"Silence is golden."
If you say “I love you” to your spouse and they hesitate for 3 excruciating seconds before they say it back, what would that mean to you?
Would a thousand thoughts race through your mind?
Taking a moment to PAUSE can add a dramatic effect on your impact while communicating.
Let your audience’s mind wander during the intervals of pausing.
When you pause before you respond to someone and pause throughout your speech,
You become a better conversationalist.
Have you ever had random memories of arguments you knew you could’ve won?
The “perfect” rebuttals didn’t appear until AFTER that moment was over.
Trying to come up with the “perfect response” consciously in the moment can seem daunting.
Don’t fret.
I’ll show you how in Part 2.
For now: