[LM_NET] GEN: 6 Inch Voice in the Library

[Deborah Cohen <dcohen229@GMAIL.COM>]

I wish I could claim credit for this, but it came from one of my students.
As I suggested that he talk more quietly to the people at his table, he
said, "you mean we should use a 6 inch voice."
Puzzled, I asked what that meant.
His response was brilliant [IMHO].  "It means that you can only hear me if
you are 6 inches away."

Since I work in a high school, and teenagers know EVERYTHING that is worth
knowing [AHEM], when I walk around the room and approach a table that is too
loud, I ask them if they know what a 6 inch voice is.  They have no idea,
but they quickly get my point.

Maybe this will work for you, too.

Deborah Cohen
Jefferson Township HS Library
Oak Ridge, NJ 07438
dcohen@jefftwp.org

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