All the prompts are thought-provoking but the one that aligned so much with my thoughts lately that I'm yet to figure out is the second prompt and I'm choosing to share my thoughts so far about it. Many find it hard to say the right words at the right time, birthing misunderstandings.
Where there are no truth, trust is hardest to build and people even though they don't always accept truth in the best ways, rather want the truth be said to them. That's by the way, saying the truth is another side of the whole thing. It's one thing to know the truth, it's another to say it well enough.
I'll say one of the powers in communication is being very clear in what you're saying. For some time now, I've been learning about communicating my thoughts better and the surprising part I've learned is, my thoughts are way harsher when said from my mouth than when they were just thoughts playing in my head.
Some days ago, I was asking my mentor about something I was struggling to understand. I sent a voice record of over 2 minutes explaining what I was struggling with and guess what?! He sent a short record saying he doesn't understand what I'm trying to say. After saying so much? I asked.
Then I did it again, explaining but this time, I made sure to remove the unnecessary parts of the questions and went straight to the point, instead of trying to make him understand some parts that he normally would understand. He got it immediately and gave a good solution for me.
The point is, fewer words said well and at the right time say a lot more than many words with no clarity on what exactly is being said. I think the power of using few words to say more truth is around us today, by Copywriters especially. We are somehow won over by few words from them.
Another thing to note is how good communicators always say we shouldn't have to overexplain everything we say, it calls for too many words trying to say one thing. The truth is simple, most of the time, whether harsh or sweet, but saying it with too many words complicates it.
I believe the ways to have fewer words say more truth is understanding the rules of communication, learning to use just the right kinda words so you don't use too many of them and using gestures or expressions to make it come across simple with more clarity and trust.
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