Making every word count

Hands up if you enjoyed doing precis at school....

At the time I hated it but I’ve more recently realised how useful it is to me now, in honing my message.

Over the summer I dusted off some pieces I’d written but never used. I wanted to shorten them and there’s nothing like an exercise like that for gaining real clarity about your message.

The first edit was around what’s relevant or not to the key point. Then it was about how to say the same thing in a more succinct way.

I apply the same principle to these weekly tips. In case you haven’t noticed, they’re never more than 150 words.

It’s something I help my clients do when it comes to gaining clarity of message in their talks and presentations too. So often less is more.

Let me know if you’d like my help with this. Get in touch to arrange a chat.

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Rachel Maunder is a communication skills and speaker coach and professional speaker.

She has been in the world of competent communication, in different guises, for more than 30 years so has a wealth of knowledge, experience and expertise to pass on to her clients, both through her signature programmes and her own presentations.  

You can find out more about her coaching programmes here and about her speaking topics here.