Woaw thank you for the explanation. So in short you said: Positive effect of speaking slowly: * learning to accept that you have a right to talk * feeling ok to take up space * giving opportunities to take deep breathes * speaking more clearly * **edit: more attractive to anyone** Negative effect of quickly speaking: * stumbling over words and mumbling. That reinforces the belief that we are overall bad speakers. * subconscious hope to get the whole painful process of talking over with Negative effect of speaking slowly: * (from another person) less desirable to ladies * odd behavior Did I sum it up correctly?