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From: Russ Hicks
Date: 22 Oct 2006
Time: 00:56:12 -0500
Remote Name: 71.123.208.188
Hi Patricia, ..... Thanks for your kind words. They mean a lot to me. ..... You asked, "Do you think that your confidence in yourself and your abilities has had a positive influence on your fluency?" I think it's chicken and the egg situation. I'm not sure which came first. However I always did know I was a pretty good geek. <grin> But typically geeks aren't good speakers, so that may not have affected things much. ..... However you might also like to read the article titled "Mind Matters" by Ellen-Marie Silverman in this ISAD conference. A lot of what she says has direct impact on one's beliefs and attitudes toward anything in life. You experience what you believe. It has a direct bearing on my paper. Her paper is really amazing and well worth reading. ..... I wish you the best, Patricia. ..... Russ, my email is russhicks@mail.com