March 2003
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Table Talk
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with Mary Price
Who s Talkin ?
Communication. Verbal & non-verbal. Explicit; implicit. Eye to eye; body language. Not least, written; from thank you notes to emails; from columns to dissertations and novels. Communication is like an iceberg. Each verbalized portion out in open air just a small section of a mountain of personal experience and opinions formed through time and unknown by most who pass through. Soulmates, lovers, close friends and highly intuitive people often converse through eye contact, catching and riding the same wavelength, sometimes to an amazing extent. Verbal communication is like wearing a toolbelt. Everything you need is at hand it is just a matter of choosing the right tool and employing it correctly. However, as we all know, verbal constructs can be chimeras supported by deliberate inflections, earnest facial expression and studied body language. Politicians leap to mind here. That leaves the written word. Though we, naturally enough, interpret that expression through our own dictionary of experience, I believe it is the purest medium. Applying the preceding paragraphs to pool is an interesting exercise. I have a close friend who once told me that he can tell a lot by a person given 5 minutes of pool with them. I think one of the things reflected is communication strengths. Think about it. The written word is powerful. Before sharing it, we reread it; we deliberate on it; we make a lot of decisions pertinent to it. Some of the best players I know are also very literate/articulate people. I watch them in their game they will study the table (deliberate); then proceed to outline their runs, fleshing them out with wonderful precision. Some see their patterns in a flash I feel is intuitive. These are usually people very able at getting their verbal/written message across. Conversely, when I read written words from or by poolplayers, I find myself leaping to conclusions about them. An article in last months OTB comes to mind. An individual was moved to write about 1) attitude and 2) the great sport of pool becoming more respected, etc. This writer made some valid points; then, he/she negated them all by hiding identity behind a fear of retribution . Many know of individuals referred to by incident in that article - the most probable fear that writer should have would be on any greens. I cannot help but wonder if that writer does face the best in the state across the table. Guess I will never know. I ve always believed, probably to my own detriment, that if it is worth saying, it is worth taking ownership. I didn t submit a column last month because I had nothing to say. (Those who know me probably find that hard to believe!). Several times in the last few weeks various types of interpersonal communication have held great power for me - I think we forget or take for granted how powerful each of us is in each thing we say or write. Mindfulness has skidded on cyber-ice and/or been KO d on the wall of routine - balls of words getting knocked around by careless cues. You breaks it, you buys it. You says it, you owns it. Here s to you, poolplayers we cover the whole spectrum. Mary Price, word owner/operator - Helena, MT OTB
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