We know that professional auctioneers develop a lovely chant that goes as fast as the b...  ...4GUpk-E] (YouTube link)Barry Baker is not only an auctioneer , but teaches the art to others as well. Here he e...  ...others as well. Here he explains a bit about the auctioneer

[http://vimeo.com/92714727] (vimeo link) Auctioneers can be fast, loud, and/or unintelligible. But wha...  ...makes that beat sound even better. Today’s auctioneer is Rhett Parks of Whitewood Livestock in Saskatch...

The breathless cadence of a professional auctioneer is fascinating, and sometimes barely decipherable...  ...ating, and sometimes barely decipherable (tobacco auctioneers are an extreme example). Why do they fill the air...  ...ast?They talk like that to hypnotize the bidders. Auctioneer...