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OnTheWayOut

let us know how this
(yawn) exciting change goes over
Not so good. I would not get enough sleep.

Given the choice between a longer talk for a good nap and a shorter
talk, I would have to opt for the shorter talk.

I do see the problem with eliminating time for personal thoughts or
outside material. I always (roughly) followed the suggested times on
the talk outlines and found plenty of room for doing it "my way."
I don't think I would enjoy just spouting off the prescribed material.

But as an audience member, I would just want it to end sooner.

Must obey!

Material will now be 100% outline and 0% independent research and entertaining anecdotes. So much better. Only way to improve it would be to go to manuscripts on the sunday talks like the DC parts. OR even pre-recorded talks distributed on CDs with the local elder just going up to the platform to do the gestures.

Haha, classic! Yes, why don't they just make them like the dramas at the conventions...just have the speaker silently mime & gesture in synch with a recorded voice on CD from the Watchtower. They could make it the voice of a different GB member each week. The rank and file would feel so awe-inspired about hearing the voice of the actual channel of God...it would be like hearing Jehovah's voice from heaven itself, since loyally submitting to theocratic instruction from the GB is the same as loyally submitting to Jesus and Jehovah. Now that would really motivate the Watchtowerites to keep going to their meeting!

Or even better still, why not just play a video on a big screen via a projector a GB member delivering the talk! The dubbies would be totally entranced, like having a visitation from a divine being. Who needs public speakers then! Who would dare beg off from a personal invitation to gaze upon the appearance of a GB member in real, dynamic speaking action! Wow...even I want to go to that! And that way they could finally dump the theocratic ministry school and the purported need for training up new speakers! What a loving arrangement.

free2beme

What will you do with all the lack of hot air escaping on a weekly bases. Might cause an explosion.

Abandoned

What will you do with all the lack of hot air escaping on a weekly bases. Might cause an explosion.

ROFL! Yeah, they might need to add another vent to quick builds from here on out...

hillbilly

30 minute talks.... hardley worth wasting a shower for is it? on the bright side.... you may be able to get home in time for the entire NFL pre game show if you leave right away.

I'd have to quit the meeting now anyway.... half an hour was my "Mandatory" bath room break on Sundays... a guy has to be regular!

~Hill

WTWizard

Now they are going to fit in The Track even worse than before. There will be absolutely no entertainment left in them (there was precious little before). Hardly worth wasting the gas to go to the Kingdumb Hell. And still no one there that is worth going for.

CaptainSchmideo

I will be going in less than an hour.

My prediction (at my hall, anyway): It will make no difference on the total time of the meeting. The Botchtower study was lasting 1:15 for as long as I can remember, so that we always finished at Noon anyway. I predict that it will now be stretched to 1:30. Simply because we have a lot of yammerers and "my personal experiece" yakkers, and conductors that lose control of the proceedings pretty quickly.

OnTheWayOut

Some of your reports are due. How was it? Did they go overtime.
Did they make a big deal out of having 15 minutes for "service" ?

stillajwexelder

It was actually OK -And the speaker kept to time

Princess Daisy Boo

Hi... just chatted to my sister - she said that the meeting felt much the same length to her. I asked why the change, she said she thought that it was to provide more time for association in the hall. Her husband was moaning about how much difficult it is to prepare a public talk and condense the info into 30 minutes.

30 minute talks start this weekend.

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