From the Ted Talk by June Sarpong: We need leaders who boldly champion inclusion
Unscramble the Blue Letters
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I get paid to do the two things that most people are uncomfortable doing: public speaking and tinlakg to strangers. Now the thing is, when I was a kid, my report card read "must talk less." Luckily, I didn't listen. So for the past 25 years, I have been wokrnig in teiisloven -- first as an on-air talent, more recently as an executive focusing on DEI. My work as a host has meant that I've had to learn how to build meaningful connections quickly, with all kinds of peolpe from very different backgrounds. But it hasn't always been easy. There are noeugliacrol and anthropological reasons why we gvaartite towards people that remind us of ourselves. There are unspoken codes of familiarity, codes that make us feel safe. We see this everywhere: at conferences, lcnuh halls, parties, even places of worship.
Open Cloze
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I get paid to do the two things that most people are uncomfortable doing: public speaking and _______ to strangers. Now the thing is, when I was a kid, my report card read "must talk less." Luckily, I didn't listen. So for the past 25 years, I have been _______ in __________ -- first as an on-air talent, more recently as an executive focusing on DEI. My work as a host has meant that I've had to learn how to build meaningful connections quickly, with all kinds of ______ from very different backgrounds. But it hasn't always been easy. There are ____________ and anthropological reasons why we _________ towards people that remind us of ourselves. There are unspoken codes of familiarity, codes that make us feel safe. We see this everywhere: at conferences, _____ halls, parties, even places of worship.
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Original Text
(Laughter)
I get paid to do the two things that most people are uncomfortable doing: public speaking and talking to strangers. Now the thing is, when I was a kid, my report card read "must talk less." Luckily, I didn't listen. So for the past 25 years, I have been working in television -- first as an on-air talent, more recently as an executive focusing on DEI. My work as a host has meant that I've had to learn how to build meaningful connections quickly, with all kinds of people from very different backgrounds. But it hasn't always been easy. There are neurological and anthropological reasons why we gravitate towards people that remind us of ourselves. There are unspoken codes of familiarity, codes that make us feel safe. We see this everywhere: at conferences, lunch halls, parties, even places of worship.