Great stuff. One related hack I have for oral communication: if you mishear/aren't sure about part of what someone said, repeat back everything you did hear as

Great stuff. One related hack I have for oral communication: if you mishear/aren't sure about part of what someone said, repeat back everything you did hear as part of your question, so they only have to repeat that one part. (Bonus: It validates that you were listening!) Examples: "We saw <garbled> and so we left." 'You left because you saw what?' "I collect samples with <garbled> at the beach." 'You used what to collect samples at the beach?' Otherwise, they will repeat the whole thing, or rephrase it, or even worse, start by appending detail that assumes you heard the original part correctly.