'Jeeves,' I said, and I am free to admit that in my emotion I bleated like a lamb drawing itself to the attention of the parent sheep, 'what the dickens is all this?'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A character sounds distressed and childlike while asking for an explanation.
- In plain terms
- I sounded like a scared sheep when I asked what was going on.
- What can you take from it?
- Emotion can reduce confidence in communication.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does fear change our voice?
- When is vulnerability appropriate?
Another view
It may invite mockery or being taken less seriously.
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