This devaluing of listening is handed down from generation to generation. There are many children who don't have the experience of being… — Julian Treasure Being Copy Share Image
Without our natural soundscape, we are making ourselves tired, stressed, and frightened all at the same time. — Julian Treasure Copy Share Image
We move through soundscapes all the time, and most of them are accidental - a by-product. Most retail soundscapes are accidental, incongruent… — Julian Treasure Copy Share Image
I have visited a number of boutique hotels where you feel there is a little bit of self-indulgence going on. — Julian Treasure Copy Share Image
We vote for politicians with lower voices, it's true, because we associate depth with power and with authority. — Julian Treasure Authority Copy Share Image
When you hear a child's voice, it will have that immediate effect of putting you in mind of looking after children. — Julian Treasure Child Copy Share Image
There's a lot of research now showing that noise, and the lack of quiet working space, is one of the biggest issues… — Julian Treasure Copy Share Image
By starting to pay attention to our natural soundscapes, businesses can reduce staff turnover, increase productivity, and increase profits. — Julian Treasure Attention Copy Share Image
You are one-third as productive in open-plan offices as in quiet rooms. I have a tip for you: if you work in… — Julian Treasure Copy Share Image
Let's define listening as making meaning from sound. It's a mental process, and it's a process of extraction. We use some pretty… — Julian Treasure Communication Copy Share Image
Just three minutes a day of silence is a wonderful exercise to reset your ears and to recalibrate so that you can… — Julian Treasure Day Copy Share Image
Most people think it's a linear relationship: I speak, you listen. Actually, it's a circle, because the way you listen affects how… — Julian Treasure Copy Share Image
In a room full of 60 to 70 people which is open plan and absolutely quiet, it's very intimidating to make a… — Julian Treasure People Copy Share Image
Men tend to listen in what I call a reductive way, which is to say for a point, for a solution. You… — Julian Treasure Communication Copy Share Image
People find birdsong relaxing and reassuring because over thousands of years, they have learnt when the birds sing, they are safe; it's… — Julian Treasure Bird Copy Share Image
Listening is a crucial aspect of democracy. Listening creates understanding, and understanding permits one of the most important things about every democracy,… — Julian Treasure Communication Copy Share Image
The trouble with listening is that so much of what we hear is noise, surrounding us all the time. — Julian Treasure Communication Copy Share Image
I've heard many reports of police attending scenes of domestic violence where they've had to turn off music and televisions and radios.… — Julian Treasure Copy Share Image
Sound in a space affects us profoundly. It changes our heart rate, breathing, hormone secretion, brain waves. It affects our emotions and… — Julian Treasure Copy Share Image
We're designing environments that make us crazy. And it's not just our quality of life which suffers. It's our health, our social… — Julian Treasure Behavior Copy Share Image
I think it's pretty pointless, my children learning to use a keyboard - we will just talk to our computers. Why would… — Julian Treasure Children Copy Share Image
People often mistake our mission at The Sound Agency for a crusade for silence, but actually, silence is in many ways just… — Julian Treasure Copy Share Image
Sound is complex; there are many countervailing influences. It can be a bit like a bowl of spaghetti: sometimes you just have… — Julian Treasure Copy Share Image
Someone else's paper is fascinating until you buy it yourself. Then it loses its appeal, and you have to pass it on… — Julian Treasure Copy Share Image
If you put music on top of noise, it's like putting icing on top of mud; it might look like a cake,… — Julian Treasure Copy Share Image
Music is the most powerful sound there is, often inappropriately deployed. It's powerful for two reasons: you recognize it fast, and you… — Julian Treasure Copy Share Image
Retailers don't think about why they have music. There are a number of issues. It can be very powerful in the right… — Julian Treasure Music Copy Share Image
It is a mistake to assume that everyone listens like you do: your listening is as unique as your fingerprints, and so… — Julian Treasure Communication Copy Share Image
We spend all our time teaching reading and writing. We spend absolutely no time at all, in most schools, teaching either speaking… — Julian Treasure Education Copy Share Image
For the great speakers, it's all about the audience. And the feeling they have is that they're giving a gift, of maybe… — Julian Treasure Audience Copy Share Image
Sound affects us physiologically, psychologically, cognitively, and behaviorally all the time. The sound around us is affecting us even though we're not… — Julian Treasure Copy Share Image
I think absolute honesty may not be what we want. I mean, 'My goodness, you look ugly this morning.' Perhaps that's not… — Julian Treasure Goodness Copy Share Image
My mother, in the last years of her life, became very negative, and it's hard to listen. I remember one day, I… — Julian Treasure Day Copy Share Image
The need to be right can arise from a fear of being disrespected. Or it may come out of the fear of… — Julian Treasure Copy Share Image
Sadly, piped music in so many public spaces is often just more noise. Rarely is it carefully designed to enhance our experience;… — Julian Treasure Experience Copy Share Image
A sonic logo on its own isn't going to do very much. We get frustrated with smaller brands who come to us… — Julian Treasure Copy Share Image
Intention is very important in sound, in listening. When I married my wife, I promised her I would listen to her every… — Julian Treasure Communication Copy Share Image
We all like to look good. However, this basic human desire can often get in the way of our listening and our… — Julian Treasure Communication Copy Share Image
If you're listening consciously, you can take control of the sound around you. It's good for your health and for your productivity.… — Julian Treasure Communication Copy Share Image
The human voice: It's the instrument we all play. It's the most powerful sound in the world, probably. It's the only one… — Julian Treasure Experience Copy Share Image
