Now that I’m in a learning setting a lot more, I find it so strange that someone speaking directly to me has such a profound impact on how much information I retain. When that same person reads to me from a book or a passage, I find myself zoning out. It’s odd in a way: the “sopoforicity” or lack thereof of the person’s voice hasn’t changed. The material is still the same. The only difference is, I feel less engaged. Does this happen to other people? Are we all snobby listeners?
(P.S. Strangely, I had a hard time coming up with a prototypical boring topic for the cartoon. My apologies to any filing system aficionados.)
I have to know: how closely does the person in the illustration resemble the speaker that inspired this post? Might fellow students recognize the lecturer in the halls of the academic institution?
Fair question but I’ll have to be honest. The illustration is more representative of my drawing skills than any physical likeness.
Unless of course, it reminds you of someone in which case, that’s exactly what I was going for 🙂
I suspect that a speaker is more engaging when they have to deliver the material from their brain, rather than from a page. It is just that when speaking off the cuff, we have the freedom and ability to add emphasis, pause appropriately, go on tangents, etc. However, when reading, we tend not to know exactly what is coming up next, so it is harder to add that flourish. Ok, I don’t think this really explains it, but I think it is a pretty interesting observation you’ve made.
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