# How miscommunication happens (and how to avoid it)

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Katherine Hampsten
- Year: 2016
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Business and management, Psychology and the brain, Society and politics, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/katherine_hampsten_how_miscommunication_happens_and_how_to_avoid_it)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Have you ever talked with a friend about a problem, only to realize that he just doesn't seem to grasp why the issue is so important to you? Have you ever presented an idea to a group, and it's met with utter confusion? What's going on here? Katherine Hampsten describes why miscommunication occurs so frequently, and how we can minimize frustration while expressing ourselves better. \[Directed by Andrew Foerster, narrated by Addison Anderson\].

## Lectures

1. [How miscommunication happens (and how to avoid it)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/katherine_hampsten_how_miscommunication_happens_and_how_to_avoid_it/24e0ad8afb4d), 5 min (TED's player)