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One of the differences between speech and writing is writing avoids repetition.
Complex sentences are not useful in speaking. In speaking there is breathing.
In writing, word choice is very important. In speech, it is the general point.
Writing must be self-contained. There is no body language or vocal emphasis.
In speaking, words only last a few moments. Writing is more durable and can be corrected.
A speaker has more opportunities to engage the audience psychologically. You are your punctuation.
A reader can re-read. Writing can be more precise.1
I have my phone on in my pocket. Everything recorded, transcribed. I'll harvest it later, later alone. I'm a poet, after all. Not a professional.
Let's say if the object of speech is as document, then the object of documents as speech: as if.
Let's say there are two kinds of grains, first scattered in ooze and slime, second running in stone.