Learn more about communication with this collection
How to set clear objectives
How to follow up after a meeting
How to manage time effectively
Consider Using Other Ways to Share Your Ideas
If you excel at creativity, you may come alive in a brainstorming session and quickly generate a wealth of ideas. However, if you tend to ramble when describing those ideas, you could come across as scattered and ill prepared. Consider other ways to organize your ideas and communicate them to audiences.
Use whatever forms of communication are at your disposal to help organize your thoughts. You’ll then communicate well-thought-out concepts when you do share.
17
265 reads
MORE IDEAS ON THIS
Use The Tweet Limit: Practice Compressing Your Thoughts
When speaking, make sure that what you’re saying is necessary and impactful. You can even think of your sentences in tweet form: How would I communicate this idea if I were tweeting and facing a character limit? How can I cut my message down to its essence?
...
22
257 reads
Only One Person Talking: You
If you suspect you may be monopolizing the conversation in meetings, experiment with these tactics to help get your message across.
First, you need to measure exactly how much you’re talking.
While you don’t want to limit your speaking time forever, adhering to the time rule in the be...
16
318 reads
Pause!
Are you giving your colleagues enough time to digest what you say and to ask questions? If not, give yourself a signal to pause.
By slowing down and taking deliberate pauses, you’ll be able to regulate your impulse to overshare, and your message will have a better chance of landing.
20
256 reads
Ask for Help
It may be hard to know in the moment if you’re oversharing. A fresh perspective can offer insight. Ask a trusted colleague or advisor to provide insights into how you’re meeting your goal of talking less and listening more.
While it’s important to share your point of view, it’s critical to ...
18
235 reads
Rambling During Meetings: Key Points
While it’s important to share your point of view in meetings, it’s critical to know when and how. You don’t want to monopolize the conversation. We provide some practical tips for sharing the floor so that you can get your message across more effectively.
- First, take time to reflect a...
22
342 reads
CURATED FROM
CURATED BY
Spending a large amount of time with someone literally causes you to pick up their habits. Choose your friends wisely.
Talk in meetings in a better way.
“
Read & Learn
20x Faster
without
deepstash
with
deepstash
with
deepstash
Access to 200,000+ ideas
—
Access to the mobile app
—
Unlimited idea saving & library
—
—
Unlimited history
—
—
Unlimited listening to ideas
—
—
Downloading & offline access
—
—
Personalized recommendations
—
—
Supercharge your mind with one idea per day
Enter your email and spend 1 minute every day to learn something new.
I agree to receive email updates