The Art of Changing Minds | Pascal Depuhl | TEDxBocaRaton
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0:09 - 0:13I can change your mind in 15 minutes.
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0:13 - 0:16However, I only have 5 with this TEDTalk,
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0:16 - 0:18so it's going to be a little difficult
to do that here. -
0:19 - 0:22I want to tell you about a time
when I took a 100 minds -
0:22 - 0:25in a quarter of an hour
and changed them. -
0:26 - 0:29Take a look at this wordle.
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0:30 - 0:32What country comes to mind?
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0:35 - 0:38These are the answers
that we got from students -
0:38 - 0:40when we pulled them
right before showing them -
0:40 - 0:44the short documentary we filmed.
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0:44 - 0:47If you thought Afghanistan,
I know you didn't see the words -
0:47 - 0:48but you're right.
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0:50 - 0:54The two main words in that wordle
are "Dangerous" and "Hostile." -
0:54 - 0:59Who said to you,
that those words describe that country? -
1:00 - 1:03If you haven't been there and you
haven't experienced it for yourself, -
1:03 - 1:08somebody else has already
made up your mind for you. -
1:09 - 1:14My buddies have come to Miami to visit
and told me about the work they did. -
1:14 - 1:17At one point, I had this little story
pop in my head that said, -
1:17 - 1:20"Hey, you should go to Afghanistan,
and you should tell a story -
1:20 - 1:23about the humanitarian work
that they do over there -
1:23 - 1:26and how it effects the lives
of the Afghan people." -
1:29 - 1:32However, when they came to my house,
they just told me about it, -
1:32 - 1:35and it never really impacted me
and never really changed -
1:35 - 1:39the way I felt about Afghanistan.
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1:39 - 1:41My take away from that is that
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1:41 - 1:43if you want to change someone else's mind
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1:43 - 1:47you have to have
your own mind changed first. -
1:47 - 1:51And that requires vision.
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1:51 - 1:52Jonathan Swift said that
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1:52 - 1:58"Vision is the art of seeing
what is invisible to others." -
1:59 - 2:02And that was exactly what
that little voice was doing in my head. -
2:02 - 2:06It was starting to create
this little vision in my head. -
2:06 - 2:09Unfortunately, I spent the next
month and a half trying -
2:09 - 2:12to come up with every excuse in the book
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2:12 - 2:15why I should not go to Afghanistan.
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2:15 - 2:19Six months later, I find myself
preparing to go to Kabul. -
2:21 - 2:25In spite of all that preparation,
in spite of all that planning, -
2:25 - 2:28I overlooked the most important thing.
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2:29 - 2:31All I wanted to do was to tell a story.
That's it! -
2:31 - 2:34Just hand the film over and say,
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2:34 - 2:35"Here you go!"
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2:35 - 2:37What I never thought about was
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2:37 - 2:41how that film was going
to impact the lives -
2:41 - 2:44and minds of the people that
were going to watch it. -
2:46 - 2:51Now, vision is important,
but it's a far cry from crafting -
2:51 - 2:55a story that will change anybody's mind.
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2:56 - 3:00Steve Jobs said that:
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3:00 - 3:06"If you don't have passion, any rational
person is just going to give up." -
3:06 - 3:11That passion will do more
for you than fuel your vision. -
3:11 - 3:14It will get you through the obstacles
that you are inevitably going to face. -
3:16 - 3:20It's also going to silence the naysayers
that you're bound to run into. -
3:20 - 3:28But most importantly, passion is going to
let you craft a story that's worth sharing -
3:29 - 3:35My story starts half way around the world
at 8,000ft elevation, -
3:36 - 3:42kneeling in the middle of a snow-covered
airstrip at 25 below 0, -
3:42 - 3:48with a plane racing at me, going to
pass about 4 ft over my head. -
3:49 - 3:52Now for some of you, that may sound
like a nightmare, -
3:52 - 3:57but for me, hands down,
it's the best day at work ever. -
3:57 - 4:06My favorite definition of an artist is:
"Someone who refreshes your vision." -
4:06 - 4:10Vision is great, and passion is essential.
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4:10 - 4:13But it takes more
than just having an idea. -
4:13 - 4:18You need some kind of force that
translates that idea into action. -
4:19 - 4:25Passion can do that to or for you
but you need to work on it . -
4:25 - 4:29You need to get your idea out.
You need to get your idea to life. -
4:29 - 4:31Gary Vaynerchuck tweeted the other day,
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4:31 - 4:34that said:
"All ideas are great and even good, -
4:34 - 4:39but you have actually execute
on them, for them to matter." -
4:41 - 4:45The Afghans have a saying that says,
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4:45 - 4:47"Your aspirations are in heaven,
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4:48 - 4:52but your brains are in your feet,"
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4:52 - 4:53In other words,
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4:53 - 4:58"Take your head out of the clouds,
get off your butt and get going." -
5:01 - 5:04In order to change minds,
you need a story that -
5:04 - 5:08you breathe life into or aspire into,
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5:08 - 5:16before it can change the minds of,
or inspire your listeners. -
5:16 - 5:22About a year later, we were back into
an auditorium full of students -
5:22 - 5:26that have just finished
watching "On Wings of Hope." -
5:26 - 5:27And here's where I get surprised.
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5:28 - 5:31You've all heard stories
that give you goosebumps, -
5:31 - 5:34or you've seen a movie
that's made your cry. -
5:34 - 5:38But I have never had
any kind of measurement -
5:38 - 5:42on how my art has
changed anyone's mind. -
5:42 - 5:46Remember the wordle that you're going
to see now for the first time? -
5:48 - 5:51These are the answers that the kids had
before they watched the movie, -
5:51 - 5:53before they saw the film.
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5:53 - 5:56Now imagine, 50 minutes are over.
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5:56 - 5:59They're done, and the movies is finished.
We asked the same question. -
5:59 - 6:02What do you think about
when you hear Afghanistan? -
6:03 - 6:06And here's where I get surprised.
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6:08 - 6:13"Dangerous" and "Hostile" transform
into "Poor" and "Difficult." -
6:14 - 6:18If you want to master
the art of changing minds, -
6:18 - 6:21follow your vision.
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6:21 - 6:27It will transform
the way you tell stories. -
6:27 - 6:30Fuel your passion.
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6:30 - 6:36It will refresh the way
that you share reality. -
6:37 - 6:40And act on your ideas.
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6:40 - 6:45Aspire your stories to inspire.
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6:49 - 6:54A passionate story
that's told from your heart -
6:54 - 6:58can change a thousand minds forever.
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6:58 - 7:03And that's the art of changing minds.
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7:05 - 7:08(Applause)
- Title:
- The Art of Changing Minds | Pascal Depuhl | TEDxBocaRaton
- Description:
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All of them hate you. You're positive that your entrenched conviction is true. Cinematographer, Pascal Depuhl, talks about the art of changing a made up mind, by showing how to tell a story, which will overturn the way you think and feel.
- Video Language:
- English
- Team:
- closed TED
- Project:
- TEDxTalks
- Duration:
- 07:17
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Tulio Leao
Hello June and Reiko,
Nice subtitles. I have fixed the title with the latest guideline and also worked on sync and some lines to comply with the 42:21 rule.
Best Regards!
Reiko Bovee
Hi Tulio,
Thank you for fixing the sync and speed.
I think when I change this much I should clear timing and start synchronizing from the beginning.
This was done before you taught me how to check the timing and number of character. I now can do at least 42/21 right. I actually was counting letters before!
Thank you, again.
Reiko
Tulio Leao
I can't imagine how much effort it is to count letters hahahaha, you're a brave soul!
Best Regards