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title: "Tip 40: Incorporate the Seven Universal Facial Emotions"
description: Show participants a graphic that represents the 7 emotions, whether it be with emojis or pictures, and have them pick the emotion that best represents their experiences and have them talk about what it means to them.
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# [Tip 40: Incorporate the Seven Universal Facial Emotions](https://www.digsite.com/agiletips/incorporate-the-seven-universal-facial-emotions)

 Written by [Joyce E. Borthwick](https://www.digsite.com/agiletips/author/joyce-borthwick) | Aug 24, 2020 3:32:00 PM

There are seven universal emotions, each with their own unique and distinctive facial expressions. Those emotions are: happiness, sadness, fear, disgust, anger, contempt and surprise.

Show participants a graphic that represents the 7 emotions, whether it be with emojis or pictures, and have them pick the emotion that best represents their experiences and have them talk about what it means to them.

 

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