11.2. TOWARD A COHERENT FRAMEWORK

Darwin's (1872) insights into the role of the expression of emotions underscore the importance of working with emotional intelligence for practitioners who are either coaches or trainers. He wrote:

The power of communication between the members of the same tribe by means of language has been of paramount importance in the development of man; and the force of language is much aided by the expressive movements of the face and body (Darwin, 1872, p. 1469).... We have seen that the expression in itself, or the language of the emotions, as it has sometimes been called, is certainly of importance for the welfare of mankind (p. 1477).

As Darwin suggests, in the final analysis, emotions are of paramount interest because ...

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