Another thing I learned to do is to answer the question. I have a limited time and have certain things that I want to get out. Someone asks me an off the wall question that has nothing to do with what I want to say. I used to twist the question into a form and get my message out. It sounds bad on playback, a bit manic. Now I just answer the question even if its way off topic. Its sounds better and my message is now in my book. Thank you Amazon. No thank you all of the Journals that have blocked me.
Sometimes pausing saying less and answering unrelated questions makes for a better talk even though you fail to get what you want out. My stuff has been out there for a long time and I am no longer pressed to get my message out in my very first talk or interview. That makes it easier. Frank -----Original Message----- From: fznidarsic <[email protected]> To: vortex-l <[email protected]> Sent: Sun, Sep 29, 2013 10:18 am Subject: Re: [Vo]:ICCF-18 Monday's lecture video posted Yes, Jed a pause is important. Obama does it with good effect. I pause and look around in my lectures after a rhetorical question. While I am up there it seems like forever. On the playback you hardly notice the pause. It is mortifying to see my own video. I talk too fast, as my wife tells me. Jed
