第一篇：地稅人演講稿你是誰為了誰大全

地稅人演講稿你是誰為了誰

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地稅成立之初，我穿上了這身凝重的藍(lán)色制服，成為她的普通一員，那時的我熱情卻又沖動、幼稚，不知道做一個地稅人，是為了誰。

時光荏苒，地稅走過了十年的風(fēng)雨。十年在歷史的長河中只是短短一瞬，而十年對一個人來說又能有幾回？我作為一名將過而立之年的地稅人，從剛踏上社會的那一刻起，就有幸與“地稅”結(jié)下不解之緣，與她一起經(jīng)歷本文來源于網(wǎng)著誕生的陣痛，品嘗著成長的快樂；目睹著她從小到大、從稚嫩到成熟，耳聞著無數(shù)普通的地稅人，用平凡的行動回答著：為了誰。

“泥巴裹滿褲腿，汗水濕透衣背，我不知道你是誰，我卻知道你為了誰……”

每當(dāng)聽到這首九八抗洪的頌歌，總會感動得熱淚盈眶，雖然我不是軍人，卻同樣頭頂著國徽，捍衛(wèi)著國家的尊嚴(yán)。不同的是，我們是在沒有硝煙的“稅收戰(zhàn)場”上，用滿腔熱血唱出了青春無悔的壯歌。

地稅成立之初，地稅人在社會上還是個新名詞，地方稅務(wù)局是干什么的，人們并不清楚。十年來，我們通過開展“服務(wù)納稅人、滿意在地稅”，“做合格地稅人、為地稅添光彩”等活動，提高服務(wù)質(zhì)量，提升地稅人形象；從加強(qiáng)稅法宣傳、加強(qiáng)稅收征管、加強(qiáng)與地方政府協(xié)作入手，嚴(yán)格執(zhí)行稅收法律、法規(guī)，認(rèn)真落實稅收優(yōu)惠政策，充分發(fā)揮稅收的各項職能，為地方經(jīng)濟(jì)建設(shè)起到了保駕護(hù)航的作用；我們在落實新征管法和稅收業(yè)務(wù)規(guī)程的基礎(chǔ)上，引入了國際質(zhì)量標(biāo)準(zhǔn)管理體系，提高了征管質(zhì)量，夯實

了稅源基礎(chǔ)，有效地實現(xiàn)了堵漏增收。

面對這一面面光榮的旗幟，一串串豐收的碩果，我可以自豪地回答“你是誰？”你是光榮的地稅人，你是共和國的聚財人，你用辛勤的汗水，促進(jìn)了地方經(jīng)濟(jì)的繁榮和發(fā)展。

地稅成立之初，我們的辦公環(huán)境簡陋，工作頭緒紛雜。誰最累？地稅局的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)累，工作環(huán)境差，群眾意見大，反映困難多；地稅局的會計、開票人員累，每月上千份稅票的填開、解繳、核算全靠手工完成；地稅局的管戶人員累，無論雨打風(fēng)吹，他們都要奔波在鄉(xiāng)村小廠，促收保稅。十年來歷任領(lǐng)導(dǎo)班子帶領(lǐng)全體地稅人艱苦創(chuàng)業(yè)，現(xiàn)在，地稅局域網(wǎng)建成了、四期上線了；從前低矮的平房，如今是寬敞明亮的征收大廳；從前用慣筆桿子的稅收員，如今手握鼠標(biāo)，輕捷地敲擊鍵盤；從前繁瑣的會統(tǒng)工作，如今已被輕輕的“點(diǎn)擊、發(fā)送”所替代。為了方便納稅人，你還須本文轉(zhuǎn)載自網(wǎng)常常加班加點(diǎn)，家人不知你何時回；為了

消滅稅收盲點(diǎn)，你仍不得不深入偏遠(yuǎn)農(nóng)村，泥巴裹滿褲腿；為了幫助企業(yè)排憂解困，你奔走協(xié)調(diào)，汗水濕透衣背。就是這無數(shù)普通的地稅人，默默無聞地工作在稅收第一線，用平凡的行動，描繪著地稅壯美的畫卷，他們怎能不是最美？

雛鷹十年已展翅，扶搖九天作鯤鵬。在地稅成立十周年之際，我相信地稅這只雄鷹將繼續(xù)堅持“圍繞中心，服務(wù)大局；以人為本，強(qiáng)化管理；與時俱進(jìn)，改革創(chuàng)新”的原則，在捍衛(wèi)國家經(jīng)濟(jì)命脈、服務(wù)地方經(jīng)濟(jì)建設(shè)的藍(lán)天上，展翅翱翔！

我不知道你是誰，我卻知道你是為了誰，你是為了人民生活的富裕，你是為了社會經(jīng)濟(jì)的繁榮，你是為了共和國的騰飛，你就是平凡而光榮的地稅人！

第二篇：地稅員工演講你是誰為了誰

地稅員工演講你是誰為了誰

文章標(biāo)題：地稅員工演講你是誰為了誰

地稅人演講稿-你是誰為了誰

地稅成立之初，我穿上了這身凝重的藍(lán)色制服，成為她的普通一員，那時的我熱情卻又沖動、幼稚，不知道做一個地稅人，是為了誰。

時光荏苒，地稅走過了十年的風(fēng)雨。十年在歷史的長河中只是短短一瞬，而十年對一個人來說又能有幾回？我作為一名將過而立

之年的地稅人，從剛踏上社會的那一刻起，就有幸與“地稅”結(jié)下不解之緣，與她一起經(jīng)歷本文來源于著誕生的陣痛，品嘗著成長的快樂；目睹著她從小到大、從稚嫩到成熟，耳聞著無數(shù)普通 的地稅人，用平凡的行動回答著：為了誰。

“泥巴裹滿褲腿，汗水濕透衣背，我不知道你是誰，我卻知道你為了誰……”

每當(dāng)聽到這首九八抗洪的頌歌，總會感動得熱淚盈眶，雖然我不是軍人，卻同樣頭頂著國徽，捍衛(wèi)著國家的尊嚴(yán)。不同的是，我們是在沒有硝煙的“稅收戰(zhàn)場”上，用滿腔熱血唱出了青春無悔的壯歌。

地稅成立之初，地稅人在社會上還是個新名詞，地方稅務(wù)局是干什么的，人們并不清楚。十年來，我們通過開展“服務(wù)納稅人、滿意在地稅”，“做合格地稅人、為地稅添光彩”等活動，提高服務(wù)質(zhì)量，提升地稅人形象；從加強(qiáng)稅法宣傳、加強(qiáng)稅收征管、加強(qiáng)與地方政府協(xié)作入手，嚴(yán)格執(zhí)行稅收法律、法規(guī)，認(rèn)真落實稅收優(yōu)惠政策，充分發(fā)揮稅收的各項職能，為地方經(jīng)濟(jì)建設(shè)起到了保駕護(hù)航的作用；我們在落實新征管法和稅

收業(yè)務(wù)規(guī)程的基礎(chǔ)上，引入了國際質(zhì)量標(biāo)準(zhǔn)管理體系，提高了征管質(zhì)量，夯實了稅源基礎(chǔ)，有效地實現(xiàn)了堵漏增收。

面對這一面面光榮的旗幟，一串串豐收的碩果，我可以自豪地回答“你是誰？”你是光榮的地稅人，你是共和國的聚財人，你用辛勤的汗水，促進(jìn)了地方經(jīng)濟(jì)的繁榮和發(fā)展。

地稅成立之初，我們的辦公環(huán)境簡陋，工作頭緒紛雜。誰最累？地稅局的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)累，工作環(huán)境差，群眾意見大，反映困難多；地稅局的會計、開票人員累，每月上千份稅票的填開、解繳、核算全靠手工完成；地稅局的管戶人員累，無論雨打風(fēng)吹，他們都要奔波在鄉(xiāng)村小廠，促收保稅。十年來歷任領(lǐng)導(dǎo)班子帶領(lǐng)全體地稅人艱苦創(chuàng)業(yè)，現(xiàn)在，地稅局域網(wǎng)建成了、四期上線了；從前低矮的平房，如今是寬敞明亮的征收大廳；從前用慣筆桿子的稅收員，如今手握鼠標(biāo)，輕捷地敲擊鍵盤；從前繁瑣的會統(tǒng)工作，如今已被輕輕的“點(diǎn)擊、發(fā)送”所替代。為

了方便納稅人，你還須本文轉(zhuǎn)載自常常加班加點(diǎn)，家人不知你何時回；為了消滅稅收盲點(diǎn)，你仍不得不深入偏遠(yuǎn)農(nóng)村，泥巴裹滿褲腿；為了幫助企業(yè)排憂解困，你奔走協(xié)調(diào)，汗水濕透衣背。就是這無數(shù)普通的地稅人，默默無聞地工作在稅收第一線，用平凡的行動，描繪著地稅壯美的畫卷，他們怎能不是最美？

雛鷹十年已展翅，扶搖九天作鯤鵬。在地稅成立十周年之際，我相信地稅這只雄鷹將繼續(xù)堅持“圍繞中心，服務(wù)大局；以人為本，強(qiáng)化管理；與時俱進(jìn)，改革創(chuàng)新”的原則，在捍衛(wèi)國家經(jīng)濟(jì)命脈、服務(wù)地方經(jīng)濟(jì)建設(shè)的藍(lán)天上，展翅翱翔！

我不知道你是誰，我卻知道你是為了誰，你是為了人民生活的富裕，你是為了社會經(jīng)濟(jì)的繁榮，你是為了共和國的騰飛，你就是平凡而光榮的地稅人！

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地稅人演講稿-你是誰為了誰

地稅成立之初，我穿上了這身凝重的藍(lán)色制服，成為她的普通一員，那時的我熱情卻又沖動、幼稚，不知道做一個地稅人，是為了誰。

時光荏苒，地稅走過了十年的風(fēng)雨。十年在歷史的長河中只是短短一瞬，而十年對一個人來說又能有幾回？我作為一名將過而立

之年的地稅人，從剛踏上社會的那一刻起，就有幸與“地稅”結(jié)下不解之緣，與她一起經(jīng)歷本文來源于xiexiebang.comhttp://004km.cn/著誕生的陣痛，品嘗著成長的快樂；目睹著她從小到大、從稚嫩到成熟，耳聞著無數(shù)普通的地稅人，用平凡的行動回答著：為了誰。

“泥巴裹滿褲腿，汗水濕透衣背，我不知道你是誰，我卻知道你為了誰……”

每當(dāng)聽到這首九八抗洪的頌歌，總會感動得熱淚盈眶，雖然我不是軍人，卻同樣頭頂著國徽，捍衛(wèi)著國家的尊嚴(yán)。不同的是，我們是在沒有硝煙的“稅收戰(zhàn)場”上，用滿腔熱血唱出了青春無悔的壯歌。

地稅成立之初，地稅人在社會上還是個新名詞，地方稅務(wù)局是干什么的，人們并不清楚。十年來，我們通過開展“服務(wù)納稅人、滿意在地稅”，“做合格地稅人、為地稅添光彩”等活動，提高服務(wù)質(zhì)量，提升地稅人形象；從加強(qiáng)稅法宣傳、加強(qiáng)稅收征管、加強(qiáng)與地方政府協(xié)作入手，嚴(yán)格執(zhí)行稅收法律、法規(guī)，認(rèn)真落實稅收優(yōu)惠政策，充分發(fā)揮稅收的各項職能，為地方經(jīng)濟(jì)建設(shè)起到了保駕護(hù)航的作用；我們在落實新征管法和稅收業(yè)務(wù)規(guī)程的基礎(chǔ)上，引入了國際質(zhì)量標(biāo)準(zhǔn)管理體系，提高了征管質(zhì)量，夯實了稅源基礎(chǔ)，有效地實現(xiàn)了堵漏增收。

面對這一面面光榮的旗幟，一串串豐收的碩果，我可以自豪地回答“你是誰？”你是光榮的地稅人，你是共和國的聚財人，你用辛勤的汗水，促進(jìn)了地方經(jīng)濟(jì)的繁榮和發(fā)展。

地稅成立之初，我們的辦公環(huán)境簡陋，工作頭緒紛雜。誰最累？地稅局的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)累，工作環(huán)境差，群眾意見大，反映困難多；地稅局的會計、開票人員累，每月上千份稅票的填開、解繳、核算全靠手工完成；地稅局的管戶人員累，無論雨打風(fēng)吹，他們都要奔波在鄉(xiāng)村小廠，促收保稅。十年來歷任領(lǐng)導(dǎo)班子帶領(lǐng)全體地稅人艱苦創(chuàng)業(yè)，現(xiàn)在，地稅局域網(wǎng)建成了、四期上線了；從前低矮的平房，如今是寬敞明亮的征收大廳；從前用慣筆桿子的稅收員，如今手握鼠標(biāo)，輕捷地敲擊鍵盤；從前繁瑣的會統(tǒng)工作，如今已被輕輕的“點(diǎn)擊、發(fā)送”所替代。為了方便納稅人，你還須本文轉(zhuǎn)載自xiexiebang.comhttp://004km.cn/常常加班加點(diǎn)，家人不知你何時回；為了消滅稅收盲點(diǎn)，你仍不得不深入偏遠(yuǎn)農(nóng)村，泥巴裹滿褲腿；為了幫助企業(yè)排憂解困，你奔走協(xié)調(diào)，汗水濕透衣背。就是這無數(shù)普通的地稅人，默默無聞地工作在稅收第一線，用平凡的行動，描繪著地稅壯美的畫卷，他們怎能不是最美？

雛鷹十年已展翅，扶搖九天作鯤鵬。在地稅成立十周年之際，我相信地稅這只雄鷹將繼續(xù)堅持“圍繞中心，服務(wù)大局；以人為本，強(qiáng)化管理；與時俱進(jìn)，改革創(chuàng)新”的原則，在捍衛(wèi)國家經(jīng)濟(jì)命脈、服務(wù)地方經(jīng)濟(jì)建設(shè)的藍(lán)天上，展翅翱翔！

我不知道你是誰，我卻知道你是為了誰，你是為了人民生活的富裕，你是為了社會經(jīng)濟(jì)的繁榮，你是為了共和國的騰飛，你就是平凡而光榮的地稅人！

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第四篇：你是誰,為了誰—煙草行業(yè)演講稿

你是誰，為了誰—煙草行業(yè)演講稿

大家好！我叫王芳，聽到這個名字，您一定會想到電影《英雄兒女》。是的，我與英雄王成的妹妹同名。父母給我起這個名字，正是為了寄托他們美好的心愿，希望我牢記“國家利益至上”，做時代的英雄兒女！介紹完自己，請允許在我向在座的各位提一個問題：你是誰？請大家?guī)е@個問題進(jìn)入我今天的演講，題目是：你是誰，為了誰?！澳喟凸鼭M褲腿，汗水濕透衣背，我不知道你是誰，我卻知道你為了誰……”你是誰，為了誰，一首膾炙人口的老歌。每當(dāng)聽到它熟悉的旋律，總會讓人想起那同舟共濟(jì)、萬眾一心的激情歲月，總會讓人想起那千萬人用汗水和熱血鑄就的奉獻(xiàn)精神。今天，我卻想把這首歌唱給你——戰(zhàn)斗在煙草一線的同志們。為了把貨及時送到零售戶手中，你深入偏遠(yuǎn)山區(qū)和農(nóng)村，泥巴裹滿褲腿；為了充分滿足消費(fèi)者需求，你四處奔走協(xié)調(diào)，汗水濕透衣背；為了捍衛(wèi)煙草專賣尊嚴(yán)，你經(jīng)常加班加點(diǎn)，甚至要冒生命的危險，家人不知你何時回。誰最累，誰最美？正是你們，普普通通的煙草人，默默無聞地工作在最苦最累的一線，用平凡的工作，書寫著行業(yè)美好的明天，用滿腔的熱血，唱出了一支青春無悔的壯歌！

“你是誰，為了誰？”一個普普通通的問題，聽起來簡單，悟起來深刻，不同的回答代表著不同的人生觀，指引著 不同的人生道路?！澳闶钦l，為了誰？”中國煙草的英模人物、江蘇灌云縣煙草專賣局原局長王忠和同志說：“是牛就要擠出奶來，是人就要奉獻(xiàn)在崗位上”。他是這樣說的，更是這樣做的，為了他所鐘愛的煙草事業(yè)，為了國家和人民的利益，他身患絕癥仍然堅守崗位，直到生命的最后一刻?！盀楦锩聵I(yè)鞠躬盡瘁，一身正氣傲霜雪，謀企業(yè)發(fā)展嘔心瀝血，兩袖清風(fēng)震天地”，這正是他，一個共產(chǎn)黨員的真實寫照，一個優(yōu)秀煙草人的高尚情懷?！澳闶钦l，為了誰？”我省行業(yè)的“金葉衛(wèi)士”、交城縣煙草專賣局原支部書記任有琦同志回答：“人生的價值在于為共同的事業(yè)多一份奉獻(xiàn)，少一點(diǎn)索取。”面對不法煙販的飛車橫撞，他舍生忘死挺身而出，用鮮血和忠誠捍衛(wèi)了國家利益，譜寫了一曲“甘灑熱血鑄煙魂”的恢弘樂章?？赏瑯拥膯栴}，XX卷煙廠原廠長李國庭卻交了另一份答卷，他手中的權(quán)力只是為了滿足他永不滿足的私欲，最終墮落為人人所不齒的腐敗分子。生前事、身后名，不同的回答、迥異的選擇，造就了兩種截然相反的人生軌跡，也留給世人深深的思索：人為什么活著，什么樣的人生才有意義？是豎起一座豐碑，還是化為一堆糞土？請記住江澤民同志的回答：“我們的干部和黨員，一定要把人為什么活著這個問題弄清楚，如果只是為自己，為家庭而活著，那個意義是很有限的，只有為國家為社會為民族為集體的利益，奮不顧身地工作著，毫無保留地貢獻(xiàn)出自己的聰明才智，這樣 的人生才有真正的意義，才是光榮的人生，閃光的人生?！?/p>

“你是誰，為了誰？”正確回答這個問題，對于正處在改革發(fā)展重要調(diào)整期的中國煙草，更顯得尤為關(guān)鍵。如何準(zhǔn)確定位我們的行業(yè)，改革發(fā)展的方向在哪里？是代表國家行使和維護(hù)煙草專賣法的主體，還是利用特權(quán)謀取私利的壟斷集團(tuán)？我們行業(yè)賴以生存的基礎(chǔ)和進(jìn)步的源泉是什么？是國家利益和消費(fèi)者利益，還是煙草行業(yè)的特殊利益？對此，國家局姜成康局長立場鮮明：國家利益至上，煙草行業(yè)沒有自身的特殊利益。對此，省局李澤華局長立場明確，多次強(qiáng)調(diào)要滿足市場需求，滿足消費(fèi)者需求，不能為了效益而犧牲銷量……因此，我們也要立場堅定，要把切實維護(hù)國家利益、維護(hù)消費(fèi)者利益，作為我們一切工作的出發(fā)點(diǎn)和落腳點(diǎn)。那么，如何做到兩個維護(hù)？我個人認(rèn)為，關(guān)鍵是在科學(xué)發(fā)展觀的指導(dǎo)下，一要堅持煙草專賣制度，這是維護(hù)國家利益的前提和基礎(chǔ)；二要切實搞好服務(wù)，這是維護(hù)消費(fèi)者利益的基本要求；三要解決好提高效率、注重自律兩個課題，這是實現(xiàn)行業(yè)持續(xù)穩(wěn)定協(xié)調(diào)健康發(fā)展的重要保證。

說到這兒，我想給大家講一個真實的故事。去年下基層調(diào)研時，在街邊看見幾位老大爺正在抽煙，為了更多地了解市場，我就上前詢問他們抽的是什么煙，“東渡，一塊錢。”可據(jù)我了解，全省目前銷售的三百多個品牌規(guī)格中，壓根兒就沒有一塊錢的東渡，這煙是哪兒來的呢？答案只有一個： 假煙！大爺們對我說，我們也知道是假煙，我們也不想抽假煙，可煙草公司賣的煙都太貴，不抽假煙抽什么？同志們，我不知道你們聽后有什么感想，可這件小事卻帶給我很大的觸動。我感到困惑和矛盾，我們?nèi)绻荒芴峁┊a(chǎn)品滿足市場，我們又怎么能理直氣壯地禁止別人所謂的“滿足市場”？我們究竟靠什么實現(xiàn)行業(yè)要求的“三滿意”？我感到觸動和迷茫，每天在機(jī)關(guān)看到的是一串串令人振奮和鼓舞的數(shù)字，聽到的是一次次不斷被刷新的業(yè)績，有誰知道，在飚升的效益背后，我們可能會流失多少市場，失去多少消費(fèi)者的信任？我也思索和頓悟，我們不是純粹以盈利為目的的行業(yè)，只有抱著實事求是的態(tài)度，在關(guān)心群眾健康的同時，滿足消費(fèi)者需求；在滿足市場供應(yīng)的同時，維護(hù)市場秩序；在堅持煙草專賣制度的同時，切實搞好服務(wù)，把發(fā)展建立在可靠的市場基礎(chǔ)和扎實的工作基礎(chǔ)之上，才能最終構(gòu)建一個和諧的煙草行業(yè)，才是真正地維護(hù)國家利益和消費(fèi)者利益。

“你是誰，為了誰？”說到這兒，我想你的心中一定早已有了正確的答案，同志們，當(dāng)我們在個人利益和國家利益之間徘徊的時候，多問問“你是誰，為了誰”，你就會明白，該怎么想，該怎么做，為誰著想，為誰去做。美國總統(tǒng)肯尼迪曾經(jīng)說過，“不要問美國能為我們做些什么，而要問我們能為自己的國家做些什么。”此時此刻，我們要說：不要問國家能為煙草行業(yè)做些什么，而要問我們的行業(yè)能為國家和 人民做些什么！不要問行業(yè)能為我們做些什么，而要問問我們在座的各位能為煙草行業(yè)做些什么！我們每個人都是行業(yè)這個肌體賴以生存發(fā)展的細(xì)胞，也許我們不能改變世界，但是我們可以把握自我；也許我們不能預(yù)知未來，但是我們可以利用現(xiàn)在；也許我們不能樣樣完美，但是我們可以事事盡力，行業(yè)會因我們努力而更加輝煌，世界會因我們成功而更加精彩！

第五篇：你是誰演講稿范文

0:12 What an intriguing group of individuals you are...to a psychologist.0:17(Laughter)0:19 I've had the opportunity over the last couple of daysof listening in on some of your conversationsand watching you interact with each other.And I think it's fair to say, already,that there are 47 people in this audience,at this moment,displaying psychological symptoms I would like to discuss today.0:42(Laughter)0:43 And I thought you might like to know who you are.0:46(Laughter)0:48 But instead of pointing at you,which would be gratuitous and intrusive,I thought I would tell you a few facts and stories,in which you may catch a glimpse of yourself.1:01 I'm in the field of research known as personality psychology,which is part of a larger personality sciencewhich spans the full spectrum, from neurons to narratives.And what we try to do,in our own way,is to make sense of how each of us —each of you —is, in certain respects,like all other people,like some other peopleand like no other person.1:33 Now, already you may be saying of yourself,“I'm not intriguing.I am the 46th most boring person in the Western Hemisphere.”O(jiān)r you may say of yourself,“I am intriguing,even if I am regarded by most people as a great, thundering twit.” 1:56(Laughter)1:57 But it is your self-diagnosed boringness and your inherent “twitiness”that makes me, as a psychologist, really fascinated by you.So let me explain why this is so.2:11 One of the most influential approaches in personality scienceis known as trait psychology,and it aligns you along five dimensions which are normally distributed,and that describe universally held aspects of difference between people.They spell out the acronym OCEAN.So, “O” stands for “open to experience,”versus those who are more closed.“C” stands for “conscientiousness,”in contrast to those with a more lackadaisical approach to life.“E” — “extroversion,” in contrast to more introverted people.“A” — “agreeable individuals,”in contrast to those decidedly not agreeable.And “N” — “neurotic individuals,”in contrast to those who are more stable.3:03 All of these dimensions have implications for our well-being,for how our life goes.And so we know that, for example,openness and conscientiousness are very good predictors of life success,but the open people achieve that success through being audaciousand, occasionally, odd.The conscientious people achieve it through sticking to deadlines,to persevering, as well as having some passion.Extroversion and agreeableness are both conduciveto working well with people.Extroverts, for example, I find intriguing.With my classes, I sometimes give them a basic factthat might be revealing with respect to their personality:I tell them that it is virtually impossible for adultsto lick the outside of their own elbow.4:00(Laughter)4:01 Did you know that?Already, some of you have tried to lick the outside of your own elbow.But extroverts amongst youare probably those who have not only tried,but they have successfully licked the elbowof the person sitting next to them.4:17(Laughter)4:18 Those are the extroverts.4:20 Let me deal in a bit more detail with extroversion,because it's consequential and it's intriguing,and it helps us understand what I call our three natures.First, our biogenic nature — our neurophysiology.Second, our sociogenic or second nature,which has to do with the cultural and social aspects of our lives.And third, what makes you individually you — idiosyncratic —what I call your “idiogenic” nature.4:52 Let me explain.One of the things that characterizes extroverts is they need stimulation.And that stimulation can be achieved by finding things that are exciting:loud noises, parties and social events here at TED —you see the extroverts forming a magnetic core.They all gather together.And I've seen you.The introverts are more likely to spend time in the quiet spacesup on the second floor,where they are able to reduce stimulation —and may be misconstrued as being antisocial,but you're not necessarily antisocial.It may be that you simply realize that you do betterwhen you have a chance to lower that level of stimulation.5:41 Sometimes it's an internal stimulant, from your body.Caffeine, for example, works much better with extroverts than it does introverts.When extroverts come into the office at nine o'clock in the morningand say, “I really need a cup of coffee,”they're not kidding —they really do.Introverts do not do as well,particularly if the tasks they're engaged in —and they've had some coffee —if those tasks are speeded,and if they're quantitative,introverts may give the appearance of not being particularly quantitative.But it's a misconstrual.6:18 So here are the consequences that are really quite intriguing:we're not always what seem to be,and that takes me to my next point.I should say, before getting to this,something about sexual intercourse,although I may not have time.And so, if you would like me to —yes, you would?OK.6:39(Laughter)6:40 There are studies doneon the frequency with which individuals engage in the conjugal act,as broken down by male, female;introvert, extrovert.So I ask you:How many times per minute —oh, I'm sorry, that was a rat study — 6:58(Laughter)7:01 How many times per monthdo introverted men engage in the act?3.0.Extroverted men?More or less?Yes, more.5.5 — almost twice as much.Introverted women: 3.1.Extroverted women?Frankly, speaking as an introverted male,which I will explain later —they are heroic.7.5.They not only handle all the male extroverts,they pick up a few introverts as well.7:39(Laughter)7:41(Applause)7:47 We communicate differently, extroverts and introverts.Extroverts, when they interact,want to have lots of social encounter punctuated by closeness.They'd like to stand close for comfortable communication.They like to have a lot of eye contact,or mutual gaze.We found in some researchthat they use more diminutive terms when they meet somebody.So when an extrovert meets a Charles,it rapidly becomes “Charlie,” and then “Chuck,”and then “Chuckles Baby.” 8:20(Laughter)8:22 Whereas for introverts,it remains “Charles,” until he's given a pass to be more intimateby the person he's talking to.We speak differently.Extroverts prefer black-and-white, concrete, simple language.Introverts prefer — and I must again tell youthat I am as extreme an introvert as you could possibly imagine —we speak differently.We prefer contextually complex,contingent,weasel-word sentences — 9:01(Laughter)9:02 More or less.9:04(Laughter)9:05 As it were.9:07(Laughter)9:08 Not to put too fine a point upon it —like that.9:12 When we talk,we sometimes talk past each other.I had a consulting contract I shared with a colleaguewho's as different from me as two people can possibly be.First, his name is Tom.Mine isn't.9:26(Laughter)9:28 Secondly, he's six foot five.I have a tendency not to be.9:31(Laughter)9:33 And thirdly, he's as extroverted a person as you could find.I am seriously introverted.I overload so much,I can't even have a cup of coffee after three in the afternoonand expect to sleep in the evening.9:49 We had seconded to this project a fellow called Michael.And Michael almost brought the project to a crashing halt.So the person who seconded him asked Tom and me,“What do you make of Michael?”Well, I'll tell you what Tom said in a minute.He spoke in classic “extrovert-ese.”And here is how extroverted ears heard what I said,which is actually pretty accurate.I said, “Well Michael does have a tendency at timesof behaving in a way that some of us might seeas perhaps more assertive than is normally called for.” 10:29(Laughter)10:32 Tom rolled his eyes and he said,“Brian, that's what I said:he's an asshole!” 10:39(Laughter)10:41(Applause)10:44 Now, as an introvert,I might gently allude to certain “assholic” qualitiesin this man's behavior,but I'm not going to lunge for the a-word.10:55(Laughter)10:58 But the extrovert says,“If he walks like one, if he talks like one, I call him one.”And we go past each other.11:04 Now is this something that we should be heedful of?Of course.It's important that we know this.Is that all we are?Are we just a bunch of traits?No, we're not.Remember, you're like some other peopleand like no other person.How about that idiosyncratic you?As Elizabeth or as George,you may share your extroversion or your neuroticism.But are there some distinctively Elizabethan features of your behavior,or Georgian of yours,that make us understand you better than just a bunch of traits?That make us love you?Not just because you're a certain type of person.11:54 I'm uncomfortable putting people in pigeonholes.I don't even think pigeons belong in pigeonholes.So what is it that makes us different?It's the doings that we have in our life — the personal projects.You have a personal project right now,but nobody may know it here.It relates to your kid —you've been back three times to the hospital,and they still don't know what's wrong.Or it could be your mom.And you'd been acting out of character.These are free traits.You're very agreeable, but you act disagreeablyin order to break down those barriers of administrative torporin the hospital,to get something for your mom or your child.12:44 What are these free traits?They're where we enact a scriptin order to advance a core project in our lives.And they are what matters.Don't ask people what type you are;ask them, “What are your core projects in your life?”And we enact those free traits.I'm an introvert,but I have a core project, which is to profess.I'm a professor.And I adore my students,and I adore my field.And I can't wait to tell them about what's new, what's exciting,what I can't wait to tell them about.And so I act in an extroverted way,because at eight in the morning,the students need a little bit of humor,a little bit of engagement to keep them goingin arduous days of study.13:35 But we need to be very carefulwhen we act protractedly out of character.Sometimes we may find that we don't take care of ourselves.I find, for example, after a period of pseudo-extroverted behavior,I need to repair somewhere on my own.As Susan Cain said in her “Quiet” book,in a chapter that featured the strange Canadian professorwho was teaching at the time at Harvard,I sometimes go to the men's roomto escape the slings and arrows of outrageous extroverts.14:12(Laughter)14:13 I remember one particular day when I was retired to a cubicle,trying to avoid overstimulation.And a real extrovert came in beside me — not right in my cubicle,but in the next cubicle over —and I could hear various evacuatory noises,which we hate — even our own,that's why we flush during as well as after.14:36(Laughter)14:39 And then I heard this gravelly voice saying,“Hey, is that Dr.Little?” 14:46(Laughter)14:49 If anything is guaranteed to constipate an introvert for six months,it's talking on the john.14:57(Laughter)14:59 That's where I'm going now.Don't follow me.15:03 Thank you.15:04(Applause)