There are (at least) 10 uses of applause in a conference:<\/p>\n
1) To thank a speaker (“let’s applaud…”)
\n2) To appreciate someone you have just done group work with (“let’s acknowledge…”)
\n3) To reach out to someone who has just frozen in \u2018stage fright\u2019
\n4) To encourage someone stumbling in a language that is not their own
\n5) To acknowledge the whole group
\n6) To vote (noting the relative volume)
\n7) To express frustration (the slow clap)
\n8) To warm up (clapping more than just hands)
\n9) As part of a listening or co-ordination game<\/p>\n
I was at a meeting where nearly all of these were used at one time or another.<\/p>\n
And at one point someone said \u201cat the end of the day we are all here to make money\u201d. Most nodded vigorously. A few clapped.<\/p>\n
Then something happened.\u00a0\u00a0There was a spontaneous round of applause.\u00a0 And\u00a0I was\u00a0I was left thinking \u201cwhat a lovely clap\u201d. Which one? Clap 3.<\/p>\n
No noble purpose in sight. Money was in focus. And yet there was care\u2026for a stranger. At the mic.\u00a0 Stuck in the headlights. Frozen with fear when it was their turn to speak.\u00a0 Helped out of that hole by the generous applause of the group.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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