2. WORD
SMART
VERBAL
INTELLIGEN
CE LINGUISTIC
INTELLIGENC
E
3. Linguistic intelligence involves sensitivity to
spoken and written language, the ability to
learn languages, and the capacity to use
language to accomplish certain goals.
4. Those with linguistic intelligence learn
foreign languages very easily as they have
high verbal memory and recall, and an ability
to understand and manipulate syntax and
structure.
5. likes to read
likes to write
likes to listen
good at spelling
sensitive to patterns
good memory for general knowledge
orderly and systematic
ability to reason
good public speaker
6. Notices grammatical mistakes
Often speaks of what they have read
Likes to use fancy words
Cherishes their book collection
Easily remembers quotes and famous sayings
Loves word games
Likes puns and rhymes
Enjoys writing
Enjoys foreign language
7. make up stories and tell them to someone
else
have debates about current events
discuss life, the universe and everything!
keep a journal
learn new words every day
interview friends, family and mentors
write poems
8. read all kinds of novels, stories and jokes
write stories and jokes
use a computer to write
play vocabulary games and tests
publish your own website dedicated to your
special subject
do puzzles and crosswords
write letters/emails
write book reviews and product reviews
10. Maya Angelou (author and poet)
William Shakespeare(poet and playwright)
J.K.Rowling (novelist)
Tony Robbins(self-help author and
motivational speaker)
Winston Churchill(politician and statesman)
14. High –level abilities:
Communicating ideas
Having a knack for
languages
Speaking fluently in your
society
Giving speech
Writing stories, poems
Telling words rhetorically
Having a way with words
Expressing opinions very
well
15. How do you develop this
intelligence?
You can develop
linguistic-verbal
intelligence :
Disciplines: oratory,
rhetoric and literature.
Actually, everybody who
is called “normal person”
acquires abilities to
communicate with
normal cognitive capacity.
16. JUAN PABLO II
He visited 129 countries
during his pontificate,
obviously, he spoke many
languages:
French, spanish, ancient
greek, italian, german,
portuguese, ukrainian,
english, russian, croatian,
latin, polish, “guarani” and
“el esperanto”.