Re: [Mid] Comments from Court

No, I am not sayting it is okay to make noise. What I am saying is that if
people cannot hear well they WILL talk! Yes, it's rude, and yes, they
should not do it. But, people being people, they will do it anyway. They
cannot sit silently with their hands folded and pay attention to nothing.
When groups are renting facilites for events, they may wish to check the
acoustics in the area they plan to hold court, and if they are not good, the
group should plan for electronic assists where necessary. Because we aree
human, it is up to the one(s) speaking to make sure they are heard.

In one of our textbooks for acting classes in college, the statement was
made that at an audition there are only two questions which it is acceptable
for an actor to ask. One is, "Am I in the light" and the other is "Can you
hear me?" Both questions are applicable here, as I have also seen courts
where the royals were in shadow, and ;the poor Heralds hardly even had
enough light to read the scrolls and so on by.

Judith Godley of Dragon's Vale.
-----Original Message-----
From: Cecilie701@aol.com <Cecilie701@aol.com>
To: sca-middle@midrealm.org <sca-middle@midrealm.org>
Date: Wednesday, November 03, 1999 3:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Mid] Comments from Court

>In a message dated 11/2/99 1:56:54 PM Central Standard Time,
lynn@coolsky.com
>writes:
>
>> And my 2 cents worth is that I thought that was part of a Herald's job, -
to
>> learn to PROJECT! If they don't know how, they should either take
speech
>> classes, or ask a Herald who does know how to teach them.
>
>Are you saying that it's acceptable to make noise, because it's the
herald's
>fault for not being able to project across the noise?
>The herald at court Saturday was projecting; there was simply too much
>background noise at times. Projecting can only do so much against mediocre
>acoustics. When people talk instead of listening or letting others listen,
>it is NOT the herald's fault if he/she cannot be heard.
>Should we re-open the discussion of artificial amplification?
>
>Cecilia
>From: Cecilie701@aol.com
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From: "Lynn Barkema" <lynn@coolsky.com>
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