Sunday 19 February 2017

With real estate, it's location, location, location. In public speaking, it's acoustics, acoustics, acoustics. (Christopher Buckley)


Rising tensions in the English Department
Here is an example of a speech on the topic winning arguments which lasted for a full minute without being challenged.
Well it varies according to the person that you are arguing with. Should it be a child that you are having a contretemps with, the ideal is deviation tactics. For instance Lola Lupin who I mentioned before won't eat her dinner. So what I do is say, "yes it is rotten food, let us sing a song", making sure that the particular chanson has a few vowels in it that require her to open her mouth! During which I pop the spoon in and I have won the argument. However if it is an argument with a person that knows their subject, what I do is nod sagely and smile superciliosly, let them ramble on, and at the end I say "well I'm sorry, I think you're completely wrong", turn on my heels and leave. I ... [Episode 633 Just a Minute Season 50 2005-07-25]
You can time yourselves with this example to get an idea of what speed would be acceptable.

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