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• Honing breath-holding

  2007-09-19 10:00PM / 標準BLOG / work / 會員可以看
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  In my line of work, I used to attend many tradeshows. Well, not only attend but also get assigned to booth duty at conventions for one of the products I managed. I'd have to wear the requisite SHURE-brand headsets with the microphone thingy in front of my mouth whenever I was doing demo's. The noise at these shows is pretty loud with so many exhibitors competing for people's attentions.
  
  So even with my voice amplified out of the souped-up computer speakers, I'd still have attendees sometimes standing not 10 inches from my face or person. At times these attendees would feel compelled to ask a question because I tended to spit out gobbledy-gook (no, not really) that I'd be forced to turn my head to better hear the individual's question(s).
  
  It's most unappetizing, unnerving and unwelcome when I get a face-ful of bad breath. These people walk the crowded and dry convention halls and may not have a handy sip of water to clean out their mouths, in addition to, quenching their thirst. Or perhaps they suffered a case of halitosis.
  
  I learned to conspicuously take in a breath and hold it before the person started speaking. Just in case. If I need to get a breath while the attendee is still yammering, I'd look away as if to momentarily glance at something else, or flip my hair, quickly take in a breath of air, and then return my attention and gaze to the individual. Pretty slick, eh? haha.
  
  Of course it didn't always work well. I have a very sensitive nose and sometimes I'd get a whiff of the halitosis. It's not pretty but I don't think anyone notices my face turning pale or green. Everyone's so busy focusing on themselves...