Many people mumble and stumble through names and
abbreviations of names making it impossible to understand what they are saying.
I am calling special attention to this because time and gain I have to remind
the participants in my workshops to speak the name of people, places, and
things slowly and clearly. This is true even for many experienced speakers. When
you have a written text, names and letter and abbreviations are always printed
in bold type, or italics, or some form of capital letter. The same type of special
attention should be paid to names when they are spoken. Actually, more
attention is necessary because the spoken word is so fleeting. Even if your
associates tell you that your talk went very well, ask if they were really able
to understand all the names you mentioned.
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