• SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 day ago

    I just watched this an hour ago!

    Every time I watch a James Hoffman video, the pace at which I speak changes. I start mimicking him and its not deliberate. What it definetely is, is annoying

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          Something tells me that’s not great for you. Real life conversations would seem too slow and hard to focus on.

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            I use the podcatcher Overcast. It has a feature called Smart Speed which dynamically shortens silence. On top of that I increase the speed. So whenever I don’t have Smart Speed on, people’s natural voice sound artificially slow to me.

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          Podcasts, too! The speaker just sounds super enthusiastic, which makes the whole thing that much more interesting. Every now and again I try at 1x, and they sound so bored, can’t hardly finish a sentence.

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            Yeeep. I have some set at 2.2 or even slower depending on the content or my concentration level. But mostly 2.5 or 2.7.

            Like the Aunty Donna podcast at 2.5× is impossible. Similarly the empire podcast is where I’m learning and play slower too.

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      I would watch a lot more of his content if he would get to the fucking point. I get the algorithm wants 20+ minutes videos but he is on an entirely different level when it comes to burying the lede.