This punctuation system, which is related to the Carlin and Bi-Lateral methods, is useful for gaining someone’s full attention when their minds are drifting as you speak.

Once you’ve practiced this, you will not want to use it all the time, but it will inform your word punctuation. (Remember that these are practices that build unconscious skills and discrimination that will enhance your verbal impact and control.) As you SPEAK, only EMPHASIZE the verbs, except for the verb “to be.”

You might be surprised to FIND that is doesn’t SOUND as odd as you’d exPECT. Once you get used to this in practice, you will find it easier to improvise, emphasizing whatever words your intuition tells you to improvise.