GENERAL SUGGESTIONS FOR PUBLIC SPEAKING AT OCT. 21, 2009 BRTF MEETING

[stairman]

i find it amazing that the enviros are allowed to go over their alloted time repeatedly and the fisherman are cut off on the dot.....what amazed me more is that you are telling us to just accept this.

[tylerdurden]

i find it amazing that the enviros are allowed to go over their alloted time repeatedly and the fisherman are cut off on the dot.....what amazed me more is that you are telling us to just accept this.

I was reviewing past public coment videos in the archive last night. Some people on both sides went on longer, and got a pass if they were specific and on topic. Some got cut off when they started speaking about things that don't matter at this point. It is the way it is. Arguing is not going to make it any better at this point.

If you stay very specifically on topic you are much less likely to get cut off. STaying within the alloted time is still better. As Kurt says, once the timer goes off, people are just waiting for you to finish up so we can hear the next speaker.