The Surprising Power of Saying Less: How I Transformed My Communication Forever
She was right. And that moment stuck with me.
The problem with over-explaining
For years, I confused quantity with quality in my communication. I assumed that more information meant better understanding. But the opposite is often true. When we overload people with words, we dilute our message. The important stuff gets buried under layers of context they didn’t need.
This was a pattern I developed early in my career at a marketing agency. Client presentations became exhaustive explanations rather than clear recommendations. I thought I was being professional.
