It Has Become Uncool To Sound Like You Know What You’re Talking About
I posted another spoken-word poem by Taylor Mali some time ago. This one is the first I heard by him, and I really like the kinetic typography version (that’s what they call videos with moving text synched to the audio).
It’s clever and funny, but more than that. I think Taylor Mali gets to the root of contemporary speaking mannerisms here. Do you, like, agree?
Thanks to my student Laurissa S. for sharing this with me.
Best line: “We have become the most aggressively inarticulate generation to come along since, you know, a long time ago.”
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I thoroughly enjoyed this! It’s amazing how “like” and “ya know” and all those other fillers have crept into people’s daily conversations. But I never really thought about it as expressing a lack of conviction. Thanks for sharing this video.
You’re welcome. I love stuff that makes me laugh and think at the same time.