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The famous educator John Taylor Gatto thinks one of the keys of elite education is the ability to speak extemporaneously and intelligently for a few minutes on
by internetman55 9y ago
The famous educator John Taylor Gatto thinks one of the keys of elite education is the ability to speak extemporaneously and intelligently for a few minutes on topics you know nothing about.
- maxxxxx 9y agoI see this a lot in a lot of middle management types. They can join any meeting and contribute with "insightful" comments and only after a while you realize that they just repeat platitudes or steal someone else's ideas. The problem is it's really hard to deal with them without looking confrontational or defensive. That's why I said you have to find a place where you can control your work and get credit for what you did. There are plenty of places where results count and not smooth talk.
- rootlocus 9y ago> to speak [...] intelligently for a few minutes on topics you know nothing about. Is this even possible? Or is it just an appearance?
- maxxxxx 9y agoIt's an appearance but most people never notice. My favorite enemy at work is a guy from corporate who can speak eloquently at any meeting but never delivers anything. He sits in meetings, attaches himself to other people's ideas and makes them his. Very smooth and it works for him perfectly. Because he speaks so well it took me a long time to convince myself that he is just full of shit and can be ignored.