can we please retire the Nazi comparisons? Even when they're apt, that horse has long since been beaten into glue, nobody takes it seriously
We forget that the purpose of speaking is not to gratify pent-up frustration. We can write in our journals for that. Speech is communication, and if the message isn't getting through, why bother?
If you've ever taught children, had children, or needed to give a public address, the first challenge is "How do I get their attention?"
Somehow I missed this, @coloneljethro ...Great blog
I'm beginning to suspect that it's just performance art.
While I had no children, my first job as a teenager was as a tutor of grade school kids, which taught me that rather quickly. Also, the corollary, "How do I keep their attention?"
Thank you! Nearly missed this, thought I'd responded to it earlier in the week.