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I had the same problem, and fixing it was one of the hardest things I've even done. The problem was me, and that I was boring to listen to. I worked on making
by ghostbrainalpha 7y ago
I had the same problem, and fixing it was one of the hardest things I've even done.
The problem was me, and that I was boring to listen to.
I worked on making my statements shorter, funnier, getting better at analogies so people could follow along with a picture in their heads (especially when speaking to non technical people about technical issues), and by promising something interesting in the first sentence and then not giving that info until the end of my statement.
I don't use all those techniques all the time, but every time I take over a big group conversation I will be conscientiously thinking about doing one of them. It's been 5-6 years of effort and I went from extremely boring to now being consistently asked to give presentations because people think my speaking is entertaining.
I also always played devils advocate, and presented the best case from both sides of an argument whenever a big decision was being discussed. I stopped doing that completely and don't share my inner debates. Everyone has their own and they don't need to be informed by yours.
People just want new interesting information + plans for action with strong reasoning briefly summarized.
If all your statements are like the following, you will find people cutting you off less and less...
"I found X that you will never believe! And after spending all day analyzing this new information I recommend we quickly adopt Y before disaster happens. Any questions?"