Developing-Empathy/C2/Reality-vs-Interpretation/English
Spoken Tutorial Script – Reality and Interpretations
Keywords: Reality, Interpretation, Self-awareness, Emotional intelligence, Perspective, Facts vs opinions, Subjective experience, video Tutorial.
Prerequisite tutorials: Understanding Emotions
| Visual Cue | Narration |
| Slide 1: Title – Reality and Interpretations | Welcome to this Spoken Tutorial on Reality and Interpretations. |
| Slide 2: Learning Objective | Have you noticed how the same event feels different to different people? |
| One may feel happy, another may feel angry.
Why does that happen? | |
| In this tutorial, we will learn about Reality and Interpretations. | |
| Slide 3: What is Reality? | Reality is anything that can be measured, checked, or tested. |
| Show in the visual cue. | For example: Petrol price is 112 rupees per litre. |
| Show the image. | Another example: Today’s outside temperature is 30°C. |
| They can be checked. The answer can be right or wrong | |
| Slide 4: What is Interpretation? | Interpretation is how we experience reality. |
| For example: “Petrol is too expensive” or “Petrol is too cheap.” | |
| Another example:
“The weather is beautiful” or “The weather is too hot.” | |
| There is no right or wrong here.
If the person is from a cold region, they will experience 30 degrees as hot. If they are from a hot region, they will experience 30 degrees as pleasant. These are interpretations. | |
| Slide 5: Sources of Interpretation | We form interpretations based on many factors. |
| Our past experiences.
Stories from others. Books we read, movies we watch. What we hear from parents, teachers, and society. | |
| Slide 6: Fun Activity | Let’s play a quick game.
You have to guess if it’s a Reality or an Interpretation. |
| “Room temperature is 28°C.”
Can it be checked? Yes. So it’s reality. | |
| “The tea tasted nice.”
Can this statement be checked? No. So it's an interpretation. | |
| “The bus arrived at 8:45 am.”
Can this statement be checked? Yes. It’s reality. | |
| “The monsoon season is beautiful.”
There is no right or wrong for this statement. It depends on whether you like rain or not. So it's an Interpretation. | |
| Slide 7: Connection to Emotions | Did you notice?
Only interpretations bring emotions. |
| Graphics
Tea is nice → Happiness Petrol price is high → Surprise” |
Saying "Tea is nice” we express satisfaction
Saying “Petrol price is high” we express surprise. |
| Saying “The weather is hot” we express discomfort.
Saying “Monsoon is beautiful” we express joy. | |
| Statements of reality alone do not trigger emotions. | |
| We experience emotions based on how we interpret reality. | |
| Slide 8: Reminder | Remember, emotions are not good or bad. |
| They simply tell us how we understand a situation. | |
| Slide 9: Summary | Let’s do a quick summary:
We learned: What is reality, what is interpretation. |
| How interpretations are formed? | |
| How emotions are formed based on our interpretations. | |
| Slide 10: Assignment | Now, let's do an assignment. Imagine you scored 80% in your final exam.
That’s a statement of reality. |
| Write how you would interpret it. | |
| What emotion would you feel?
What action would you take? | |
| Share it with a friend or a classmate. | |
| Closing slide | With this, we come to the end of this tutorial. |
| Final slide: EduPyramids logo | This tutorial is brought to you by EduPyramids Educational Services Private Ltd.
Thanks for watching. |
