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By Lynne Cory

What if I am trying to communicate with another to help them understand me?  What if it would be helpful if I matched the speed of our conversation?  If you speak very slowly then I can slow my pace or quicken it if that is how you speak.  What if this showed respect for the other person and their speaking traits and caused them to hear me more efficiently as they were more comfortable?