I was amazed at the communication and concentration on display at the National Spelling Bee last week.
The announcer would state a word. The contestant would then ask for feedback several times as to the word’s pronunciation, origin and various definitions. The contestant would repeatedly pronounce the word out loud until the announcer verified it was heard correctly.
Can you imagine if we took this kind of care to clarify when communicating with others? We would ask for feedback, share various meanings and confirm that we were heard as intended.
We need this level of interaction to make sure things are spelled out correctly!!