Confidence on the Scripps National Spelling Bee stage manifests itself in subtle ways, like spellers asking questions even though they know the answers.
Dev Shah, one of 11 spellers who made it through Wednesday's semifinals and will return Thursday to compete for the winner's trophy and more than $50,000 in cash and prizes, was given the word "Perioeci" and quickly eliminated any suspense with his onstage banter."Yes," said the Rev. Brian Sietsema, the bee's associate pronouncer.
"It's very obvious when I don't know the word," said another finalist, 14-year-old Pranav Anandh of Glen Mills, Pennsylvania. "I'll panic a little. It takes me a second to get my head back together." Dev explained that he doesn't have a formulaic approach to asking questions. He will generally ask about a word's roots, definition and language of origin. If he repeats a question, he's seeking reassurance.
"Generally speaking, the kids who ask more questions are the kids who know more, actually, which is maybe counterintuitive," Remer said. "There's a certain confidence that comes from having kind of a checklist. You're not floundering on stage. You know what you need to do, you know when you need to do it, and it is a procedure that you can follow to analyze the word and break it down methodically," Remer said. "I think that method really helps, especially when you're under pressure."
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