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Communications expert, Matt Abrahams, author of the book Think Faster Talk Smarter, shares strategies to help us lower our stress and make what we say more concise, relevant, and memorable when we speak.
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Similar ideas to Being Concise: Tell the time, don't build the clock
All individuals possess what is called 'an internal clock', which has as main purpose to schedule sleep and wakefulness within one entire day of 24 hours.
Now comes the difference in regards to how the 'clock' works for each person: there are people who wake up earlier and go to bed e...
Presenting information is never about the presenter--it's always about the audience.
Get to know who they are, in order to use their common knowledge and experience: What's most important to them? What motivates them? What's their background? How do they prefer to commu...
[G]ive them what they need to know, not everything you know.
We’re often tempted to demonstrate our knowledge or expertise by heaping on a wealth of information. But that just dilutes the main argument.
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