Poll: Have you ever fallen asleep during one of Dean's Speeches?

[nehalita]

Originally Posted by KenWittlief

Sooooo.... maybe we should sign DK up with ToastMasters? :^)

http://www.toastmasters.org/

i took toastmasters in 4th and 5th grade (i'm not joking...)
it helped, trust me.

i haven't fallen asleep yet. don't plan to. he invokes passion in me.

[Cory]

Originally Posted by sanddrag

Maybe it's just me, but I find this thread quite insulting to the wonderful man that has improved the lives and futures of all of us as well as thousands more all over the world.

Just because he's a great person doesn't mean he has to be a brilliant public speaker.

He has his flaws, just like all of us, and one of those happens to be that to many he is a very boring public speaker.

We're all respectful of what he's done, and how many lives he's changed, but it doesn't mean we have to kiss the ground he walks on.

[Justin_302]

how could anybody fall asleep during deans speech? ....with the monotone voice....and... well Dean is smart, but his speeches are too long. Its like Bob Dole speaking...

But after 4 long days in Atlanta with minimal sleep, xbox, and robotics...i think just about everyone is exausted and sitting for too long does not help.

[John Gutmann]

No, I haven't fallen asleep during one of his speeches, but my ADD does take over.

But being a little off topic, I fell asleep last night while typing a paper for english.

[JaneYoung]

Why does Mr. Kamen have to be anything or anyone other than himself?
I remember a Kick-Off a few years back when either Dean or Woodie talked about a bocci team in a high school. A team member wanted to participate and the robotics team created a mechanism to make that happen. I apologize for not remembering the team guys - help me out if you can....

What I have remembered is the story - and when I speak to people at outreach events - I refer to that story -

It came from the heart.
The heart of F.I.R.S.T.
Jane

[Morgan Gillespie]

While being what I am and having to listen to very long speeches pretty regularly I have found ways to deal with them.
Wood is very interesting while listening to a speaker, fallow the grains and see what shapes you can form from all the different grains.
A clock (analog) do not look at it as an item to tell time look at it as a level to Mario, this may sound crazy but I have done it before.
Look at other people around you, there is a high chance that they are just as bored as you are and people do some funny things to entertain themselves.

Now do not take this as I do not care or do not listen, just because I am not looking at the speaker does not mean i am not listening to what they are saying. Point is try to listen no matter who the speaker is.