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	<title>Comments on: Lecterns vs. Podiums, Jerks vs. Snobs</title>
	<link>http://my.spaith.com/blog/2007/08/08/lecterns-vs-podiums-jerks-vs-snobs/</link>
	<description>Listening * Thinking * Public Speaking * Self Improvement</description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:52:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: TIDISTRICT44</title>
		<link>http://my.spaith.com/blog/2007/08/08/lecterns-vs-podiums-jerks-vs-snobs/#comment-252</link>
		<dc:creator>TIDISTRICT44</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://my.spaith.com/blog/2007/08/08/lecterns-vs-podiums-jerks-vs-snobs/#comment-252</guid>
		<description>Thanks for the clarification (Lecturn vs. Podium.) - Now I should be more accurate when I (admittedly) confuse the two.

The one verbal-clutch that my club repeatedly points out is the habit we use when describing "our desire to" vs. actually doing it.
"I want to tell / I would like to (x)" is a repeated verbal crutch that we use in place of the "Ah."  Such was mentioned at a previous club meeting that we normally reply "Go right ahead!" when we hear this filler-phrase.
Seeing the three fingers pointing back at me when I point, I admit my mentioning this practised grammatical faux pas as it has become such a tradition in my club to mention this "reflex."
From where had this common filler-phrase begun?

I do know the origin of the term "O.K."
I want to tell everyone this. - O.K?
~Charles</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for the clarification (Lecturn vs. Podium.) - Now I should be more accurate when I (admittedly) confuse the two.</p>
<p>The one verbal-clutch that my club repeatedly points out is the habit we use when describing &#8220;our desire to&#8221; vs. actually doing it.<br />
&#8220;I want to tell / I would like to (x)&#8221; is a repeated verbal crutch that we use in place of the &#8220;Ah.&#8221;  Such was mentioned at a previous club meeting that we normally reply &#8220;Go right ahead!&#8221; when we hear this filler-phrase.<br />
Seeing the three fingers pointing back at me when I point, I admit my mentioning this practised grammatical faux pas as it has become such a tradition in my club to mention this &#8220;reflex.&#8221;<br />
From where had this common filler-phrase begun?</p>
<p>I do know the origin of the term &#8220;O.K.&#8221;<br />
I want to tell everyone this. - O.K?<br />
~Charles</p>
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		<title>By: Barbara Kryvko</title>
		<link>http://my.spaith.com/blog/2007/08/08/lecterns-vs-podiums-jerks-vs-snobs/#comment-249</link>
		<dc:creator>Barbara Kryvko</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 18:43:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://my.spaith.com/blog/2007/08/08/lecterns-vs-podiums-jerks-vs-snobs/#comment-249</guid>
		<description>I can sooooo agree with this!

I was at an area evaluation contest last year, where the patter speaker leaned his elbows on the lectern. Of course, all of the evaluation contestants mentioned it. Three of the contestants referred to it as a "podium." When they did this, there was a definitive hiss from about three people in the audience, "LECTERN!" I agree with Jeff in that it's saying, “Hey, look at me, I am smarter than you!” It also says, "“Hey, look at me, I am more rude than you will ever be!"</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I can sooooo agree with this!</p>
<p>I was at an area evaluation contest last year, where the patter speaker leaned his elbows on the lectern. Of course, all of the evaluation contestants mentioned it. Three of the contestants referred to it as a &#8220;podium.&#8221; When they did this, there was a definitive hiss from about three people in the audience, &#8220;LECTERN!&#8221; I agree with Jeff in that it&#8217;s saying, “Hey, look at me, I am smarter than you!” It also says, &#8220;“Hey, look at me, I am more rude than you will ever be!&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: Jeff Bailey</title>
		<link>http://my.spaith.com/blog/2007/08/08/lecterns-vs-podiums-jerks-vs-snobs/#comment-129</link>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Bailey</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:37:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://my.spaith.com/blog/2007/08/08/lecterns-vs-podiums-jerks-vs-snobs/#comment-129</guid>
		<description>This one always tickles me. It is amazing how often "some of us" get carried away over the most unimportant details. This exact thing happened at my club once; the person pointing it out was nice. But still, I wonder if it is not another way of saying, "Hey, look at me, I am smarter than you!"</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This one always tickles me. It is amazing how often &#8220;some of us&#8221; get carried away over the most unimportant details. This exact thing happened at my club once; the person pointing it out was nice. But still, I wonder if it is not another way of saying, &#8220;Hey, look at me, I am smarter than you!&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: Michael Donlan</title>
		<link>http://my.spaith.com/blog/2007/08/08/lecterns-vs-podiums-jerks-vs-snobs/#comment-36</link>
		<dc:creator>Michael Donlan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Aug 2007 23:29:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://my.spaith.com/blog/2007/08/08/lecterns-vs-podiums-jerks-vs-snobs/#comment-36</guid>
		<description>I hear you.  There are definitely better ways of handling that very understandable mistake than by embarrassing people.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I hear you.  There are definitely better ways of handling that very understandable mistake than by embarrassing people.</p>
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