Stop Your Own Monologue Answers.
Long-winded answers irritate as much as long-winded questions. If you intend to wax on about an issue, seek a group platform where the audience knows you intend to give a speech and grants you the privilege. If your answer runs longer than 30 to 45 seconds, you’re no longer in a dialogue; it’s a monologue. If you feel you’re going on too long and haven’t finished what you intended to say, pace yourself by stopping to ask the other person for some reaction to what you’ve just said--do they agree, disagree, not care, have different information? Then, after you listen to their comments, deliver your next point on the earlier answer.
Long-winded answers irritate as much as long-winded questions. If you intend to wax on about an issue, seek a group platform where the audience knows you intend to give a speech and grants you the privilege. If your answer runs longer than 30 to 45 seconds, you’re no longer in a dialogue; it’s a monologue. If you feel you’re going on too long and haven’t finished what you intended to say, pace yourself by stopping to ask the other person for some reaction to what you’ve just said--do they agree, disagree, not care, have different information? Then, after you listen to their comments, deliver your next point on the earlier answer.
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