Keep it short and simple

Keep it short and simple

Country:
USA

Source:
How To Be an Ace Speaker
By Carmine Gallo
Copyright © 2006 Business Week Limited. All rights reserved.
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Story:
Gallo gives some very good and useful advice on how to use the various tools of communication in business. The facts speak for themselves. Some are given below.

Facts:
- 15 – 20 minutes to say it in a meeting.
- 30 seconds to grab someone’s attention.
- 15 – 20 minutes for a presentation with 10 slides maximum.
- IDEAL presentation 3 slides with 3 lines each, 15 minutes maximum.
- 1 screen-full for an email.

Language Issues:
- These short time messages must surely imply that the language used has to be efficient and effective.
- The famous people who used these techniques and strategies were also good with language: Presidents Kennedy,
Roosevelt, ex-CEO Welch and so on.

Comments:
- Read the article

Bottom-Line:
Less is More

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