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  • Xinyu Li
    University: NUAA
    Nationality: China
    May 16, 2020 at 12:02 am

    It’s common to find the speaker making mistakes in a lecture or a meeting. We would struggle whether to point out immediately or keep mute. From my perspective, I’d like to explore with the lecturer or leader after the lecturer or meeting.

    To begin with, it is not polite to interrupt the speaker right away. If we disrupt the speaker, he or she will feel embarrased. It is possible that the speaker may correct themselves later. Or we misunderstand their meanings, asking the speaker afterward is not an awful choice. On the other hand, correcting them right away will interrupt the audience engrossed in the speech. It might produce a bad impression of the speech as well.

    Furthermore, it is not too late to correct them even after the lecture or meeting. Most of the time, the little mistake won’t have much influence on what the speaker plans to convey to the listeners. For example, it can be an announcement with occasionally wrong pronunciations. But that won’t twist the meaning of the whole sentence. Even if the speaker makes serious mistakes, there is still a chance to make rectification next time. What is more, through communication, both the speaker and corrector would have a deeper understanding of the problem.

    However, if I say nothing, the speech may mislead the audience, leading to undesirable consequences. Additionally, if everyone is afraid of challenging the authority, new ideas are hard to be brought up and our society may never have breakthroughs. And I am sure, this is not what the speaker wants.

    In summary, I think strongly that it is wise to have a talk about the mistakes made in the class or the meeting with the teacher or leader in person afterwards.

    Xinyu Li
    University: NUAA
    Nationality: China
    May 14, 2020 at 4:19 am

    It’s common to find the speaker making mistakes in a lecture or a meeting. We would struggle whether to point out immediately or keep mute. From my perspective, I’d like to explore with the lecturer or leader after the lecturer or meeting.

    To begin with, it is not polite to interrupt the speaker right away. The person on the stage is always a highly respected scholar or leader, disrruption would make the speaker feel embarrassed. What is more, the speaker may correct themselves later. Or maybe we just misunderstand their meanings, asking the speaker later is not a bad choice. On the other hand, those listeners are all engrossed in what the speaker is saying, correcting them right away will interrupt the audience. It might produce a bad overall impression of the speech as well.

    Futhermore, it is not too late to correct them even after the lecture or meeting. Most of the time, the little mistake won’t have much influence on what the speaker plans to convey to the listeners. For example, it can be an announcement with occasionally wrong pronunciations. But that won’t twist the meaning of the whole sentence. Even serious mistakes are made, there is still a chance to make rectification next time. What is more, through later communication, both the speaker and corrector would deepen the understanding of the problem.

    However, if I say nothing, the speech may mislead the audience and it may result in bad choices and undesirable consequences. Additionally, if everyone is afraid of challenging the authority, new ideas are hard to be brought up and our society may never have breakthroughs. And I am sure, this is not what the speaker wants.

    In summary, correcting the speaker after the speech is the best choice because it is not late and it can save the mistake elegantly.