This is the power of silence in public speaking: 5 techniques to not speak like a parrot, and increase the value of your message Posted byDaniel Colombo September 8, 2021 Leave a comment on This is the power of silence in public speaking: 5 techniques to not speak like a parrot, and increase the value of your message In everyday use of speech, we are not a machine saying words nonstop. Every day we all use a very powerful tool: silence.