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3 tips to boost your confidence – TED-Ed

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Warm-up Questions

When do you usually feel less confident: before an exam, a presentation, or meeting new people? Why?
What is one thing you do to feel more confident quickly?
What do you think “boost your confidence” means in daily life?

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3 tips to boost your confidence – TED-Ed

What confidence is and where it comes from (00:00 – 01:35)

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1. According to the video, confidence is created by self-esteem plus optimism, and then what?

Comparing yourself to others to feel stronger
Avoiding challenges until you feel ready
Acting courageously to face a challenge
Waiting for other people to encourage you

2. Which of these is NOT one of the three main factors that impact confidence mentioned in the video?

How much money you earn
What you’re born with (genes)
The choices you make and how you respond
How you’re treated and social pressures

3. What does the speaker say about the three factors affecting confidence?

They are impossible to change
Only genes matter in the end
They can be completely separated and measured easily
They can’t be completely untangled, but personal choices play a major role

3 tips to boost your confidence – TED-Ed

Tip 1 (quick fix) and Tip 2 (growth mindset) (01:35 – 02:56)

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1. Which action is given as a short-term trick to boost confidence?

Avoiding difficult tasks until later
Sleeping longer the night before
Arguing with negative people
Listening to music with deep bass

2. What is a “fixed mindset” in the video?

Believing confidence comes only from other people
Believing talents are locked in place
Believing mistakes should always be punished
Believing abilities can be developed like a muscle

3. What does neuroscience support, according to the speaker?

That social pressure is the only key factor
That failure permanently lowers your ability
That confidence is mostly genetic and can’t change
That brain connections get stronger with study and practice

3 tips to boost your confidence – TED-Ed

Tip 3: practice failure and final encouragement (02:56 – 04:17)

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1. Why does the speaker say practicing failure can help build confidence?

Because it helps you respond to setbacks in a constructive way
Because it makes other people respect you immediately
Because it teaches you to pretend you never fail
Because it guarantees you will succeed next time

2. What do people who fail regularly and keep trying learn to do, according to the video?

Hide their mistakes from others
Stop taking risks to protect their confidence
Blame their environment for everything
Try different strategies and ask others for advice

3. What does the speaker encourage you to do when you make mistakes while taking on a challenge?

Ignore the mistakes completely
Quit immediately
Be kind to yourself
Punish yourself to learn faster

3 tips to boost your confidence – TED-Ed

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1. Which statement best matches the video’s overall message about confidence?

Confidence is something you either have or you don’t.
Confidence mainly comes from being talented at birth.
Confidence is only possible after you succeed many times.
Confidence can be developed through practical habits and ways of thinking.

2. Which combination is closest to how the video defines confidence?

Knowledge + competition + perfection
Self-esteem + optimism + courageous action
Talent + popularity + good luck
Being louder than other people

3. In the video, what is the main difference between a fixed mindset and a growth mindset?

Fixed mindset avoids effort; growth mindset believes abilities can improve.
Fixed mindset focuses on kindness; growth mindset focuses on criticism.
Fixed mindset depends on music; growth mindset depends on genes.
Fixed mindset wants challenges; growth mindset avoids them.

Discussion Questions

Discuss the ideas from this video

3 tips to boost your confidence – TED-Ed

Which of the three tips (quick fix, growth mindset, practice failure) seems most useful for you right now? Why?
Do you think confidence is more influenced by genes, environment, or personal choices? Explain your view.
Describe a time you faced a setback. What did you learn, and what would you do differently next time?
What is one “pep talk” sentence you could say to yourself before a difficult task?