You can find Gord Sheppard on Twitter @GordonSheppard1
It doesn’t matter how much I explain it, it just doesn’t seem to sink in!
Ever feel this pang of frustration when trying to get a point across? It’s pretty common to think that when someone isn’t ‘getting’ what we’re trying to say we need to give them more information. So we do just that – offer up more info, more context, more ideas, more…everything.
Our information-saturated environment reinforces this idea – there’s so much info out there. Clearly it means that to make an impact we need to give a lot of information, right?
Wrong. Very wrong. The counterintuitive truth is that when it comes to getting a point across, effective leaders and communicators actually focus on saying less.
This week I sat down with my good friend and meetings expert Gord Sheppard for a fast-paced interview on The Meeting Leadership Podcast. You’ll want to carve out the 11 minutes it will take to listen to the whole thing, as Gord and I got into some great points about how you can mean more by saying less.
We cover:
- Why it is so important to not share everything that is on your mind
- How valuable it is to find the right message that your followers want to hear
- Why you should avoid tangents so you can help everyone to stay on track and more
So click here to head over to the podcast and have a listen – I promise it’s worth every one of the 11 minutes!
You can find more of Gord and his great wisdom at Meeting Leadership Inc., and be sure to follow him on Twitter @GordonSheppard1
