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Welcome back to
“Irresistible Communication”.
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Two minutes, twice a week.
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No nonsense advice on
leadership communication.
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Imagine a painter working on a portrait.
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He's unhappy with the way the eyes look.
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So he adds more colors, trying
to capture the right shade.
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. Still unsatisfied, he then paints
additional lines and shadows,
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hoping to give them depth.
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But the more he adds the further
the eyes drift from his vision.
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Frustrated, he keeps piling on
strokes, shades and highlights,
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but with each one of those making
the eyes busier and less lifelike.
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A fellow artist, seeing his
struggle, takes another canvas and
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paints the same eyes with just a
few confident well-placed strokes.
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The result: a clear vivid
and lifelike pair of eyes.
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The original painter's instinct
was to add, thinking more
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detailed would solve the problem.
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In reality though, the simplicity
and clarity of fewer well-placed
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strokes made the difference.
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It's a cliché, but it's
true.: Less is often more.
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In our rush to communicate, we
pile on words and ideas, thinking
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it's better, but it's often not.
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One strong argument that sticks
easily beats 10 weak arguments
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that our audience forgets.
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Strip it down and keep it simple!
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Subtract the nonessential
and amplify the essential.
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Your message will be so much clearer.
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Keep lighting the path and
share it with a friend!
