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Communicating With Metaphors

December 19, 2009 – By Raymond T. Hightower | Comments Off

Metaphorical thinking governs the way we understand ourselves and others. Metaphors shape the way we communicate, learn, discover, and invent.

Whenever we deal with anything abstract, we resort to metaphors.

As a child, James Geary was fascinated with the “Quotable Quotes” feature in Readers Digest. He turned that fascination into a successful career. Geary shares his thoughts about metaphors in this 9-minute TED video.

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