>When writing something I want people to read, I always take time at the end to make it shorter - remove distracting sentences, unnecessary adjectives and other

>When writing something I want people to read, I always take time at the end to make it shorter - remove distracting sentences, unnecessary adjectives and other noise. This is a good advice. How can I do it when talking? I often talk too much saying little, often loosing Listener's attention in the process.