Showing posts with label Over-Talking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Over-Talking. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

The Issue With Over-Talking





Recently, I was winding down several days of strategic planning sessions for a client. On the last day, the leader of the business, June, took the floor to wrap up the week with a wonderful story and a great metaphor she thought would be inspiring to her team.

She had everyone’s attention… until she didn’t. After four minutes in, she came to what seemed like a natural ending point. However, instead of wrapping up, June kept going, and going, and going.

“Oh no,” I thought, as she proceeded to say the same thing over and over using another colorful story, another great metaphor. I looked around the room and noted that people were reaching for their phones, checking email and Facebook, texting and tweeting. One young woman picked up her pocketbook and stood beside her chair, tapping her super pointy toes, ready to bolt. Her expression clearly said, “Ok, I’ve heard enough.”
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