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On Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:21:20 +0200, Gail Shaw wrote:
> "Jim Henderson" <nos### [at] nospam com> wrote in message
> news:48767938$1@news.povray.org...
>>
>> That's something that I started doing back in about 1998 - speaking at
>> conferences. I've got a good friend from Ireland who also was an
>> instructor - he describes himself as an "extroverted introvert" when
>> he's teaching. It's actually a very common trait amongst technical
>> instructors, it seems. Surprisingly more common than one might expect.
>
> Sounds about right. Describes some of the speakers I've seen at
> conferences very well.
The friend I mention here has a fairly bad stutter and a very thick Irish
accent as well - watching him teach, he goes through an almost *total*
transformation; his accent softens considerably and his stutter
*vanishes*. It's quite amazing to watch.
Jim
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