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The Power of the Pause

The following quote, which I included in yesterday’s post on brevity and simplicity, got me thinking a bit more about the use of pauses in speech-making. “The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as … Continue reading

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And I Quote…

While I was researching yesterday’s blog post I came across a number of inspiring quotations about brevity and simplicity. But since the post was concerned with keeping things short and sweet, I couldn’t bring myself to include them all. I thought … Continue reading

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On Brevity…

In today’s world of news feeds, sound bytes and 140-character-or-less Twitter updates, time is of the essence. Today’s audiences are impatient. They want information, they want entertainment and they want it now. Brevity has never been more valued – and … Continue reading

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