Listening Lesson: Build your Creative Confidence

Are you creative? Do you think people can learn to be more creative or is creativity just something you are born with and can't be taught.

Creativity is the ability to come up with new ideas. It is an important skill in business because fresh ideas can help an organisation stay competitive.

Often, people think of themselves as being creative or non-creative. This talk argues that everyone has the ability to be creative and that it is only fear that stops people from being so.

This is a good video to watch especially if you have ever wondered why children are more creative than adults.

Listen to the talk and try to answer the true or false questions below. I hope it inspires you.

Now dedicide if the following statements are true or false:

• 1. The speaker's friend Brian made a cow out of clay when he was little.
  
  False
  True
  
  
• 2. Many people stop thinking of themselves as creative during childhood.
  
  False
  True
  
  
• 3. People who do not think they are creative can surprise themselves when they stick to a difficult task.
  
  False
  True
  
  
• 4. The speaker and his psychologist friend focused on the phobia of flying.
  
  True
  False
  
  
• 5. 'Guided mastery' is the process of overcoming your fears through a series of small steps.
  
  False
  True
  
  
• 6. The MRI scanner was completely reinvented to help children overcome their fear of it.
  
  False
  True
  
  
• 7. The speaker’s goal in life is to help people to find their creative confidence.
  
  True
  False