[TLUG-ANNOUNCE]: GTALUG Meeting on Tuesday 10th April, 2012 at 7:30 pm

[Scott Sullivan]

On 03/28/2012 09:30 PM, Mel Wilson wrote:
> On 03/28/2012 03:43 PM, Christopher Browne wrote:
>> There is merit
>> to the idea that those that attend should, before speaking up about
>> something, take a moment to ask themselves if they:
>> a) Have something to say that others want to hear;
>> b) Are trying, perhaps without being quite aware of it, to upstage the
>> speaker who was, after all, invited to come and speak, and whom is the
>> person that *OTHERS* came to listen to.
> And c) Whether the burningly salient issue that has leapt into one's
> mind is actually something that the speaker will deal with in a minute
> or two.

That last one is why I find "I'll talk about that later." should be one 
of the first things speakers should be taught.

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Scott Sullivan
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