How many emotional expressions can you detect in this video? 

NeuroSlam is delighted to announce an exclusive arrangement to use the EmotionWise assessments, the first scientifically validated interactive faces and voices test which measures emotional literacy.

UC Berkeley's Professor Keltner, Dr Dan Cordaro at Yale and NeuroSlam Chairman Dr. LennyKristal, developed the first interactive and scientifically validated expressional intelligence tool backed by over two decades of facial expression and vocalization coding research.
 

The test measures;

➡ Empathic accuracy

➡ Expressional intelligence

➡ Facial recognition

➡ Vocal recognition

Emotional Literacy (“EL”) is called different things, for example - emotional awareness or emotional intelligence, or expressional intelligence. Whatever the description, it is that learned ability to recognize, identify and understand facial and vocal cues. Not just in oneself, but in others – being able to “read” them. Not just to experience it, but to express it positively and productively.   

EL is critically important to the successful performance of elite sports people and with EmotionWise, we aim to help athletes understand and develop their ability to recognise their own and fellow athletes’ non-verbal expressions.  And to help identify similar signs put out by opponents.

Many athletes may struggle to express their inner more nuanced thoughts beyond a simple emotional vocabulary with catchall descriptors such as; I’m angry… happy … sad … etc. But developing a broader emotional vocabulary will help them express the tones of what they might be feeling.

Controlling emotions helps to win games.

Competition is often a highly emotional experience. As elite sportspeople know there is a strong connection between emotions and performance.

“Managing emotions, especially under high-pressure situations, often makes the difference between a successful athletic performance and failure. But when you have strong emotions, the thinking part of your brain can’t always control them”

NeuroSlam’s Wayne Ferreira – the former no 1 junior world singles tennis champion and top-ten player.

Athletes benefit from understanding their own emotions. They can go from the thrill of being watched by millions, to the dread that they might fail, to the exhilaration of winning or despair at losing – all within minutes of each other. They need to develop a keen sense of what elation, frustration or disappointment feels like and become comfortable with each emotion’s intensity and where it is coming from. They need to understand that nervous energy, a potential asset, can quickly turn into anxiety and ‘choke’ performance.

On the flip side, having a well-developed emotional self-awareness lays the groundwork for an athlete’s ability to recognise how someone else, often an opponent, might be feeling.

A Conversation With Dacher Keltner, The Psychologist Behind The Hit Oscar-Winning Movie, 'Inside Out'

http://www.psmag.com/books-and-culture/a-conversation-with-psychologist-behind-inside-out

What are the benefits of learning emotions?

There are big advantages to knowing yourself and others. The oldest, most primal signals of emotion are in the face and voice.

We have regions of the brain devoted to processing information about facial expressions and vocalizations of emotion. They embody a rich language that transcends culture and the spoken word. This website gives you the opportunity to hone your empathic skills for free.

Above any other measure of intelligence, emotional intelligence is the best predictor of satisfaction with life and social relationships. Emotional intelligence is central to human social life.

Emotionwise builds these skills in unique ways. We show you how to recognize emotion both in the face and the voice, and we trains you to recognize over 20 emotions that are so vital to social living.

The best part is that every element and practice of EmotionWise is rooted in scientific research, available to schools and educators for free.