Even if you’ve never attended a live auction, you’ve probably seen the fast-talking patter of the auctioneer on television or in film. It’s something like ...

But why do auctioneers talk so fast in the first place? In a recent phone interview, Neely told me why they talk that way, what auctioneers really do, and how he became the world champion.

auctioneer Barry Baker explains what's actually happening in that babble of fast-talking auctioneer speak. He lays out examples of what he calls the "logical" content of the speech (actual ...

Good question! They talk like that to hypnotize the bidders. Auctioneers don't just talk fast—they chant in a rhythmic monotone so as to lull onlookers into a conditioned pattern of call and ...

But how did he get his start? How do auctioneers talk so fast — and what are they actually saying on the block? Auctioneering is a niche field. Only 3,000 people are apart of the National ...

-[AUCTIONEER CHANT]. 7 [AUCTIONEER CHANT]. 700 and a half. [AUCTIONEER CHANT]. 1,300, [AUCTIONEER CHANT]. 1,300 [AUCTIONEER CHANT]. 14 [AUCTIONEER CHANT]. 14 you want ...

It's the familiar, but sometimes unintelligible voice standing out among all the rest: that fast-talking, number-crunching auctioneer ... Let's talk more tomorrow.

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Fresh off serving as auctioneer for the Junior Livestock Auction at the National Western Stock Show, Korrey spoke to the Lions Club Tuesday about his passion for auctioneering and some of the ...

He started working at learning the trade in high school and says contrary to popular impressions, the auctioneer doesn’t speak in a fast-paced nonsense lingo, but tries to be easy to understand.

Kurt Johnson had a leg up on his competitors in the Minnesota State Auctioneers Association's ... and into our room because everybody wanted to talk to us," he said. "They're life-long friends.