Emotional Language Initiates Emotional Content

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March 30, 2011
Sticky content (content that sticks with people) is powered by emotion. The first step to making an emotional connection with people starts with using emotional language. Much of Oprah’s content is about helping people feel better about themselves by drawing out feelings and emotions. Here are a few direct quotes from Oprah’s conversations:

•    “How does it feel?  I want you to feel good.” 


•    “I can tell you’re happy.”

•   “You poured your heart and soul into this project.”

•    “Was the book a labor of love?”

•    “Are you nervous about the movie’s success?”

Use this list of emotional words to help you express yourself emotionally and to pull emotion out of others:

adored
afraid
aggravated
agitated
agonized
alarmed
alienated
amazed
amused
angry
anguished 
annoyed
antsy
anxious
apprehensive
aroused
ashamed
astonished
attracted
awful
awkward
bashful
bewildered
bitter
blissed
bored
brave
calm
caring
cautious
cheerful
comfortable
compassionate
concerned
confident
confused
contempt
content
critical
curious
cynical
defeated
dejected
delighted
depressed
desired
disappointed
discouraged
disgusted
disliked
dismayed
distressed
disturbed
down
dreadful
eager
ecstatic
edgy
elated
embarrassed
encouraged
enraged
enthralled
enthused
envious
euphoric
exasperated
excited
excited
exhausted
exhausted
exhilarated
fatigued
fearful
ferocious
fidgety
fond
frightened
frustrated
funny
furious
glad
gleeful
gloomy
greedy
griefstricken
grouchy
grumpy
guilty
happy
hassled
hateful
helpless
hesitant
homesick
hopeful
hopeless
horrible
hostile
humiliated
hurt
hysterical
impatient
indifferent
infatuated
inferior
insecure
insulted
irate
irked
irritated
isolated
jealous
jittery
jolly
joyous
lazy
leery
liked
loathe
lonely
loved
loving
mad
mean
melancholical
mischievous
miserable
moody
mortified
neglected
nervous
nice
numb
optimistic
outraged
overwhelmed
panicky
passionate
patient
pessimistic
pleased
proud
puzzled
queasy
rageful
raptured
regretful
rejected
relieved
reluctant
remorseful
resentful
restless
revulsed
ridiculous
riled
rushed
sad
safe
satisfied
scared
scornful
secure
sensitive
shaky
shocked
shy
silly
sleepy
sorry
spiteful
stressed
surprised
suspicious
sympathetic
tender
tense
terrified
thrilled
tired
tormented
triumphant
troubled
uncomfortable
uneasy
unhappy
unsafe
unsettled
upset
vengeful
vicious
victorious
warm
weary
woeful
wonderful
worried
wrathful
yucky
zany
zealless
zestless

-Randy Lane

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