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Utterance is magic
Ep. 27
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Today's episode is different to other themes we talk here, which are more strategy driven. Today is about art, and how one artist sees speech, sound and communication. It's a quote that stood with me, and I want to share it. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
I like the intersection of technology and art, and everything else. And in terms of voice-first Ursula Le Guin paints the best picture: "Sound is event. Speech, the most specifically human sound, and the most significant kind of sound, is never just scenery, it’s always event. This event of speech is the most potent form of entrainment we humans have and the intimate tango of speaking and listening is the stuff of great power and great magic.
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