The Power of Vulnerability | Brené Brown | TED

So, I'll start with this: a couple years ago, an event planner called me because I was going to do a speaking event.

那麼，我先從這個說起：幾年前，一位活動策劃人聯絡我，因為我即將參加一場演講活動。

And she called, and she said, "I'm really struggling with how to write about you on the little flyer."

她打來電話說：‘我在如何為那張小傳單撰寫關於你的介紹時，真的遇到了困難。’

And I thought, "Well, what's the struggle?"

我心想：‘嗯，這有什麼難的呢？’

And she said, "Well, I saw you speak, and I'm going to call you a researcher, I think, but I'm afraid if I call you a researcher, no one will come, because

她說：‘嗯，我看過你的演講，我覺得應該稱你為研究人員，但我擔心如果這麼稱呼，沒人會來，因為……'

they'll think you're boring and irrelevant."

他們會覺得你枯燥乏味且與當下無關。

(Laughter) And I was like, "Okay."

（笑聲）我當時就想：‘好吧。’

And she said, "But the thing I liked about your talk is you're a storyteller.

然後她說：‘但你演講中讓我喜歡的一點是，你是個講故事的人。’

So I think what I'll do is just call you a storyteller."

所以我想我會直接稱你為講故事的人。’

And of course, the academic, insecure part of me was like, "You're going to call me a what?"

當然，我內心那個缺乏自信的學者部分立刻冒出來：‘你要叫我什麼？’

And she said, "I'm going to call you a storyteller."

她說：‘我要叫你講故事的人。’