Speaking IQ

The knack to tell a person's degree of 'smartness' by listening to the way the person speaks- a curse or a blessing? I'm the least smart person on earth yet I 'judge' others' wisdom from the way they speak. I won't name names but this morning I happened to tune in to one particular morning show & some celebs were interviewed about their roles in a movie. One particular interviewee kept repeating that '... this role is good for me as it reflects my seriousness as an actor..." Oh brother, that is so old- there is more than one way to express yourself!

As a thinking person, one should always reflect instead of memorising and repeating the same 'scripts'. People look for originality, wit and insight when they interview actors. Jins Shamsudin for example, has excellent speaking IQ- he says valuable things and does not waste the listeners' time. Ida Nerina, another good example.. Jit Murad.. and Afdlin Shauki too.. all thinking personalities.. and my personal favourite- Madonna! (.. even though she's not really an 'actor'). There's a reason why some celebrities stay on in the industry longer than some others.. and my hypothesis is that it has to do with their IQ.

Maybe Ms X should go and attend a communication class or something- polish up her speaking IQ, she's a bore otherwise. It's one thing being 'safe' with the words that you speak as a celebrity, yet it's also important to make an impact because people has only so much time to listen to you. Am I making sense?