Replying to LO24820 --
Bill wrote, in part:
>But I've recently noticed one problem in an inperson group that might
>provide a lesson here. In that case, I was the more introspective, quiet
>person next to a much more loquacious sort. If we both had been equally
>loquacious (or quiet), then we could "compete" for equal air time.
>Assuming we were both somewhat polite, we'd probably settle it well
>enough.
>
>But when one thinks more talking is appropriate and the other thinks
>silence is needed (for drawing out a third or for reflection), the
>"competition" becomes more challenging. If I compete by being _more_
>silent, I lose. If I compete by raising the issue vocally, I will
>probably (at least in the short term) lose, because I'll have further
>destroyed the silence I was trying to create.
The scene you set here has us all as participants (from the active
[talkers] to the inactive [non-talkers]). Can I think of myself as a
member of the audience, in the same fashion that I learn from a book or
watch a documentary or listen to a public forum (a school board meeting
for example)? I may wish to soak in ideas and information, with no
particular response contemplated or desired at the time.
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--Bill Braun <medprac@hlthsys.com>
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