Mike Carruthers

First of all, you can see who's on a Zoom call or a conference call, and no one really cares who's there or who isn't. It's just a waste of time. And who hasn't heard this? We'll just wait a few minutes for everyone else to get here. why they're late, let's start the meeting. And then when someone who is late shows up, they interrupt the meeting and say, sorry, I'm late.

Well, why would you interrupt a meeting to announce that? If you eliminate these phrases from Zoom meetings and conference calls, things can move along much quicker. And that is something you should know. Of all the creatures on Earth, we humans have one special ability that truly sets us apart. The ability to speak, to communicate with a complicated language. And so we talk.

Well, why would you interrupt a meeting to announce that? If you eliminate these phrases from Zoom meetings and conference calls, things can move along much quicker. And that is something you should know. Of all the creatures on Earth, we humans have one special ability that truly sets us apart. The ability to speak, to communicate with a complicated language. And so we talk.

Well, why would you interrupt a meeting to announce that? If you eliminate these phrases from Zoom meetings and conference calls, things can move along much quicker. And that is something you should know. Of all the creatures on Earth, we humans have one special ability that truly sets us apart. The ability to speak, to communicate with a complicated language. And so we talk.

We talk to each other. We talk to ourselves. We talk to inanimate objects. We talk. And as it turns out, talking does more than just communicate. Interestingly, talking is hard work. In fact, we can understand speech 50% faster than we can create our own speech. That's how hard it is. And all the things that go on in your head that allow you to speak spill over into many areas of your life.

We talk to each other. We talk to ourselves. We talk to inanimate objects. We talk. And as it turns out, talking does more than just communicate. Interestingly, talking is hard work. In fact, we can understand speech 50% faster than we can create our own speech. That's how hard it is. And all the things that go on in your head that allow you to speak spill over into many areas of your life.

We talk to each other. We talk to ourselves. We talk to inanimate objects. We talk. And as it turns out, talking does more than just communicate. Interestingly, talking is hard work. In fact, we can understand speech 50% faster than we can create our own speech. That's how hard it is. And all the things that go on in your head that allow you to speak spill over into many areas of your life.

Here to tell you about this is Mary Ellen MacDonald. She is a cognitive scientist and professor of psychology and language sciences at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. And she is author of a book called More Than Words, How Talking Sharpens the Mind and Shapes Our World. Hi, Mary Ellen. Welcome to Something You Should Know.

Here to tell you about this is Mary Ellen MacDonald. She is a cognitive scientist and professor of psychology and language sciences at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. And she is author of a book called More Than Words, How Talking Sharpens the Mind and Shapes Our World. Hi, Mary Ellen. Welcome to Something You Should Know.

Here to tell you about this is Mary Ellen MacDonald. She is a cognitive scientist and professor of psychology and language sciences at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. And she is author of a book called More Than Words, How Talking Sharpens the Mind and Shapes Our World. Hi, Mary Ellen. Welcome to Something You Should Know.

So when you think about it, talking is a pretty special ability. It allows us to communicate and form relationships and communities and societies, which is very special, but help me understand what else it does beyond that.

So when you think about it, talking is a pretty special ability. It allows us to communicate and form relationships and communities and societies, which is very special, but help me understand what else it does beyond that.

So when you think about it, talking is a pretty special ability. It allows us to communicate and form relationships and communities and societies, which is very special, but help me understand what else it does beyond that.

And how do you know this?

And how do you know this?

And how do you know this?

What is the difference between talking to yourself inside your head and talking out loud to someone else?

What is the difference between talking to yourself inside your head and talking out loud to someone else?

What is the difference between talking to yourself inside your head and talking out loud to someone else?

It seems to me that when I speak... Versus when I talk to myself in my head, when I speak, there's something more permanent about it. It's stickier. It's not just a fleeting thought, but it's, you know, said out loud. The world has heard it and there's something more permanent about it.