TED Talks Daily How to speak up — even when you don’t want to | Sarah Crawford-Bohl
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Apr 25, 2025 
Sarah Crawford-Bohl, a healthcare leader passionate about clear communication, shares her insights on overcoming barriers to speaking up. She highlights the significance of having difficult conversations with compassion, advocating for oneself in tricky situations. Listeners will learn the role of personal morals in guiding these discussions and the power of empathy and advocacy. Through practical frameworks, Sarah emphasizes how these skills lead to stronger teams and impactful outcomes in both healthcare and everyday life.
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Silence Blocks Truth and Growth
- Silence in uncomfortable situations feels safer but can block necessary truth and advocacy.
- Avoiding tough conversations risks worse outcomes at work and personally.
Practice Eases Difficult Talks
- Leverage practice to overcome your fight, flight, or freeze responses in hard talks.
- Create habit to see difficult conversations as beneficial for all involved.
Mom's Moral Compass Role Model
- Sarah's mom, an ICU nurse, modeled addressing tough topics with clarity and a strong moral compass.
- This shaped Sarah's own approach to advocating even in discomfort.