How To Respond To Circumlocution
If the other person is using more words than required, we need to understand how much of a misleading act it is, and how much of it is genuine or unavoidable. We also need to see if the use of too many words has some valid reason or not.
We can use Hanlon's Razor, which would mean that we don’t need to assume that the intentions of the person using too many words is negative, provided there is a good explanation.
83
293 reads
The idea is part of this collection:
Learn more about communication with this collection
Techniques for brainstorming and generating new ideas
The power of collaboration and feedback in the creative process
How to recognize and overcome limiting beliefs
Related collections
Similar ideas to How To Respond To Circumlocution
How To Respond To Circumlocution: Taking Action
- Simply call out the use of extensive words, and demonstrate to the other person that they are in fact saying nothing.
- When a direct question is being non-answered, directly point out the problematic behaviour in the person, by stating that the question hasn’t been answered.
Why Circumlocution Happens
The act of saying a lot but in essence saying nothing at all is also described as ‘beating around the bush’ by many.
People use too many words intentionally in order to:
- Hiding their stance.
- Shifting attention away from the current topic.
- Avo...
How to respond
- Be positive. It's your choice whether you mirror the other person or stick with your personality.
- Be polite. Not everything deserves emotional investment.
- If it's something genuine and the presence of audience is affecting th...
Read & Learn
20x Faster
without
deepstash
with
deepstash
with
deepstash
Personalized microlearning
—
100+ Learning Journeys
—
Access to 200,000+ ideas
—
Access to the mobile app
—
Unlimited idea saving
—
—
Unlimited history
—
—
Unlimited listening to ideas
—
—
Downloading & offline access
—
—
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