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.

那么，我先从这个说起：几年前，一位活动策划人联系我，因为我即将参加一场演讲活动。

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

她打来电话说：‘我在如何为那张小传单撰写关于你的介绍时，真的遇到了困难。’

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

我心想：‘嗯，这有什么难的呢？’

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

她说：‘嗯，我看过你的演讲，我觉得应该称你为研究人员，但我担心如果这么称呼，没人会来，因为……'

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

他们会觉得你枯燥乏味且与当下无关。

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

（笑声）我当时就想：‘好吧。’

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

然后她说：‘但你演讲中让我喜欢的一点是，你是个讲故事的人。’

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

所以我想我会直接称你为讲故事的人。’

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

当然，我内心那个缺乏自信的学者部分立刻冒出来：‘你要叫我什么？’

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

她说：‘我要叫你讲故事的人。’