking up t oo muh ofour time.but hen he died at t he age of94, the po lie had to lose donthe street s of his n eighborhoo d to amoda te the rod of people ho ame ou t to mourn him. andso these d as i tr to learn fro m m grandf ather's examplein m on a. so i jus t publishe d a book a bout intro version, a nd it took me aboutseven ears to rite.and for me, that sev en ears as like tota l bliss, b eause i as reading,i as ritin g, i asth inking, ias researh ing. it as m version of mgran dfather's hoursof the daalone in h is librar. but no al l of a sud den m jobis ver dif ferent, an d m job is to be out here talk ing aboutit, talkin g about in troversion. andthat's a l ot harderfor me, be ause as ho nored as i am to behere ith a ll of ou r ight no, t his is not m natural milieu. so i prepa red for mo ments like these asbest i oul d. i spent the lastear pratii ng publi s peaking ev er hane iould get.and i allthis m ear of speaki ng dangero usl. and t hat atuall helped alot. but i'll te ll ou, hat helps eve n more ism sense, m belief, m hope that hen it es to our at titudes to introvers ion and to quiet and to solitu de, e trul are poise d on the b rink on dr amati hang e. i mean,e are. an d so i amgoing to l eave ou no ith three alls foration forthose ho s hare thisvision. n umber one: stop themadness fo r onstantgroup ork. just stop it. thank ou. and i ant to be lear abou t hat i'm saing,beause ideepl beli eve our of fies shoul d be enour aging asua l, hatt af e- tpes of interatio ns -- ou k no, the ki nd here pe ople e tog ether andserendipit ousl havean exhange of ideas. that is g reat. it's great for intro verts andit's g reat for e xtroverts.but e nee d muh more priva and muh morefreedom an d muh more autonom a t ork. sho ol, same t hing. e ne ed to be t eahing kid s to ork t ogether, f or sure, b ut e alsoneed to be teahing t hem ho toork on the ir on. thi s is espei all import ant for ex trovertedhildren to o. the nee d to ork o n their on beause th at is here deep thou ght es fro m in part. oka, num ber to: go to the il derness. b e like bud dha, haveour on rev elations.i'm no t saing th at e all h ave to nogo off and build our on abinsin the ood s and neve r talk toeah otheragain, but i am sain g that e o uld all st and to unp lug and ge t inside o ur on head s a little more ofte n. number three: ta ke a goodlook atha t's in side our o n suitaseand h ou p ut it ther e. so extr overts, ma be our sui tases arealso fullof books.or mabe th e're f ull of ham pagne glas ses or skd iving equi pment. hat ever it is, i hope o u take the se thingsout ever h ane ou get and graeus ith our energ and our jo. b ut introve rts, ou be ing ou, ou probabl h ave the im pulse to g uard ver a refull hat's ins ide our on suitase.and that's oka.but oasion all, justoasionall, i hope ou ill openup our sui tases forother peop le to see, beause th e orld nee ds ou andit needs t he thingsou arr. s o i ish ou the bestof all pos sible jour nes and th e ourage t o speak so ftl. than k ou ver m uh. thank ou. thank ou.。
TED英文演讲稿：内向性格的力量Title: The Power of Introvert PersonalityIntroduction:Ladies and gentlemen,Today I stand before you to shed light upon a topic often overlooked in our fast-paced, extrovert-dominated society - the power of introvert personality. While extroverts may seem to grab all the attention, there is an immense strength that lieswithin the introverted individuals among us.Body:1. Introverts are great listeners:One of the most valuable traits of introverts is their ability to listen attentively. Unlike extroverts who thrive on being in the spotlight, introverts tend to observe and soak in information before expressing their thoughts. This quality makes them excellent listeners, enabling them to understand others' needs and perspectives deeply. Their careful consideration and empathetic listening can make a significant impact when it comes to problem-solving and conflict resolution.2. Independent and reflective thinkers:Introverts are known for their reflective nature. They often spend time alone, engaging in deep introspection and thought. This process allows their minds to wander, explore, and reach profound insights. Unlike extroverts who thrive on external stimulation, introverts recharge and gain energy from their inner world. This independence of thought equips introverts with an amazing ability to come up with unique and creative solutions.3. Focused and Detail-oriented:Introverts have the incredible capacity to focus deeply on a task for an extended period. They possess the ability to block out distractions and delve into a subject matter, analyzing it meticulously. This attention to detail is a valuable asset, especially in fields that require deep analysis and critical thinking. Their thorough and deliberate approach often leads to high-quality work and innovative ideas.4. The power of one-on-one connections:While extroverts excel in large group settings, introverts thrive in intimate one-on-one interactions. They value deep and meaningful connections and are excellent at building genuine relationships. Their ability to empathize and connect deeply with others creates a sense of trust and reliability. These genuine connections often lead to long-lasting relationships and profound impact on others' lives.Conclusion:In conclusion, it is crucial for us to recognize and appreciate the power of introvert personality. Introverts possess unique strengths that can contribute to the success of individuals, teams, and society as a whole. By creating an inclusive environment that values and embraces both introverted and extroverted individuals, we can create a harmonious balance and harness the full potential of our diverse talents.So, let us celebrate introverts and their remarkable abilities. Let us encourage their voice to be heard and create space for their contributions. Because, in doing so, we empower not only the introverts but also the world we live in.Thank you.。
内向性格的力量英文演讲稿范文Ladies and gentlemen,Good evening. Today, I want to talk about the power of introverted personality traits.First of all, let me clarify what introverted means. Introverted individuals tend to be more reserved and introspective. They feel comfortable in quiet and reflective environments, and they prefer to avoid or limit social interactions. Despite the common misconception that introverted people are shy or antisocial, introversion is not a flaw, but rather a unique trait that holds many advantages.One of the most significant strengths of introverted people is their ability to think deeply. They have the tendency to analyze and ponder different perspectives on a given topic, which allows them to come up with innovative solutions. Introverts are less impulsive and more thoughtful when making decisions, which often leads to better outcomes in both personal and professional situations. Additionally, introverts are excellent at spotting and solving problems before they become bigger issues. They have the ability to identify patterns and tendencies that may be overlooked by others, making them great problem solvers.Another advantage of introverted people is their capacity for self-reflection and introspection. They take the time to process their emotions and thoughts, which makes them more aware of their own strengths and weaknesses. This self-awareness allows them to grow and develop as individuals. It also enables them to empathizewith others, as they have experienced their own struggles and emotions.Introverts are also known for their ability to focus deeply on tasks at hand. They have the ability to immerse themselves in their work or interests, which often leads to greater creativity and productivity. Unlike extroverts, who may feel energized by external stimuli, introverts find their energy from within. This allows them to be more self-sufficient and rely less on external validation or support.Finally, introverted individuals tend to have a small group of close friends, but they are known for their loyalty and depth of connection. They are great listeners and are often relied on for their advice and support. By investing time and energy into fewer relationships, they are able to nurture deeper connections that are more meaningful and fulfilling.In conclusion, introverts have a unique set of strengths and advantages that should be celebrated and embraced. Their ability to think deeply, self-reflect, focus intently and build deep connections sets them apart as valuable and essential members of society. So, let us appreciate and encourage these introverted traits and recognize their importance to the world. Thank you.。
TED演讲英文演讲稿：内向性格的力量When I was nine years old I went off to summer camp for the first time. And my mother packed me a suitcase full of books, which to me seemed like a perfectly natural thing to do. Because in my family, reading was the primary group activity. And this might sound antisocial to you, but for us it was really just a different way of being social. You have the animal warmth of your family sitting right next to you, but you are also free to go roaming around the adventureland inside your own mind. And I had this idea that camp was going to be just like this, but better. (Laughter) I had a vision of 10 girls sitting in a cabin cozily reading books in their matching nightgowns. (Laughter)Camp was more like a keg party without any alcohol. And on the very first day our counselor gathered us all together and she taught us a cheer that she said we would be doing every day for the rest of the summer to instill camp spirit. And it went like this: "R-O-W-D-I-E, that's the way we spell rowdie. Rowdie, rowdie, let's get rowdie." Yeah. So I couldn't figure out for the life of me why we were supposed to be so rowdy, or why we 1 / 15had to spell this word incorrectly. (Laughter) But I recited a cheer. I recited a cheer along with everybody else. I did my best. And I just waited for the time that I could go off and read my books.But the first time that I took my book out of my suitcase, the coolest girl in the bunk came up to me and she asked me, "Why are you being so mellow?" -- mellow, of course, being the exact opposite of R-O-W-D-I-E. And then the second time I tried it, the counselor came up to me with a concerned expression on her face and she repeated the point about camp spirit and said we should all work very hard to be outgoing.And so I put my books away, back in their suitcase, and I put them under my bed, and there they stayed for the rest of the summer. And I felt kind of guilty about this. I felt as if the books needed me somehow, and they were calling out to me and I was forsaking them. But I did forsake them and I didn't open that suitcase again until I was back home with my family at the end of the summer.Now, I tell you this story about summer camp. I could have told you 50 others just like it -- all the times that I got the message that somehow my quiet and introverted style of being 2 / 15was not necessarily the right way to go, that I should be trying to pass as more of an extrovert. And I always sensed deep down that this was wrong and that introverts were pretty excellent just as they were. But for years I denied this intuition, and so I became a Wall Street lawyer, of all things, instead of the writer that I had always longed to be -- partly because I needed to prove to myself that I could be bold and assertive too. And I was always going off to crowded bars when I really would have preferred to just have a nice dinner with friends. And I made these self-negating choices so reflexively, that I wasn't even aware that I was making them.Now this is what many introverts do, and it's our loss for sure, but it is also our colleagues' loss and our communities' loss. And at the risk of sounding grandiose, it is the world's loss. Because when it comes to creativity and to leadership, we need introverts doing what they do best. A third to a half of the population are introverts -- a third to a half. So that's one out of every two or three people you know. So even if you're an extrovert yourself, I'm talking about your coworkers and your spouses and your children and the person sitting next to you right now -- all of them subject to this bias that is pretty 3 / 15deep and real in our society. We all internalize it from a very early age without even having a language for what we're doing. Now to see the bias clearly you need to understand what introversion is. It's different from being shy. Shyness is about fear of social judgment. Introversion is more about, how do you respond to stimulation, including social stimulation. So extroverts really crave large amounts of stimulation, whereas introverts feel at their most alive and their most switched-on and their most capable when they're in quieter, more low-key environments. Not all the time -- these things aren't absolute -- but a lot of the time. So the key then to maximizing our talents is for us all to put ourselves in the zone of stimulation that is right for us.But now here's where the bias comes in. Our most important institutions, our schools and our workplaces, they are designed mostly for extroverts and for extroverts' need for lots of stimulation. And also we have this belief system right now that I call the new groupthink, which holds that all creativity and all productivity comes from a very oddly gregarious place. So if you picture the typical classroom nowadays: When I was going to school, we sat in rows. We sat in rows of desks 4 / 15like this, and we did most of our work pretty autonomously. But nowadays, your typical classroom has pods of desks -- four or five or six or seven kids all facing each other. And kids are working in countless group assignments. Even in subjects like math and creative writing, which you think would depend on solo flights of thought, kids are now expected to act as committee members. And for the kids who prefer to go off by themselves or just to work alone, those kids are seen as outliers often or, worse, as problem cases. And the vast majority of teachers reports believing that the ideal student is an extrovert as opposed to an introvert, even though introverts actually get better grades and are more knowledgeable, according to research. (Laughter)Okay, same thing is true in our workplaces. Now, most of us work in open plan offices, without walls, where we are subject to the constant noise and gaze of our coworkers. And when it comes to leadership, introverts are routinely passed over for leadership positions, even though introverts tend to be very careful, much less likely to take outsize risks -- which is something we might all favor nowadays. And interesting research by Adam Grant at the Wharton School has found that 5 / 15introverted leaders often deliver better outcomes than extroverts do, because when they are managing proactive employees, they're much more likely to let those employees run with their ideas, whereas an extrovert can, quite unwittingly, get so excited about things that they're putting their own stamp on things, and other people's ideas might not as easily then bubble up to the surface.Now in fact, some of our transformative leaders in history have been introverts. I'll give you some examples. Eleanor Roosevelt, Rosa Parks, Gandhi -- all these peopled described themselves as quiet and soft-spoken and even shy. And they all took the spotlight, even though every bone in their bodies was telling them not to. And this turns out to have a special power all its own, because people could feel that these leaders were at the helm, not because they enjoyed directing others and not out of the pleasure of being looked at; they were there because they had no choice, because they were driven to do what they thought was right.Now I think at this point it's important for me to say that I actually love extroverts. I always like to say some of my best friends are extroverts, including my beloved husband. And we 6 / 15all fall at different points, of course, along the introvert/extrovert spectrum. Even Carl Jung, the psychologist who first popularized these terms, said that there's no such thing as a pure introvert or a pure extrovert. He said that such a man would be in a lunatic asylum, if he existed at all. And some people fall smack in the middle of the introvert/extrovert spectrum, and we call these people ambiverts. And I often think that they have the best of all worlds. But many of us do recognize ourselves as one type or the other.And what I'm saying is that culturally we need a much better balance. We need more of a yin and yang between these two types. This is especially important when it comes to creativity and to productivity, because when psychologists look at the lives of the most creative people, what they find are people who are very good at exchanging ideas and advancing ideas, but who also have a serious streak of introversion in them.And this is because solitude is a crucial ingredient often to creativity. So Darwin, he took long walks alone in the woods and emphatically turned down dinner party invitations. Theodor Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, he dreamed up many of his amazing creations in a lonely bell tower office that he had in 7 / 15the back of his house in La Jolla, California. And he was actually afraid to meet the young children who read his books for fear that they were expecting him this kind of jolly Santa Claus-like figure and would be disappointed with his more reserved persona. Steve Wozniak invented the first Apple computer sitting alone in his cubical in Hewlett-Packard where he was working at the time. And he says that he never would have become such an expert in the first place had he not been too introverted to leave the house when he was growing up.Now of course, this does not mean that we should all stop collaborating -- and case in point, is Steve Wozniak famously coming together with Steve Jobs to start Apple Computer -- but it does mean that solitude matters and that for some people it is the air that they breathe. And in fact, we have known for centuries about the transcendent power of solitude. It's only recently that we've strangely begun to forget it. If you look at most of the world's major religions, you will find seekers -- Moses, Jesus, Buddha, Muhammad -- seekers who are going off by themselves alone to the wilderness where they then have profound epiphanies and revelations that they then bring back to the rest of the community. So no wilderness, no revelations.8 / 15This is no surprise though if you look at the insights of contemporary psychology. It turns out that we can't even be in a group of people without instinctively mirroring, mimicking their opinions. Even about seemingly personal and visceral things like who you're attracted to, you will start aping the beliefs of the people around you without even realizing that that's what you're doing.And groups famously follow the opinions of the most dominant or charismatic person in the room, even though there's zero correlation between being the best talker and having the best ideas -- I mean zero. So ... (Laughter) You might be following the person with the best ideas, but you might not. And do you really want to leave it up to chance? Much better for everybody to go off by themselves, generate their own ideas freed from the distortions of group dynamics, and then come together as a team to talk them through in a well-managed environment and take it from there.Now if all this is true, then why are we getting it so wrong? Why are we setting up our schools this way and our workplaces? And why are we making these introverts feel so guilty about wanting to just go off by themselves some of the time? One answer 9 / 15lies deep in our cultural history. Western societies, and in particular the U.S., have always favored the man of action over the man of contemplation and "man" of contemplation. But in America's early days, we lived in what historians call a culture of character, where we still, at that point, valued people for their inner selves and their moral rectitude. And if you look at the self-help books from this era, they all had titles with things like "Character, the Grandest Thing in the World." And they featured role models like Abraham Lincoln who was praised for being modest and unassuming. Ralph Waldo Emerson called him "A man who does not offend by superiority."But then we hit the 20th century and we entered a new culture that historians call the culture of personality. What happened is we had evolved an agricultural economy to a world of big business. And so suddenly people are moving from small towns to the cities. And instead of working alongside people they've known all their lives, now they are having to prove themselves in a crowd of strangers. So, quite understandably, qualities like magnetism and charisma suddenly come to seem really important. And sure enough, the self-help books change to meet these new needs and they start to have names like "How to Win 10 / 15Friends and Influence People." And they feature as their role models really great salesmen. So that's the world we're living in today. That's our cultural inheritance.Now none of this is to say that social skills are unimportant, and I'm also not calling for the abolishing of teamwork at all. The same religions who send their sages off to lonely mountain tops also teach us love and trust. And the problems that we are facing today in fields like science and in economics are so vast and so complex that we are going to need armies of people coming together to solve them working together. But I am saying that the more freedom that we give introverts to be themselves, the more likely that they are to come up with their own unique solutions to these problems. So now I'd like to share with you what's in my suitcase today. Guess what? Books. I have a suitcase full of books. Here's Margaret Atwood, "Cat's Eye." Here's a novel by Milan Kundera. And here's "The Guide for the Perplexed" by Maimonides. But these are not exactly my books. I brought these books with me because they were written by my grandfather's favorite authors. My grandfather was a rabbi and he was a widower who lived alone in a small apartment in Brooklyn that was my favorite 11 / 15place in the world when I was growing up, partly because it was filled with his very gentle, very courtly presence and partly because it was filled with books. I mean literally every table, every chair in this apartment had yielded its original function to now serve as a surface for swaying stacks of books. Just like the rest of my family, my grandfather's favorite thing to do in the whole world was to read.But he also loved his congregation, and you could feel this love in the sermons that he gave every week for the 62 years that he was a rabbi. He would takes the fruits of each week's reading and he would weave these intricate tapestries of ancient and humanist thought. And people would come from all over to hear him speak.But here's the thing about my grandfather. Underneath this ceremonial role, he was really modest and really introverted -- so much so that when he delivered these sermons, he had trouble making eye contact with the very same congregation that he had been speaking to for 62 years. And even away from the podium, when you called him to say hello, he would often end the conversation prematurely for fear that he was taking up too much of your time. But when he died at the age of 94, the police 12 / 15had to close down the streets of his neighborhood to accommodate the crowd of people who came out to mourn him. And so these days I try to learn from my grandfather's example in my own way. So I just published a book about introversion, and it took me about seven years to write. And for me, that seven years was like total bliss, because I was reading, I was writing, I was thinking, I was researching. It was my version of my grandfather's hours of the day alone in his library. But now all of a sudden my job is very different, and my job is to be out here talking about it, talking about introversion. (Laughter) And that's a lot harder for me, because as honored as I am to be here with all of you right now, this is not my natural milieu.So I prepared for moments like these as best I could. I spent the last year practicing public speaking every chance I could get. And I call this my "year of speaking dangerously." (Laughter) And that actually helped a lot. But I'll tell you, what helps even more is my sense, my belief, my hope that when it comes to our attitudes to introversion and to quiet and to solitude, we truly are poised on the brink on dramatic change.I mean, we are. And so I am going to leave you now with three13 / 15calls for action for those who share this vision.Number one: Stop the madness for constant group work. Just stop it. (Laughter) Thank you. (Applause) And I want to be clear about what I'm saying, because I deeply believe our offices should be encouraging casual, chatty cafe-style types of interactions -- you know, the kind where people come together and serendipitously have an exchange of ideas. That is great. It's great for introverts and it's great for extroverts. But we need much more privacy and much more freedom and much more autonomy at work. School, same thing. We need to be teaching kids to work together, for sure, but we also need to be teaching them how to work on their own. This is especially important for extroverted children too. They need to work on their own because that is where deep thought comes from in part.Okay, number two: Go to the wilderness. Be like Buddha, have your own revelations. I'm not saying that we all have to now go off and build our own cabins in the woods and never talk to each other again, but I am saying that we could all stand to unplug and get inside our own heads a little more often.Number three: Take a good look at what's inside your own suitcase and why you put it there. So extroverts, maybe your 14 / 15suitcases are also full of books. Or maybe they're full of champagne glasses or skydiving equipment. Whatever it is, I hope you take these things out every chance you get and grace us with your energy and your joy. But introverts, you being you, you probably have the impulse to guard very carefully what's inside your own suitcase. And that's okay. But occasionally, just occasionally, I hope you will open up your suitcases for other people to see, because the world needs you and it needs the things you carry.So I wish you the best of all possible journeys and the courage to speak softly.Thank you very much.(Applause)Thank you. Thank you.15 / 15。
如何释放内向性格的力量：TED英语演讲稿How to Harness the Power of Introverted Personality: TED SpeechGood afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Today I want totalk to you about how to harness the power of introverted personality traits, and why doing so can be crucial for your personal and professional success.Now, before we dive into the specifics, let's take a moment to define what we mean by "introverted." Many people associate introversion with shyness or social anxiety, but in reality, introversion is simply a personality trait that describes someone who draws their energy from their inner world rather than external stimulation. Introverts tend to prefer quiet, contemplative activities over loud, high-energy environments, and they often need time and space alone to recharge their batteries.So, why is it important to harness the power of introverted traits? For starters, introversion is far more common than many people realize. In fact, introverts make up an estimated 30-50% of the population, meaning that there aremillions of people out there who share these traits. Furthermore, research has shown that introverts can be just as successful as extroverts in many areas of life, including business, academia, and the arts.However, despite these facts, introverts can sometimes struggle to get ahead in a world that often values extroverted traits like assertiveness, charisma, and social skills. That's where learning to harness the power of introversion comes in.So, how can you do this? Here are a few tips:1. Embrace your introverted nature. One of the most important things you can do as an introvert is to accept and embrace your natural tendencies. Don't try to force yourself to be more outgoing or gregarious than you feel comfortable with, and don't apologize for needing alone time or quiet environments to work in. Instead, focus on finding ways to work within your natural strengths and preferences, such as by seeking out quiet workspaces or using your skills in writing or analytical thinking to shine in your field.2. Cultivate your listening skills. One of the strengths of introverts is that they tend to be good listeners. Usethis skill to your advantage by actively listening to others in your personal and professional interactions. Not only will you gain valuable insights and information, but you'll also be seen as a thoughtful and engaged team member or leader.3. Choose your social interactions carefully. While it's important to develop relationships with other people in your field or industry, introverts should also be mindful of their social energy levels. Don't feel obligated to attend every networking event or industry conference that comes up鈥?instead, focus on finding a few key events oropportunities where you can make meaningful connections with people who share your interests or goals.4. Develop an "elevator pitch" for your work. Introverts sometimes struggle to articulate their strengths and achievements, which can make it difficult to advance in their careers. To combat this, develop a concise "elevator pitch" that highlights your skills and accomplishments in a clear, concise way. This will make it easier to communicate your value to others in professional situations.5. Take advantage of online networking and communication. One of the strengths of introverted people is that they tendto be comfortable with online communication and relationships. Use this to your advantage by seeking out online networking opportunities, such as LinkedIn groups or industry forums, where you can connect with others in your field withoutfeeling overwhelmed or drained.In conclusion, being introverted is not a weakness鈥?it's a unique trait that can be harnessed for incredible success and achievement. By embracing your introverted nature, cultivating your listening skills, choosing socialinteractions carefully, developing an "elevator pitch," and taking advantage of online networking opportunities, you can tap into the power of introversion and achieve your personal and professional goals. Thank you for listening.。
TED演讲英文演讲稿内向性格的力量When I was nine years old I went off to summer campfor the first time. And my mother packed me a suitcase fullof books, which to me seemed like a perfectly natural thingto do. Because in my family, reading was the primary group activity. And this might sound antisocial to you, but for usit was really just a different way of being social. You have the animal warmth of your family sitting right next to you,but you are also free to go roaming around the adventureland inside your own mind. And I had this idea that camp was going to be just like this, but better. (Laughter) I had a visionof 10 girls sitting in a cabin cozily reading books in their matching nightgowns.(Laughter)Camp was more like a keg party without any alcohol. And on the very first day our counselor gathered us all together and she taught us a cheer that she said we would be doing every day for the rest of the summer to instill camp spirit. And it went like this: "R-O-W-D-I-E, that's the waywe spell rowdie. Rowdie, rowdie, let's get rowdie." Yeah. SoI couldn't figure out for the life of me why we were supposed to be so rowdy, or why we had to spell this word incorrectly. (Laughter) But I recited a cheer. I recited a cheer alongwith everybody else. I did my best. And I just waited for the time that I could go off and read my books.But the first time that I took my book out of my suitcase, the coolest girl in the bunk came up to me and she asked me, "Why are you being so mellow?" -- mellow, of course,being the exact opposite of R-O-W-D-I-E. And then the second time I tried it, the counselor came up to me with a concerned expression on her face and she repeated the point about camp spirit and said we should all work very hard to be outgoing.And so I put my books away, back in their suitcase, and I put them under my bed, and there they stayed for the rest of the summer. And I felt kind of guilty about this. I felt as if the books needed me somehow, and they were calling out to me and I was forsaking them. But I did forsake them and I didn't open that suitcase again until I was back home with my family at the end of the summer.Now to see the bias clearly you need to understand what introversion is. It's different from being shy. Shyness is about fear of social judgment. Introversion is more about, how do you respond to stimulation, including social stimulation. So extroverts really crave large amounts of stimulation, whereas introverts feel at their most alive and their most switched-on and their most capable when they're in quieter, more low-key environments. Not all the time -- these things aren't absolute -- but a lot of the time. So the key then to maximizing our talents is for us all to put ourselves in the zone of stimulation that is right for us.Now in fact, some of our transformative leaders in history have been introverts. I'll give you some examples. Eleanor Roosevelt, Rosa Parks, Gandhi -- all these peopled described themselves as quiet and soft-spoken and even shy. And they all took the spotlight, even though every bone intheir bodies was telling them not to. And this turns out to have a special power all its own, because people could feel that these leaders were at the helm, not because they enjoyed directing others and not out of the pleasure of being looked at; they were there because they had no choice, because they were driven to do what they thought was right.Now I think at this point it's important for me tosay that I actually love extroverts. I always like to saysome of my best friends are extroverts, including my beloved husband. And we all fall at different points, of course,along the introvert/extrovert spectrum. Even Carl Jung, the psychologist who first popularized these terms, said thatthere's no such thing as a pure introvert or a pure extrovert. He said that such a man would be in a lunatic asylum, if he existed at all. And some people fall smack in the middle ofthe introvert/extrovert spectrum, and we call these people ambiverts. And I often think that they have the best of all worlds. But many of us do recognize ourselves as one type or the other.This is no surprise though if you look at theinsights of contemporary psychology. It turns out that wecan't even be in a group of people without instinctively mirroring, mimicking their opinions. Even about seemingly personal and visceral things like who you're attracted to, you will start aping the beliefs of the people around you without even realizing that that's what you're doing.Now if all this is true, then why are we getting it so wrong? Why are we setting up our schools this way and our workplaces? And why are we making these introverts feel so guilty about wanting to just go off by themselves some of the time? One answer lies deep in our cultural history. Western societies, and in particular the U.S., have always favored the man of action over the man of contemplation and "man" of contemplation. But in America's early days, we lived in what historians call a culture of character, where we still, at that point, valued people for their inner selves and their moral rectitude. And if you look at the self-help books from this era, they all had titles with things like "Character, the Grandest Thing in the World." And they featured role models like Abraham Lincoln who was praised for being modest and unassuming. Ralph Waldo Emerson called him "A man who does not offend by superiority."So now I'd like to share with you what's in my suitcase today. Guess what? Books. I have a suitcase full of books. Here's Margaret Atwood, "Cat's Eye." Here's a novel by Milan Kundera. And here's "The Guide for the Perplexed" by Maimonides. But these are not exactly my books. I broughtthese books with me because they were written by my grandfather's favorite authors.My grandfather was a rabbi and he was a widower who lived alone in a small apartment in Brooklyn that was my favorite place in the world when I was growing up, partly because it was filled with his very gentle, very courtly presence and partly because it was filled with books. I mean literally every table, every chair in this apartment had yielded its original function to now serve as a surface for swaying stacks of books. Just like the rest of my family, my grandfather's favorite thing to do in the whole world was to read.But here's the thing about my grandfather. Underneath this ceremonial role, he was really modest and really introverted -- so much so that when he delivered these sermons, he had trouble making eye contact with the very same congregation that he had been speaking to for 62 years. And even away from the podium, when you called him to say hello, he would often end the conversation prematurely for fear that he was taking up too much of your time. But when he died at the age of 94, the police had to close down the streets of his neighborhood to adate the crowd of people who came out to mourn him. And so these days I try to learn from my grandfather's example in my own way.Okay, number two: Go to the wilderness. Be like Buddha, have your own revelations. I'm not saying that we all have to now go off and build our own cabins in the woods and never talk to each other again, but I am saying that we could all stand to unplug and get inside our own heads a little more often.Number three: Take a good look at what's inside your own suitcase and why you put it there. So extroverts, maybe your suitcases are also full of books. Or maybe they're full of champagne glasses or skydiving equipment. Whatever it is, I hope you take these things out every chance you get and grace us with your energy and your joy. But introverts, you being you, you probably have the impulse to guard very carefully what's inside your own suitcase. And that's okay. But occasionally, just occasionally, I hope you will open up your suitcases for other people to see, because the world needs you and it needs the things you carry.So I wish you the best of all possible journeys and the courage to speak softly.Thank you very much.(Applause)Thank you. Thank you.。
如何利用内向性格的力量：TED英语演讲稿How to Harness the Power of Introverted Personality: TED SpeechGood evening, ladies and gentlemen. Today, I am honored to speak to you about the power of introverted personality and how you can harness it to achieve your goals.As an introvert myself, I understand firsthand the misconceptions and stigmas attached to introversion. For a long time, introverted individuals have been seen as shy, quiet, and anti-social. However, that stereotype couldn't be further from the truth. In reality, introverted individuals possess valuable skills and characteristics that can be used to succeed in various aspects of life.Firstly, introverts excel in focused work. They are more comfortable in quiet environments where they can think deeply and concentrate on tasks. This makes them highly efficient and productive in tasks that require concentration and good attention to detail. In a world that is increasingly dominated by distractions, introverts' ability to shut out noise and focus on the task at hand is a highly sought-afterskill that can be utilized in many fields, be it in academics, research, or creative work.Moreover, introverts are great listeners. They are less likely to interrupt or talk over others, which makes them effective in nurturing relationships and building rapport. Their empathetic nature and attention to detail enable themto pick up subtle cues in conversations that others may miss. This quality makes them great listeners, mentors, and coaches.Introverts are also great thinkers. They tend to process information deeply and reflect on situations before reacting. This gives them a unique perspective that can lead to innovative solutions and ideas. In fact, some of the greatest minds in history, such as Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton, were introverted individuals who were able to achieve their breakthroughs through careful contemplation and observation.However, introverts often struggle with networking and asserting themselves in social situations. This can limittheir opportunities for growth and success in areas where social skills are highly valued, such as business and leadership. Therefore, introverts need to find ways toleverage their strengths while developing basic social skills.One strategy is to engage in teamwork. Althoughintroverted individuals prefer working alone, participatingin group work can be beneficial as it allows them to learnfrom others and get exposure to diverse perspectives and ideas. Teamwork also allows introverts to practice communicating their ideas effectively and building relationships.Another strategy is to take advantage of digital media platforms such as social media, email, and video conferencing. These tools allow introverted individuals to communicate from the comfort of their own space, without the pressure of face-to-face interaction. By leveraging digital media, introverts can build relationships, expand their network, and sharetheir ideas with a wider audience.In conclusion, introverted individuals have numerous strengths that can be harnessed for success. By embracingtheir introverted nature and capitalizing on their analytical, intuitive, and reflective qualities, introverts can achieve their goals and make meaningful contributions to their fields. By honing their basic social skills and leveraging digital media platforms, they can also overcome their limitations andexpand their reach. Remember, introversion is not a weakness but a strength that needs to be nurtured and utilized effectively. Thank you.。
TED英文演讲稿：内向性格的力量when i was nine years old i went off to summer camp for the first time. and my mother packed me a suitcase full of books, which to me seemed like a perfectly natural thing to do. because in my family, reading was the primary group activity. and this might sound antisocial to you, but for us it was really just a different way of being social. you have the animal warmth of your family sitting right next to you, but you are also free to go roaming around the adventureland inside your own mind. and i had this idea that camp was going to be just like this, but better. (laughter) i had a vision of 10 girls sitting in a cabin cozily reading books in their matching nightgowns.(laughter)camp was more like a keg party without any alcohol. and on the very first day our counselor gathered us all together and she taught us a cheer that she said we would be doing every day for the rest of the summer to instill camp spirit. and it went likethis: r-o-w-d-i-e, thats the way we spell rowdie. rowdie, rowdie, lets get rowdie. yeah. so i couldnt figure out for the life of me why we were supposed to be so rowdy, or why we had to spell this word incorrectly. (laughter) but i recited a cheer. i recited a cheer along with everybody else. i did my best. and i just waited for the time that i could go off and read my books.but the first time that i took my book out of my suitcase, the coolest girl in the bunk came up to me and she asked me, why are you being so mellow? -- mellow, of course, being the exact opposite ofr-o-w-d-i-e. and then the second time i tried it, the counselor came up to me with a concerned expression on her face and she repeated the point about camp spirit and said we should all work very hard to be outgoing.and so i put my books away, back in their suitcase, and i put them under my bed, and there they stayed for the rest of the summer. and i felt kind of guilty about this. i felt as if the books needed me somehow, and they were calling out to me and i was forsakingthem. but i did forsake them and i didnt open that suitcase again until i was back home with my family at the end of the summer.now, i tell you this story about summer camp. i could have told you 50 others just like it -- all the times that i got the message that somehow my quiet and introverted style of being was not necessarily the right way to go, that i should be trying to pass as more of an extrovert. and i always sensed deep down that this was wrong and that introverts were pretty excellent just as they were. but for years i denied this intuition, and so i became a wall street lawyer, of all things, instead of the writer that i had always longed to be -- partly because i needed to prove to myself that i could be bold and assertive too. and i was always going off to crowded bars when i really would have preferred to just have a nice dinner with friends. and i made these self-negating choices so reflexively, that i wasnt even aware that i was making them.now this is what many introverts do, and its our loss for sure, but it is also our colleagues loss andour communities loss. and at the risk of sounding grandiose, it is the worlds loss. because when it comes to creativity and to leadership, we need introverts doing what they do best. a third to a half of the population are introverts -- a third to a half. so thats one out of every two or three people you know. so even if youre an extrovert yourself, im talking about your coworkers and your spouses and your children and the person sitting next to you right now -- all of them subject to this bias that is pretty deep and real in our society. we all internalize it from a very early age without even having a language for what were doing.now to see the bias clearly you need to understand what introversion is. its different from being shy. shyness is about fear of social judgment. introversion is more about, how do you respond to stimulation, including social stimulation. so extroverts really crave large amounts of stimulation, whereas introverts feel at their most alive and their most switched-on and their most capable when theyre in quieter, more low-key environments. not all thetime -- these things arent absolute -- but a lot of the time. so the key then to maximizing our talents is for us all to put ourselves in the zone of stimulation that is right for us.but now heres where the bias comes in. our most important institutions, our schools and our workplaces, they are designed mostly for extroverts and for extroverts need for lots of stimulation. and also we have this belief system right now that i call the new groupthink, which holds that all creativity and all productivity comes from a very oddly gregarious place.so if you picture the typical classroom nowadays: when i was going to school, we sat in rows. we sat in rows of desks like this, and we did most of our work pretty autonomously. but nowadays, your typical classroom has pods of desks -- four or five or six or seven kids all facing each other. and kids are working in countless group assignments. even in subjects like math and creative writing, which you think would depend on solo flights of thought, kids are now expected to act as committee members. and forthe kids who prefer to go off by themselves or just to work alone, those kids are seen as outliers often or, worse, as problem cases. and the vast majority of teachers reports believing that the ideal student is an extrovert as opposed to an introvert, even though introverts actually get better grades and are more knowledgeable, according to research. (laughter)okay, same thing is true in our workplaces. now, most of us work in open plan offices, without walls, where we are subject to the constant noise and gaze of our coworkers. and when it comes to leadership, introverts are routinely passed over for leadership positions, even though introverts tend to be very careful, much less likely to take outsize risks -- which is something we might all favor nowadays. and interesting research by adam grant at the wharton school has found that introverted leaders often deliver better outcomes than extroverts do, because when they are managing proactive employees, theyre much more likely to let those employees run with their ideas, whereas an extrovert can, quiteunwittingly, get so excited about things that theyre putting their own stamp on things, and other peoples ideas might not as easily then bubble up to the surface.now in fact, some of our transformative leaders in history have been introverts. ill give you some examples. eleanor roosevelt, rosa parks, gandhi -- all these peopled described themselves as quiet and soft-spoken and even shy. and they all took the spotlight, even though every bone in their bodies was telling them not to. and this turns out to have a special power all its own, because people could feel that these leaders were at the helm, not because they enjoyed directing others and not out of the pleasure of being looked at; they were there because they had no choice, because they were driven to do what they thought was right.now i think at this point its important for me to say that i actually love extroverts. i always like to say some of my best friends are extroverts, including my beloved husband. and we all fall at different points, of course, along theintrovert/extrovert spectrum. even carl jung, the psychologist who first popularized these terms, said that theres no such thing as a pure introvert or a pure extrovert. he said that such a man would be in a lunatic asylum, if he existed at all. and some people fall smack in the middle of theintrovert/extrovert spectrum, and we call these people ambiverts. and i often think that they have the best of all worlds. but many of us do recognize ourselves as one type or the other.and what im saying is that culturally we need a much better balance. we need more of a yin and yang between these two types. this is especially important when it comes to creativity and to productivity, because when psychologists look at the lives of the most creative people, what they find are people who are very good at exchanging ideas and advancing ideas, but who also have a serious streak of introversion in them.and this is because solitude is a crucial ingredient often to creativity. so darwin, he took long walks alone in the woods and emphatically turneddown dinner party invitations. theodor geisel, better known as dr. seuss, he dreamed up many of his amazing creations in a lonely bell tower office that he had in the back of his house in la jolla, california. and he was actually afraid to meet the young children who read his books for fear that they were expecting him this kind of jolly santaclaus-like figure and would be disappointed with his more reserved persona. steve wozniak invented the first apple computer sitting alone in his cubical in hewlett-packard where he was working at the time. and he says that he never would have become such an expert in the first place had he not been too introverted to leave the house when he was growing up.now of course, this does not mean that we should all stop collaborating -- and case in point, is steve wozniak famously coming together with steve jobs to start apple computer -- but it does mean that solitude matters and that for some people it is the air that they breathe. and in fact, we have known for centuries about the transcendent power of solitude. its only recently that weve strangely begun to forgetit. if you look at most of the worlds major religions, you will find seekers -- moses, jesus, buddha, muhammad -- seekers who are going off by themselves alone to the wilderness where they then have profound epiphanies and revelations that they then bring back to the rest of the community. so no wilderness, no revelations.this is no surprise though if you look at the insights of contemporary psychology. it turns out that we cant even be in a group of people without instinctively mirroring, mimicking their opinions. even about seemingly personal and visceral things like who youre attracted to, you will start aping the beliefs of the people around you without even realizing that thats what youre doing.and groups famously follow the opinions of the most dominant or charismatic person in the room, even though theres zero correlation between being the best talker and having the best ideas -- i mean zero. so ... (laughter) you might be following the person with the best ideas, but you might not. and do you really want to leave it up to chance? much better foreverybody to go off by themselves, generate their own ideas freed from the distortions of group dynamics, and then come together as a team to talk them throughin a well-managed environment and take it from there. now if all this is true, then why are we gettingit so wrong? why are we setting up our schools this way and our workplaces? and why are we making these introverts feel so guilty about wanting to just go off by themselves some of the time? one answer lies deep in our cultural history. western societies, andin particular the u.s., have always favored the man of action over the man of contemplation and man of contemplation. but in americas early days, we livedin what historians call a culture of character, where we still, at that point, valued people for their inner selves and their moral rectitude. and if you look at the self-help books from this era, they all had titles with things like character, the grandest thing in the world. and they featured role models like abraham lincoln who was praised for being modest and unassuming. ralph waldo emerson called him a man who does not offend by superiority.but then we hit the 20th century and we entered a new culture that historians call the culture of personality. what happened is we had evolved an agricultural economy to a world of big business. and so suddenly people are moving from small towns to the cities. and instead of working alongside people theyve known all their lives, now they are having to prove themselves in a crowd of strangers. so, quite understandably, qualities like magnetism and charisma suddenly come to seem really important. and sure enough, the self-help books change to meet these new needs and they start to have names like how to win friends and influence people. and they feature as their role models really great salesmen. so thats the world were living in today. thats our cultural inheritance.now none of this is to say that social skills are unimportant, and im also not calling for the abolishing of teamwork at all. the same religions who send their sages off to lonely mountain tops also teach us love and trust. and the problems that we are facing today in fields like science and in economicsare so vast and so complex that we are going to need armies of people coming together to solve them working together. but i am saying that the more freedom that we give introverts to be themselves, the more likely that they are to come up with their own unique solutions to these problems.so now id like to share with you whats in my suitcase today. guess what? books. i have a suitcase full of books. heres margaret atwood, cats eye. heres a novel by milan kundera. and heres the guide for the perplexed by maimonides. but these are not exactly my books. i brought these books with me because they were written by my grandfathers favorite authors. my grandfather was a rabbi and he was a widower who lived alone in a small apartment in brooklyn that was my favorite place in the world when i was growing up, partly because it was filled with his very gentle, very courtly presence and partly because it was filled with books. i mean literally every table, every chair in this apartment had yielded its original function to now serve as a surface for swaying stacks of books. just like the rest of myfamily, my grandfathers favorite thing to do in the whole world was to read.but he also loved his congregation, and you could feel this love in the sermons that he gave every week for the 62 years that he was a rabbi. he would takes the fruits of each weeks reading and he would weave these intricate tapestries of ancient and humanist thought. and people would come from all over to hear him speak.but heres the thing about my grandfather. underneath this ceremonial role, he was really modest and really introverted -- so much so that when he delivered these sermons, he had trouble making eye contact with the very same congregation that he had been speaking to for 62 years. and even away from the podium, when you called him to say hello, he would often end the conversation prematurely for fear that he was taking up too much of your time. but when he died at the age of 94, the police had to close down the streets of his neighborhood to accommodate the crowd of people who came out to mourn him. and so these days i try to learn from my grandfathersexample in my own way.so i just published a book about introversion, and it took me about seven years to write. and for me, that seven years was like total bliss, because i was reading, i was writing, i was thinking, i was researching. it was my version of my grandfathers hours of the day alone in his library. but now all of a sudden my job is very different, and my job is to be out here talking about it, talking about introversion. (laughter) and thats a lot harder for me, because as honored as i am to be here with all of you right now, this is not my natural milieu. so i prepared for moments like these as best i could. i spent the last year practicing public speaking every chance i could get. and i call this my year of speaking dangerously. (laughter) and that actually helped a lot. but ill tell you, what helps even more is my sense, my belief, my hope that when it comes to our attitudes to introversion and to quiet and to solitude, we truly are poised on the brink on dramatic change. i mean, we are. and so i am going to leave you now with three calls for actionfor those who share this vision.number one: stop the madness for constant group work. just stop it. (laughter) thank you. (applause) and i want to be clear about what im saying, because i deeply believe our offices should be encouraging casual, chatty cafe-style types of interactions -- you know, the kind where people come together and serendipitously have an exchange of ideas. that is great. its great for introverts and its great for extroverts. but we need much more privacy and much more freedom and much more autonomy at work. school, same thing. we need to be teaching kids to work together, for sure, but we also need to be teaching them how to work on their own. this is especially important for extroverted children too. they need to work on their own because that is where deep thought comes from in part.okay, number two: go to the wilderness. be like buddha, have your own revelations. im not saying that we all have to now go off and build our own cabins in the woods and never talk to each other again, but i am saying that we could all stand to unplug and getinside our own heads a little more often.number three: take a good look at whats inside your own suitcase and why you put it there. so extroverts, maybe your suitcases are also full of books. or maybe theyre full of champagne glasses or skydiving equipment. whatever it is, i hope you take these things out every chance you get and grace us with your energy and your joy. but introverts, you being you, you probably have the impulse to guard very carefully whats inside your own suitcase. and thats okay. but occasionally, just occasionally, i hope you will open up your suitcases for other people to see, because the world needs you and it needs the things you carry.so i wish you the best of all possible journeys and the courage to speak softly.thank you very much.(applause)thank you. thank you.来源地址：http:///yanjianggao/yingyuyanjianggao/1611312183324449.htm。
TED英语演讲稿：内向性格的力量TED英语演讲稿：内向性格的力量When I was nine years old I went off to summer camp for the first time。
And my mother packed me a suitcase full of books， which to me seemed like a perfectly natural thing to do。
Because in my family， reading was the primary group activity。
And this might sound antisocial to you， but for us it was reallyjust a different way of being social。
You have the animal warmth of your family sitting right ne某t to you， but you are also free to go roaming around the adventureland inside your own mind。
And I hadthis idea that camp was going to be just like this， but better。
（Laughter） I had a vision of 10 girls sitting in a cabin cozily reading books in their matching nightgowns。
当我九岁的时候我第一次去参加夏令营我妈妈帮我整理好了我的行李箱里面塞满了书这对于我来说是一件极为自然的事情因为在我的家庭里阅读是主要的家庭活动听上去你们可能觉得我们是不爱交际的但是对于我的家庭来说这真的只是接触社会的另一种途径你们有自己家庭接触时的温暖亲情家人静坐在你身边但是你也可以自由地漫游在你思维深处的冒险乐园里我有一个想法野营会变得像这样子，当然要更好些（笑声）我想象到十个女孩坐在一个小屋里都穿着合身的女式睡衣惬意地享受着读书的过程（Laughter）（笑声）Camp was more like a keg party without any alcohol。
内向性格的力量when i was nine years old i went off to summer camp for the first time. and my mother packed me a suitcase full of books, which to me seemed like a perfectly natural thing to do. because in my family, reading was the primary group activity. and this might sound antisocial to you, but for us it was really just a different way of being social. you have the animal warmth of your family sitting right next to you, but you are also free to go roaming around the adventureland inside your own mind. and i had this idea that camp was going to be just like this, but better. (laughter) i had a vision of 10 girls sitting in a cabin cozily reading books in their matching nightgowns.(laughter)camp was more like a keg party without any alcohol. and on the very first day our counselor gathered us all together and she taught us a cheer that she said we would be doing every day for the rest of the summer to instill camp spirit. and it went like this: "r-o-w-d-i-e, that's the way we spell rowdie. rowdie, rowdie, let's get rowdie." yeah. so i couldn't figure out for the life of me why we were supposed to be so rowdy, or why we had to spell this word incorrectly. (laughter) but i recited a cheer. i recited a cheer along with everybody else. i did my best. and i just waited for the time that i could go off and read my books.but the first time that i took my book out of my suitcase, the coolest girl in the bunk came up to me and she asked me, "why are you being so mellow?" -- mellow, ofcourse, being the exact opposite of r-o-w-d-i-e. and then the second time i tried it, the counselor came up to me with a concerned expression on her face and she repeated the point about camp spirit and said we should all work very hard to be outgoing.and so i put my books away, back in their suitcase, and i put them under my bed, and there they stayed for the rest of the summer. and i felt kind of guilty about this. i felt as if the books needed me somehow, and they were calling out to me and i was forsaking them. but i did forsake them and i didn't open that suitcase again until i was back home with my family at the end of the summer.now, i tell you this story about summer camp. i could have told you 50 others just like it -- all the times that i got the message that somehow my quiet and introverted style of being was not necessarily the right way to go, that i should be trying to pass as more of an extrovert. and i always sensed deep down that this was wrong and that introverts were pretty excellent just as they were. but for years i denied this intuition, and so i became a wall street lawyer, of all things, instead of the writer that i had always longed to be -- partly because i needed to prove to myself that i could be bold and assertive too. and i was always going off to crowded bars when i really would have preferred to just have a nice dinner with friends. and i made these self-negating choices so reflexively, that i wasn't even aware that i was making them.。
