S03E20 Exaggerated Language - Why everything is always over the top

<p>In this episode, I explore the habit we have of using hyperbole and exaggerated language to communicate with others and what this means, how to handle it and why it matters.</p> <p><strong>WHY WE SPEAK OVER THE TOP<br /></strong>Negative Bias (negativity holds our attention)<br /> Salience Effect (emotions hold our attention)<br /> Drama Bias (dramatic holds our attention)</p> <p><strong>We need to because:<br /></strong>Social Media Competition<br /> The Language of the Media<br /> Social and Habitual Language</p> <p><strong>How we speak over the top:<br /></strong>Exaggeration and Hyperbole<br /> Generalizations<br /> Labeling<br /> Polarizing Language (outsider vs insider language)<br /> Loaded or Emotional Language</p> <p><strong>HOW TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY WITHOUT EXAGGERATED LANGUAGE<br /></strong>Find a new, meaningful way to say it<br /> Find the right time and context to say it<br /> Embrace the power of a scarce and deliberately used word<br /> Use the power of contrast to emphasize</p> <p><strong>HOW TO HANDLE THE EXAGGERATED WORLD<br /></strong>Separate fact from emotion<br /> Separate fact from hyperbole<br /> Rephrase in a non-exaggerated way<br /> Get them to deliberately add in exaggeration</p>