Anna Harris:

In the medical literature, self-listening is referred to as autophony ... an "abnormality", described as a form of "hyper-perception". For most people, sounds from inside the body are "screened out", so as to make the outside world audible.

Christine Porath:

It's increasingly challenging to be present and to listen.

Wendy Shanker:

There's very little you can say in 10 minutes that you couldn't say better in five.