Ask Better Questions to Build Better Connections | Amber L. Wright | TEDxCSULB

Asking better questions isn’t simply another way to make small talk. Instead, it’s a path to creating real connection with the people around you, in a thoughtful and genuine way. This talk by communication expert and certified life coach, Amber L. Wright, explores how to ask better questions and invest in one of life’s greatest currencies: relationships. Amber L. Wright, CSULB Alumna, is a communication expert, certified life coach, and speaker who helps people find their voice during moments that matter. An award-winning educator, she holds a master’s degree in Interpersonal Communication. Well versed in the power of storytelling, she is known for giving dynamics presentations on how to communicate effectively and live authentically.
Amber has shared her expertise on what it means to speak, live, and lead with confidence in notable media outlets such as Forbes, Mashable, Fast Company, and Black Enterprise. She is the host of the Talk to Amber Podcast and author of, “Can We Talk? 10 Life Lessons on Finding Your Voice and Finding Yourself,” a wildly popular personal development book. She is a married mom of two, proud lefty, and a card-carrying member of Beyonce’s BeyHive. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

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  • @roolshool
    @roolshool2 жыл бұрын

    Criminally underrated talk

  • @wordswellsaid

    @wordswellsaid

    2 жыл бұрын

    Wow, thank you so much, Ruhul!

  • @50tenspro

    @50tenspro

    2 жыл бұрын

    Agreed Ruhul! So glad this came across my feed. Dr. Wright gets to the crux of what constitutes meaningful communication. Thank you Mrs. Wright. 😊

  • @tomherald

    @tomherald

    5 ай бұрын

    I agree!

  • @januarsalonga2170
    @januarsalonga21702 жыл бұрын

    "I'm not doing my best today but I'm trying my best." Powerful. Thank you Amber,

  • @wordswellsaid

    @wordswellsaid

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for watching, Januar!

  • @EngrushOfficial

    @EngrushOfficial

    Жыл бұрын

    @@wordswellsaid Thank you for enlightening us through your valuable words. Love you from India.

  • @MrValod818
    @MrValod818 Жыл бұрын

    So much compassion in her voice.

  • @spyram31
    @spyram313 жыл бұрын

    Wow, “Communicating with intention”, I love it.

  • @wordswellsaid

    @wordswellsaid

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, Stan!

  • @silondilejali5473
    @silondilejali5473 Жыл бұрын

    I did yesterday, I wasn't having the greatest day and when asked how I am - my response was "I'm not having the best day but I'm doing my best". And let me tell you how goooood that felt, to be honest and vulnerable yet still able to maintain my privacy. Thank you Amber

  • @MissHuergo
    @MissHuergo2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Amber, what an amazing speech. I had the same situation a week ago with my very close friends or (Big Sister) Pamela. I always smile even when I cry but this time I was sinking from the inside. We gather up at her house and we’re talking about life. For the past weeks and months I wasn’t fine and she took the momentum to not ask me but to tell me; I know you are not okay. WOW! that was powerful I literally couldn’t hold my tears., It was a very emotional time. My best friend committed suicide two months ago and after that day I been so aware of these feelings, so harsh. If you are reading this and consider yourself a good friend pay attention and good luck 🍀

  • @kwamechristianesq.4558
    @kwamechristianesq.45587 күн бұрын

    Incredible talk!

  • @yassirislam5223
    @yassirislam52232 жыл бұрын

    An excellent talk..warm, engaging ,and full of insight..thank you!

  • @91choudhariazam
    @91choudhariazam6 ай бұрын

    Love you Professor. You are the best one.

  • @mrterrygivens
    @mrterrygivens2 жыл бұрын

    What a wonderful explanation of this skill. Thank you Amber.

  • @wordswellsaid

    @wordswellsaid

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, Terry!

  • @inyango9055
    @inyango9055 Жыл бұрын

    Just love her energy and her voice

  • @tashajackson6751
    @tashajackson67513 жыл бұрын

    I saw this talk live several months ago (pre-covid). It has stayed with me. Truly inflicted the way I talk to my youngest. Thank you for this gift. Your talk has had impact! 🙏

  • @deborahcox4242

    @deborahcox4242

    Ай бұрын

  • @deborahcox4242

    @deborahcox4242

    Ай бұрын

  • @deborahcox4242

    @deborahcox4242

    Ай бұрын

    ❤❤❤

  • @VernettaRFreeney
    @VernettaRFreeney3 жыл бұрын

    Great talk Amber. Definitely need to do better asking better questions myself.

  • @yordanostemesgen1417
    @yordanostemesgen1417 Жыл бұрын

    This is such an interesting topic to talk about !!

  • @JOwens
    @JOwens3 жыл бұрын

    Love this, Amber Authentic Communication bonds, builds and helps us grow positive relationships . Thanks - it’s the best mentoring.

  • @wordswellsaid

    @wordswellsaid

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for watching!

  • @CEOLife
    @CEOLife11 күн бұрын

    Thank you so much! These are great, community is everything!

  • @ajordan1847
    @ajordan18473 жыл бұрын

    Amber you are such an inspiring communicator!!! Grateful to be able to witness your, "genius zone" in action. I plan to implement what you shared with others, the intentionality in questioning and showing empathy, resonated. Awesomeness all around.😊 (by the way this is Alethea J from class).

  • @pranayraycha9974
    @pranayraycha99742 жыл бұрын

    I had been wondering for a long time how to connect things in order to remember them and how to remember to connect things. And suddenly I see this video in my recommendation and yeah I found one answer. Thank you.

  • @user-rf5cm2if2t
    @user-rf5cm2if2t2 ай бұрын

    Meaningful speech, thank you Amber ❤

  • @aqmeriamen-wint6313
    @aqmeriamen-wint63134 ай бұрын

    This is really amazing! Thank you Amber!

  • @kristinedreimane1454
    @kristinedreimane14542 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely love this speach! Thank you ❤

  • @Sky_11029
    @Sky_110293 жыл бұрын

    One of the best ted talks I've seen I wonder why so little visibility

  • @wordswellsaid

    @wordswellsaid

    2 жыл бұрын

    I appreciate that, Diane. Thank you!

  • @roopakurup3931
    @roopakurup3931 Жыл бұрын

    Such a powerful and amazing talk. Loved it. Thank you Dr Wright for such an inspiring talk .

  • @jordantoronto863
    @jordantoronto863 Жыл бұрын

    I love this talk so much!!!!

  • @rosedevereux2391
    @rosedevereux2391 Жыл бұрын

    4:18-7:30 💝💖💞 "You young AND you old at the same _toime_ " Sooo Cali!!

  • @dorothyedwards7225
    @dorothyedwards722511 ай бұрын

    Thank you, that was uplifting and connecting.

  • @06.phamvomybinh44
    @06.phamvomybinh449 ай бұрын

    love your talk. really inspired. thanks a lot amber

  • @raeg5257
    @raeg5257 Жыл бұрын

    This was incredible!! I have been feeling like my relationships have been superficial the last while. And it made me feel like for some reason I was at fault. But I’m going to try to ask more insightful questions. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experiences!!

  • @kaimurphy7953
    @kaimurphy7953 Жыл бұрын

    GREAT TED TALK!!!

  • @AmeliaFeng-rd4nc
    @AmeliaFeng-rd4nc11 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for this talk!!! Just what I was looking for. Very well presented.

  • @caneysherfield
    @caneysherfield Жыл бұрын

    Very insightful thank you for sharing!

  • @reginabass4515
    @reginabass45152 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for helping me through your speech recognize it is okay not to be okay.

  • @frany7493
    @frany74932 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant, sweet, caring, powerfully humble and effective. Thank you 💕💕💕

  • @trameldavis7763
    @trameldavis77634 ай бұрын

    Well said Ms. Amber.

  • @eclips3354
    @eclips33542 жыл бұрын

    Amazing talk!!!

  • @wildfireol
    @wildfireol2 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant talk 💜

  • @user-xd7gd6rg8j
    @user-xd7gd6rg8j6 ай бұрын

    Love every single words of this

  • @darchabennett7917
    @darchabennett791711 ай бұрын

    That was awesome and much needed, thanks for the transparency 😊

  • @priscaisimoya
    @priscaisimoya Жыл бұрын

    I really enjoyed this speech!

  • @user-cj7xw4bk6j
    @user-cj7xw4bk6j2 ай бұрын

    I love her.

  • @justinaez4029
    @justinaez40292 жыл бұрын

    Đã là fan thì mãi mãi là fan😉💗

  • @ajinkyadeshmukh6324
    @ajinkyadeshmukh63246 ай бұрын

    Thank you so so much for this info! It changed my perspective and made me think deeply about relationship building!

  • @carololiveira6889
    @carololiveira6889 Жыл бұрын

    Just beautiful !!

  • @maureenclement2553
    @maureenclement2553 Жыл бұрын

    Wonderful!

  • @ambermack7243
    @ambermack7243 Жыл бұрын

    I loved this

  • @flossa1960
    @flossa19607 ай бұрын

    this talk is amazing, it’s really changed my outlook! thank you amber

  • @michelleb4035
    @michelleb40353 ай бұрын

    Wonderful advice.

  • @Abahale11
    @Abahale112 жыл бұрын

    Its amazing how deep we are in this "education narrative", besides accepting the fact that we all are learning and all we can do is try to communicate this learning to others. There's no such thing as "teaching".

  • @strainwashed
    @strainwashed23 күн бұрын

    Thank you amber

  • @Ms76Cocoa
    @Ms76Cocoa3 жыл бұрын

    This was so good Amber! Thank you!

  • @wordswellsaid

    @wordswellsaid

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for watching!

  • @carmensumlin4294
    @carmensumlin4294 Жыл бұрын

    AWESOME!

  • @tebogoikaneng727
    @tebogoikaneng72710 ай бұрын

    Love the talk, and I learnt a lot...

  • @tomato3347
    @tomato3347 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing talk, learned Hundred things

  • @tushararan9222
    @tushararan92225 ай бұрын

    Beautiful!

  • @prenapoetry
    @prenapoetry6 ай бұрын

    Thank you

  • @tamannaarora8892
    @tamannaarora8892Ай бұрын

    You are phenomenal

  • @NaturalieOne
    @NaturalieOne3 жыл бұрын

    Ambert is amazing.

  • @wordswellsaid

    @wordswellsaid

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, Lenita!

  • @ContentCanvasYT
    @ContentCanvasYT Жыл бұрын

    This is profound.

  • @mosytube
    @mosytube11 ай бұрын

    Solid. Very.

  • @jameskovach1210
    @jameskovach12102 жыл бұрын

    Much appreciation Amber, for sharing, and for enduring and/or moving through whatever obstacles “could have” stopped your work from getting to the rest of us. Is the phenomenon of -the entire universe being made up of nothing but answers (the only action necessary is to ask Questions [quality questions] to receive them) a common observation? Is this observation incorrect? If individual people are an aggregate that make up a more complex being, then you are a healthy cell and I’m grateful. Being Human is weird huh? Hope you enjoy these questions and many thanks. Is a “rhetorical question” just a phrase for a statement? Why are there so many important definitions for the word “just,” such a commonly used word? Sorry for yammering, I JUST have so many questions. 😂 Your speech has brought about an action in me, to make an effort to be aware of questions asked-and to react in a pleasant way to the curious and information seekers encountered throughout the day. To be aware when I am making statements rather than connections and so much more.

  • @danaa.leblanc2543
    @danaa.leblanc25438 ай бұрын

    Excellent. Clear and concise. Thank you.

  • @Hervebutoyi
    @Hervebutoyi2 жыл бұрын

    Way too few views! thanks for the talk Amber. All the way from Denmark.

  • @wordswellsaid

    @wordswellsaid

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for watching, all the way in Denmark!

  • @joshaquino8189
    @joshaquino8189 Жыл бұрын

    thoughtfully curious

  • @TheStreetsurfer06
    @TheStreetsurfer062 жыл бұрын

    Amazing

  • @wordswellsaid

    @wordswellsaid

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, Gian!

  • @BobF510
    @BobF5107 ай бұрын

    This is an amazing reservoir of knowledge. A book I read with similar wisdom was a paradigm shift for me. "The Art of Meaningful Relationships in the 21st Century" by Leo Flint

  • @TellSamyra
    @TellSamyra3 жыл бұрын

    Helpful

  • @wordswellsaid

    @wordswellsaid

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, Samyra! I'm glad you found it helpful.

  • @bizhustle3741
    @bizhustle3741 Жыл бұрын

    Perception shattered, Connection made... Nice!

  • @jasonhewitt2150
    @jasonhewitt21508 ай бұрын

    You are good

  • @HilalIbnKhalifat
    @HilalIbnKhalifat Жыл бұрын

    "Relationships are life's greatest currency" can a metaphor be more American than that 😭😭😭😭😭😭

  • @antjr54
    @antjr5410 ай бұрын

    Interesting

  • @christinadone774
    @christinadone7742 ай бұрын

    Today is all I have

  • @catchyme135
    @catchyme135 Жыл бұрын

    7:40

  • @catchyme135
    @catchyme135 Жыл бұрын

    10:05

  • @catchyme135
    @catchyme135 Жыл бұрын

    3:30

  • @user-mx5vr5ce7m
    @user-mx5vr5ce7m17 күн бұрын

    Kendrick Lamar is even talked about in Ted talks 🔥🔥🔥🔥 drake stood no chance

  • @robrobusa
    @robrobusa6 ай бұрын

    I wonder - how does one stop oneself from oversharing, then? :D

  • @naphtalieh.gbolahan2568

    @naphtalieh.gbolahan2568

    5 ай бұрын

    😊

  • @MekonenMeteor123
    @MekonenMeteor1233 ай бұрын

    I lose sleep by that opener of this talk I have the worst icebreaking questions

  • @Arachne-qw1vr
    @Arachne-qw1vr Жыл бұрын

    Nah. I used to be like that. It's only good in micro doses.

  • @pazzodi3
    @pazzodi316 күн бұрын

    This is corporate nonsense. True meaningful questions are the most difficult ones to ask.. how about asking, what's the most difficult thing about being you, what's the hardest thing about being a child/sibling/young, what's the easiest thing about being you? Etc.... Superficial questions will lead to superficial relationships.

  • @parisrealick
    @parisrealick Жыл бұрын

    "Go deep, not wild" @tykwondoe

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