The Thinking.school Podcast

https://thinking.school/blog/top-3-ways-to-break-through/   When I asked you the favor of completing the survey in January when we launched, I could never have expected the amazing response. It has been an enormous undertaking to work through all of the detailed responses – but well worth it! In doing the analysis there were so many situations where the biggest communication concern was just trying to be heard. "Breaking through the clutter" and "Getting people to listen to me" were key phrases that turned up in slightly different ways again and again. It seems that everyone is so busy nobody remembers anything you say even when you finally do get someone to hear what you have to say. These are my top 3 ways to cut right through the noise – even when you are the most junior person in the room – or a complete stranger! Have you ever been in a situation where you felt like you explained your idea or product and the description was just perfect, only to have them 'not get it' and ask questions about strange