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Cats
WAKING UP WITH A CAT
Generally speaking, if your cat nudges your feet in the morning, it wants to stay inside. If it nudges your face, it wants to go out.
Mark McMullen, accountant, Alexandria, Virginia
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2605
Speaking
PUBLIC SPEAKING
Address your lecture to the median intelligence of your audience.
Carla van Berkum, Russian studies teacher, Baltimore, Maryland
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3629
Speaking
SPEAK SOFTLY AND BE HEARD
In a noisy room, if you speak softly people will quiet down to hear you speak. Speaking louder only encourages more noise and the message gets harder to deliver.
Calvin, CA, USA
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2350
Telephones
ANSWERING THE TELEPHONE
If you say, "Mr Jones speaking," the caller will think you're a stuffed shirt. If you say, "Frank speaking," the caller will think you're a blue-collar worker. If you say, "Frank Jones speaking," the caller's impression of you will be neutral, which is what you want on the first contact.
Richard Malone, Vancouver, Washington
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3916
Miscellaneous
IF YOU ARE A WOMAN SPEAKING TO A COUPLE
If you are a woman and find yourself addressing a couple,(man & woman) be it be a business or social situation......always make it a point to talk and pay attention to the woman just a little bit more ...you don't want her to think that you have any interest in her man.....( some women are quite insecure ...... no matter how older you are or what you look like)...
Tom Parker, Editor, Lansing, New York, USA
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2653
Speaking
LECTURING IN BULGARIA
If you are speaking English to Bulgarians, write 20 minutes of material for a 60-minute speech to allow time for translation.
Robert Horvitz, artist
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4189
Speaking
OVERCOMING ANXIETY WHILE PUBLIC SPEAKING
Instead of imagining people in their underwear, do not look at anyone directly. Focus on the horizon just above the heads of the people in the last row of the audience.
Brian
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Body Language
WATCHING PEOPLE'S SHOULDERS
Genuine emotion is always expressed with the entire body. When uncertain of a person's sincerity, watch their shoulders. You should doubt anyone who is speaking with strong emotion and relaxed shoulders.
D. Klein, painter, Brooklyn, New York
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4194
Speaking
MAKING A SPEECH
If in doubt - slow down. You probably won't go too wrong if you remember to slow down your speech and increase your pauses - even if you feel that you are doing this to an unnatural extent.
UKJohn, UK
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1649
Language
SPEAKING FRENCH IN ENGLISH
One in 20 words and phrases spoken in everyday French is actually English.
The Story of English, hosted by Robert MacNeil, PBS
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5240
Politics
VERY FEW LIBERALS ARE INTERVIEWED
When interviewing guests or speaking of people in the news, the media/news will often label those people as "conservative", but almost never is anyone labeled "liberal".
C, Trussville, AL
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