So the basic question is this: does speech (talkativeness, sociableness, ability to converse in a stimulating fashion) highly influence success in life? People who can talk have it all: they can present effectively, converse fluently, persuade others, make friends, join discussions anywhere and discuss anything. So what about the rest of us? During the past weekend, a certain person was highly involved in a degrading Model United Nations conference. The said person was:
- Unable to converse properly with “their” fellow travelers, due to incompatibility of subject matter (said person could not reel off historical facts in an amusing way).
- Unable to properly debate and speak during the conference due to lack of preparation, knowledge, vocabulary, or oratory skills.
- Unable to interrupt and comment on others’ speeches due to a lack of knowledge, critical analysis skills, ability to understand exactly when to interrupt, and a distinct inability to phrase complex sentences.
- All in all, the aforementioned person felt very demeaned after the said experience. “They” were absolutely unable to connect with anyone, which brings us to the following question: WHY did such a taciturn person actually attend the conference?
Note: The said person is very displeased at probably being thought of as dull, insipid, and stupid. Not to mention weird and antisocial. Perhaps this may be blamed on the fact that the person received only four hours of sleep each night for the past week? So, that being said, those very charming, talkative, connective, and understanding people with the slick tongues ultimately receive the honors. President of student council. Rapporteur. Since when has a non-outgoing person ever been elected to anything? And those who talk win. Those who can charm the most perversely difficult teachers receive the recommendation letters. Those who blab on are so much better. I’m not saying that chatting is bad. But is there anyone who does not aspire to be able to, simply, TALK??
First you have to tell us who this idiot is.
THEN we make the decision whether or not it was just a misunderstanding or if he really IS an idiot. AKA: if that speaker was, oh, Al Gore--then we can safely assume it was the latter.
"Only two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity--and I'm not so sure about the universe"
-Albert Einstein
I agree with you, those that talk more are usually the more successful, but only if they are the ones that are very good speakers. If they babble then they are looked on as fools. The person who was a horribe speaker that was a success that jumped into my mind is Charlie Chaplin, the silent film star whose carreer was unable to hold after "talkies" became popular. He died a millionaire from his accumulations as a silent star.