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From: williams@kirk.DEC (John Williams 223-3402)
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Subject: A crack in the ice
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Date: Tue, 18-Sep-84 19:35:24 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep 18 19:35:24 1984
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> Well, you've heard a few stories, but not my opinions.

	Just a quick aside . . .

	Do they support your opinions? Not that I am against 
story telling, on the contrary, I believe stories can be very 
effective rhetorical devices. I am aware, however, that you do 
have opinions :-) There are times when I feel it is better to 
dispose with the verbosity in favor of something that is a little 
more direct.

	Directness requires a certain amount of courage. It 
exposes a little of yourself to public scrutiny. It reveals a 
level of honesty to speak out in plain words. It may leave you 
open to misinterpretation, but communication can also be 
considered a test of the listener's patience as well as the 
speaker's, and the thing is, you will eventually become direct as 
you begin to understand things that become harder to express. 
This is where you will find that your real friends will be 
patient enough to understand your direct statements.

	It is not my intention to make remarks about statements 
taken out of context, I noticed it, and I felt I should respond 
to it. Whether or not this has any reflection on you is 
arbitrary. I really don't know you well enough to really 
understand what you meant by that. I will repeat that I am not 
against story telling, unless you feel somehow that it doesn't 
express an opinion. That would be a form of insincerity.

	Perhaps you could respond to this.

					----{ john williams }----

	< are we having fun yet? >

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