A brief recollection of a conference or talk for college journalists, in which an individual comments on the intelligence of someone present.
The speaker talks about the terrifying experience of losing their mind during a conversation and how it made them think about the possibility of becoming old and senile like many people who unfortunately kill themselves when in that state of mind.
The speaker discusses the importance of using transition phrases and showmanship to effectively communicate and connect with others, as taught in a communication course. He shares how he created a course with banks of phrases, headline formulas, and transition words to improve his own communication skills.
The speaker discusses their habit of using filler words such as "like" and "you know" in their speech, as well as their anxiety about presenting new material.
In this conversation, the speaker describes an experience where everything went black and he entered the void, after which he never felt the same again. He also reminisces about the innocence of childhood.