The Universal Language of Law | Olga Mack | TEDxUCSB 

Pictures are the universal language and using them in legal contracts or documents would make life SO much easier for everyone!

Totally blown away that she studied law in a language that wasn't her first. Congratulation Olga. Many have failed where you succeeded.

Olga is definitely an idealist and that's really beautiful for a lawyer.

I struggle with life admin tasks... I can't even begin to imagine what it would have been like in a new country and knowing very little of the ways! What a brilliant woman Olga is

I love that Olga has put in the time and effort to operate in this world and rather than letting the achievement feed her ego she is still connected to those experiences of confusion and wants to help prevent others from experiencing that too.

I love this idea Olga! It makes a lot of sense and would benefit so many people. Sadly it's hard not to feel like the world doesn't want to help and benefit as many people as possible, so I don't see this ever happening

It should be universally understood and we as citizens should feel like we have the power and trust in a system that is meant to support us to do the best we can.

Very moving, Olga. What a reason to go to law school! Simplicity does indeed make it better for all parties. I can confirm that the Doha airport is awesome, lived in Qatar.

I've seen another one of Olgas talks and it's so beautiful how much she genuinely wants to help people and have these systems benefit them.

Way to go Olga. You are amazing. Keep slaying. Queen.

What a wonderful picture Olga conjured for me about ordering food from a menu in a strange language!

Amazing insights and presentation

I love that there is, ever so slowly, movements being made towards more philanthropic endeavours. The fact that people want to have a positive impact on their communities is really lovely. It might be a slow process but it is happening!

What an amazing journey and story. Congrats on learning legalize Olga!

Oh gosh what survivors and incredible tenacity despite not knowing it at the time! What a raw story Olga speaks of and the lessons she has taken on and risen from!

So interesting Olga. Thanks for sharing your story.

Loved the story about making comics for migrant farmers in South Africa so they could understand a complex employment agreement.

I can't imagine how difficult of a transition that would have been Olga but you seem to have gotten through it amazingly! Your family must be so proud.

I'm so looking forward to a universal language for all things. Would make things so much easier, especially when travelling.

Olga, you are doing such a service to us silly humans. Thank you!!!

I remember wanting to learn sign language because I thought that was our "universal" language, and feeling very clever/pleased with myself as I went off to learn. Then I discovered even SIGN language is different from country to country - not only that but here in AUS it differs from STATE TO STATE!! So yes, Olga I'm all for implementing something we can all understand, not just for law but for literally everything. Bring it on.

Congratulations on your talk on the language of law

Olga I can definitely relate to being able to understand every word and still not knowing what it all means!! Such a disheartening part of learning a new language and something all those language learning apps get wrong.

Wisdom at it's finest - thank you for sharing!

I had to laugh when she described ordering from the menu and not knowing what would appear. Can so relate.

I've always felt that the jargon of any particular industry is purposefully designed to make those who don't know it feel left out or like they aren't good enough

Wow I had no idea about how much of our learning is visual but it makes a lot of sense!

Love this concept, Olga! We are such visual learners - love the idea of breaking contracts into visuals.

I have so much respect for you Olga, takes a lot of dedication to study law - especially if you're learning in your second language

What an inspiration this woman is!

Count me in "on a journey of fun with law". I'm sure most people would agree.

Just had to come back and say since watching this talk I've tried to start reading the user agreements when I download new apps!

Kudos to the person who turned workers agreements into comics in South Africa [10;29] Simple efficient and effective.

Another TED talk hitting the mark. Thanks Olga.

Wonderful talk Olga, you are so eloquent and funny, even in a second language!

I look forward to the day laws are universal, as well as how they're communicated

Ooft how much can you relate to the part about understanding every word but not what those words mean as a whole? One of my biggest challenges when I tried to learn a new language.

Hahaha I love the little emoji exchange re: robbing a bank. Definitely got the meaning across

It's interesting to think of the way things evolve - I sometimes feel law was developed with the intention of confusing everyone

This is so amazing congrats!

well she's an absolute gem

The power of an image that masked emoji is understood around the world.

This was a great talk!! And so inspiring.

I think this could be applied to all kinds of things and it would help a lot

It took me a little while to get on board with the emojis but I'm glad I did! Olga's right, you can get a lot across when you use them 😁😅😂

Using emojis to communicate to someone not to rob a bank very convincing. So visuals are the winners over words certainly in this case.

Why is this not already a thing?

Someone needs to invent an app that sifts through legal jargon and helps every day people understand

Awesome talk Olga, now how do we go about actually make it happen?

I can't imagine the frustration of those early experiences Olga describes.

Yes, sometimes I think they make it difficult intentionally because they want to confuse us into complacency

Loved the story of becoming a lawyer so you could understand legalese.

Olga we can all relate to not understanding legalese - it's double Dutch!!

Damn that's a lot of responsibility to put to put on a teenager. Reminds me of a girl I went to high school with who had to grow up way too fast.

Man it would make things so much easier if all those addendums and privacy agreements were explained with pictures and emojis haha 😅😅

One of the reasons why lawyers charge so much, takes years to learn their jargon.

We all understand images regardless of our native language, age, gender or if we're hearing impaired. Could we communicate in pictures without a smart phone or tablet? Not yet but sometime soon.

I love how everyone knows that 'jargon' actually means 'over complicated language designed to make people outside of that industry feel stoopid'

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But why would people who have spent 5+ years of their life studying this want to make it easier for those of us who haven't?

I think the images of faces covered by masks are understood by everyone on the planet, regardless of age or gender