Totally Like Whatever, You Know, the Ah Counter Role

There is a biological reason why we have only one mouth but two ears.  Survival.

 Listening is a critical survival skill necessary to develop personal and professional relationships.  It is a necessary skill for intellectual growth.

 At Katy Toastmasters, we probably listen more than we speak.  Members listen to speeches, evaluators listen closely to speak about  positives and improvements.  Grammarians listen for  grammar usage and the world of the day.  The Listen Master challenges the members at the end of the meeting with questions to see how well members listened.

LET'S SEE, one of the most unique Toastmasters roles is, UM-AH, YOU KNOW, the Ah Counter Role, WELL, this member listens to everyone who speaks and records any filler words and I MEAN, it’s a dangerous role because, ER, once a member does this role, THEY LIKE, become auditory sensitive to others and begin to count filler words when others are speaking, SO NOW, at church I find myself as an Ah Counter counting the UM’s and AH's of whoever is speaking BUT I have become a better listener.

Dr. Alex Byelashov shared with me a link to a speech by Taylor Mali who is you know, a slam poetry performer, as he has fun with modern speech in the YouTube video below. This video runs for three minutes and four seconds. (There are numerous humorous and interesting Taylor Mali videos on YouTube.)