Keynote · Brooke Gazdag
The Next Language You Must Learn: The Language of Emotion
The leaders who navigate emotion best aren't the ones who feel less. They name what they feel with more precision.
Most workplaces treat emotions as something to manage away. But emotions don't disappear when we suppress the words for them. They show up sideways, in tone, in silence, in the things we don't say. In this keynote, based on my TEDxKLU talk, I make the case that emotional vocabulary is a leadership skill.
There's a real difference between "I'm stressed" and "I'm anxious about the deadline because I don't have the information I need." That precision changes conversations. It's also one of the most underrated building blocks of psychological safety: you can't raise a concern you don't have the words for.
What your audience takes away
- Why naming emotions precisely helps teams spend less energy decoding each other
- How emotional language connects to psychological safety
- Simple practices for building a richer shared vocabulary on your team
Watch: TEDxKLU Hamburg
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