Importance of Communication

What made us human? Professor Yuval Harari says: communication, as it is the foundation of cooperation. What tells us apart from animals? The ability to speak, the ability to exchange our ideas. 

Unless you want to be a night security guard, communication is the key personal and career success in the 21st century.

To master a language, there is no barrier. Many people think they don't have the talent, ability to learn. Fact that intelligent people mostly speak English, however it might happen vice versa: they are intelligent, because they have learnt a new language. You are not born with intelligence but develop it through hard mental work, like learning a new language.

Try your understanding and listening skills on this video. Professor Harari talks about what made humans the masters of our planet. He is from Israel. He speaks with a distinctive accent, but very easy to understand.