tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330775846201490413.post6366028348486513160..comments2023-11-02T23:27:19.329+11:00Comments on A Curates Egg: The Seven Percent Story.Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11236459315155380910noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330775846201490413.post-12274169759080440042008-02-17T02:13:00.000+11:002008-02-17T02:13:00.000+11:00And yet writing can sometimes be cathartic or help...And yet writing can sometimes be cathartic or helpful when speaking isn't, especially for some kinds of people; it can feel safer, you can take more time to say what you really mean, or you can get it out of your system then rip it up, whatever. I dislike the phone as I often feel put on the spot, too much need to keep the conversation going but not enough time or space to reflect. <BR/>Yet it would be an impossible world without face to face, real voice communication...Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330775846201490413.post-51168033540554610512008-02-14T07:23:00.000+11:002008-02-14T07:23:00.000+11:00My son hates the phone for this reason. He says th...My son hates the phone for this reason. He says there is too much leeway for misinterpretation, if you are not watching the speaker.meggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00061112627819270427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330775846201490413.post-65366004426369029002008-02-13T23:50:00.000+11:002008-02-13T23:50:00.000+11:00According to these figures, I must work 55% harder...According to these figures, I must work 55% harder when teaching blind students.<BR/><BR/>It feels like it most days.<BR/><BR/>The good news is that I've earned to modulate my voice very carefully. When I first started, the dialogue used to go a little like this:<BR/><BR/>Class - "Good morning Mr Bryenton"<BR/>Me - "Good morning, Year 9."<BR/>Student - "How are you today, sir?"<BR/>Me - "Fine, thanks."<BR/>Another student - "You don't sound it, sir."Peter Bryentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10581859685728207325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330775846201490413.post-68028117111334690932008-02-13T22:23:00.000+11:002008-02-13T22:23:00.000+11:00I still find it really hard to open up to people y...I still find it really hard to open up to people you hardly know especially face to face..but to voice out in the cyberworld is much easier..yes you can get misinterpreted but you won't see the real reaction and you hardly know them in reality. Well, the point is at least you voice it out rather than keep it till you rot.HLizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04501423875033391870noreply@blogger.com