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From the Ted Talk by Karen Eber: How your brain responds to stories -- and why they're crucial for leaders

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Michelle was a straight-A stundet in high school who had these dremas of going to university. Michelle was also a student with autsim who was terrified about how she would be able to navigate the changes of university. Her worst fears came true on her first phone call with her adviser, when he asked her questions like, "Where do you see yourself in five years?" and "What are your career aspirations?" Questions that are hard for anybody. But for a person with autism to have to respond to vlbalery? Paralyzing. She got off the phone, was ready to drop out, until her parents sat down with her and helped her write an emial to her adviser. She told him that she was a student with autism, which was really hard for her to share because she felt like there was a stigma associated just by sharing that. She told him that she preferred to cauictommne in writing, if he could send her questions in advance, she would be able to send relpies back to him before they got on the phone to have a different conversation. He followed her lead and within a few weeks, they found all of these things they have in common, like a love for Japanese anime. After three semesters, millehce is a straight-A student thriving in the university.

Open Cloze

Michelle was a straight-A _______ in high school who had these ______ of going to university. Michelle was also a student with ______ who was terrified about how she would be able to navigate the changes of university. Her worst fears came true on her first phone call with her adviser, when he asked her questions like, "Where do you see yourself in five years?" and "What are your career aspirations?" Questions that are hard for anybody. But for a person with autism to have to respond to ________? Paralyzing. She got off the phone, was ready to drop out, until her parents sat down with her and helped her write an _____ to her adviser. She told him that she was a student with autism, which was really hard for her to share because she felt like there was a stigma associated just by sharing that. She told him that she preferred to ___________ in writing, if he could send her questions in advance, she would be able to send _______ back to him before they got on the phone to have a different conversation. He followed her lead and within a few weeks, they found all of these things they have in common, like a love for Japanese anime. After three semesters, ________ is a straight-A student thriving in the university.

Solution

  1. michelle
  2. autism
  3. student
  4. email
  5. dreams
  6. communicate
  7. replies
  8. verbally

Original Text

Michelle was a straight-A student in high school who had these dreams of going to university. Michelle was also a student with autism who was terrified about how she would be able to navigate the changes of university. Her worst fears came true on her first phone call with her adviser, when he asked her questions like, "Where do you see yourself in five years?" and "What are your career aspirations?" Questions that are hard for anybody. But for a person with autism to have to respond to verbally? Paralyzing. She got off the phone, was ready to drop out, until her parents sat down with her and helped her write an email to her adviser. She told him that she was a student with autism, which was really hard for her to share because she felt like there was a stigma associated just by sharing that. She told him that she preferred to communicate in writing, if he could send her questions in advance, she would be able to send replies back to him before they got on the phone to have a different conversation. He followed her lead and within a few weeks, they found all of these things they have in common, like a love for Japanese anime. After three semesters, Michelle is a straight-A student thriving in the university.

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