Workshop Takeaways

Neuroscience of Emotional Intelligence

The workshop may be over, but the growth and learning continue! Use this page to revisit the concepts, tools and printable resources.

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Take a slow exhale

Take a deep breath in and exhale very slowly through pursed lips. Do a few of these if you can.

Instantly activates the vagus nerve and your parasympathetic nervous system
Your nervous system relaxes
Now you're ready to apply tool #2

3 Quick Steps to Activate EQ

Label the emotion (it doesn't have to be exact)
Ask a question to stimulate rational thought
Ask "what could I do that I'd be proud of later?"

The limbic system "let's go"
The prefrontal cortex is re-activated
Framing the decision reduces emotional impact

Smooth Your Voice

You can instantly sound more confident and less anxious by intentionally smoothing out the big fluctuations while you speak.

Tricks your brain into feeling calm
Also affects the people listening to you
Sound confident and relaxed

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Research Cited:

Torre, J. B., & Lieberman, M. D. (2018). Putting feelings into words: Affect labeling as implicit emotion regulation. Emotion Review, 10(2), 116-124.
Lerner, J. S., Li, Y., Valdesolo, P., & Kassam, K. S. (2015). Emotion and decision making. Annual review of psychology, 66, 799-823.
Laukka, P., Linnman, C., Åhs, F., Pissiota, A., Frans, Ö., Faria, V., ... & Furmark, T. (2008). In a nervous voice: Acoustic analysis and perception of anxiety in social phobics’ speech. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, 32(4), 195-214.
Aucouturier, J. J., Johansson, P., Hall, L., Segnini, R., Mercadié, L., & Watanabe, K. (2016). Covert digital manipulation of vocal emotion alter speakers’ emotional states in a congruent direction. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113(4), 948-953.
Hinshaw, K. E. (1991). The effects of mental practice on motor skill performance: Critical evaluation and meta-analysis. Imagination, Cognition and Personality, 11(1), 3-35.
Clark, L. V. (1960). Effect of mental practice on the development of a certain motor skill. Research Quarterly. American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation, 31(4), 560-569.

Do you lead a team?

We've put together a guide to help you facilitate a session with your team to reconnect and reinforce the workshop materials. Use the questions to guide conversations and continue building on the skills you learned together.

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