ciphergoth comments on Procedural Knowledge Gaps - Less Wrong

126 Post author: Alicorn 08 February 2011 03:17AM

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Comment author: ciphergoth 09 February 2011 08:12:55AM 1 point [-]

Recording yourself can help with this too. I recorded myself rehearsing for my first ever presentation, and found that when it seemed to me that I was speaking so slowly that I was sarcastically calling the audience stupid, when played back I was speaking at the right pace.

Comment author: Alicorn 09 February 2011 03:48:44PM 1 point [-]

The right pace for whom? I hate it when other people talk slowly, too. I don't think I'd calibrate properly if I aimed at making myself sound slow enough to myself.

Comment author: MartinB 09 February 2011 04:04:06PM 0 points [-]

I think it pays to be able to adjust the speed to the situation / audience. In my toastmasters groups I actually overdid the slowing after becoming aware of my too high speed.