I like the feedback in this thread. Roachboy, I found it especially interesting that you directed my attention to the small attention spans and having to convince people to listen to you before you go ahead and say what you want to say ... the fashioning a mask bit is also good.
On the other hand, I'd like to stress that when I said speaking in the opening post, I didn't really mean public speaking. I was more referring to 1 on 1, small group conversations, and the tactics that help out. Such stuff as directing people to ideas but having them see these as their own; getting your point across without being misunderstood; keeping their attention and interest; coming across as likable, etc. All this requires a certain eloquence, good judgment for modulating your tone of voice, mood, and vocabulary to suit the person you're talking to, the ability to effectively describe settings, and to talk about various things in an interesting and an easily comprehensible order.
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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
I thought you just imagined them in your underwear?
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