Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! You don’t have much time!

True confession 😬 

I listen to podcasts, meeting recordings and audio books at 1.5x speed and the pace is completely comfortable for me.

Am I the only one? 🤔

Before digital devices influenced our attention, you could count on 2.5 minutes of your audiences’ focus back in 2004, which dwindled to 47 seconds in 2017, and now it’s less than 7 seconds. Less than a goldfish!

This is supported in film and TV where a single camera shot is 2-4 seconds in length and an entire commercial can be 6 seconds. 

Unbelievable? Here’s the evidence.

If you’re skeptical, I challenge you to watch the entire 1968 film, The Thomas Crown Affair.

It’s a crime thriller with actor Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway directed by Canadian Norman Jewison. 

As my grandmother would say, “It’s as slow as molasses in January!” 

In fact, I found it painful to watch. I’d love to know your experience.

By comparison, watch the 1999 version with the same name featuring Pierce Brosnan, Rene Russo and Denis Leary. It moves at quite a different pace.

Public Speaking giant, TedX speaker and trainer David JP Phillips  has studied the neuroscience of effective communication and shares the critical importance of keeping an audience’s attention every second! 

That’s a whole lot more than words – it’s body language, facial expressions, hand gestures, vocal pace and volume, oh and of course, a great story. 

It requires a ton of practice to get it right, right?

The good news is you naturally have a number of effective communication assets right in your own backyard. And you may not be using them.

So, before you invest in learning anything new, you could leverage what you have going for you right now. 

One of mine is Passion. I’m a people person. I’m truly curious and interested in others. And love to help others be more genuine, authentic and successful, without it being hard or icky.

And I prefer easy. What about you?

Another of mine is Innovation. It feels effortless to find solutions, and it may seem I find them in thin air. In this area, I operate at an urgent pace.

The fact is, I know why and how to use these natural advantages to serve my clients, my team, collaborators, as well as my business and personal relationships.

So if you’re open to discovering your natural superpowers, your zone of genius and how you can communicate more effectively, I have a very special offer for you.

Book a complimentary 30-minute “What the Heck is Kolbe™ Anyway?” introductory Zoom call, and receive a very special bonus. What have you got to lose?

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