Comments on: Whatever you want http://www.millswyck.com/blog/index.php/2007/06/14/whatever-you-want/ Thoughts on things, communications and otherwise Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:43:01 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Alan Hoffler http://www.millswyck.com/blog/index.php/2007/06/14/whatever-you-want/comment-page-1/#comment-4764 Alan Hoffler Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:04:54 +0000 http://www.millswyck.com/blog/index.php/2007/06/14/whatever-you-want/#comment-4764 Scott: That's absolutely the spirit we should have. Always focusing on what the audience needs. Unfortunately, all too often it's people saying things that aren't just rhetoric -- they go on to give information that is clearly what THEY want to say, and not what the audience needs. And it may just be indicative of not focusing on that need. It comes out in our speech, it comes out in our content, and it may just be a sign that we should focus more on the listener. And sometimes we are unable, as listeners to tell which it is. Which is another problem. If we stay focused on the listener, it will come out -- and be received -- correctly. Alan Scott:

That’s absolutely the spirit we should have. Always focusing on what the audience needs. Unfortunately, all too often it’s people saying things that aren’t just rhetoric — they go on to give information that is clearly what THEY want to say, and not what the audience needs. And it may just be indicative of not focusing on that need. It comes out in our speech, it comes out in our content, and it may just be a sign that we should focus more on the listener.

And sometimes we are unable, as listeners to tell which it is. Which is another problem.

If we stay focused on the listener, it will come out — and be received — correctly.

Alan

]]> By: Scott http://www.millswyck.com/blog/index.php/2007/06/14/whatever-you-want/comment-page-1/#comment-4747 Scott Mon, 18 Jun 2007 17:24:08 +0000 http://www.millswyck.com/blog/index.php/2007/06/14/whatever-you-want/#comment-4747 These comments are usually tools to place emphasis. The speaker is really saying "Here, I want you to have/remember this." Yes, removing the "I"s probably help the listener to receive the emphasis. Tools like these may be more effective: "This is what you want to know." "You came here to learn this: ..." These comments are usually tools to place emphasis.
The speaker is really saying “Here, I want you to have/remember this.”
Yes, removing the “I”s probably help the listener to receive the emphasis.
Tools like these may be more effective:
“This is what you want to know.”
“You came here to learn this: …”

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