6 Powerful Speaking Concisely Exercises (#5 seems wild)
Are you looking for exercises to speak concisely that actually work? If you do, then I will share 6 powerful speaking concisely exercises with you.
Let’s get started –
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6 Powerful speaking concisely exercises
Before moving on, If you like to learn more about speaking concisely, then here is the article that I wrote about it – How to be more concise when speaking
With that said, Let’s start with our list –
1. Elevator Pitch
An Elevator Pitch is a concise summary of the message you want to deliver. It is called Elevator Pitch because it should be short enough to deliver in an elevator ride which is typically 30 seconds long.
So, Create and rehearse a concise pitch that can deliver the essential information of your message in about 30 seconds.
2. Word Limit Challenge
Arght, this one is fun. For this challenge, Take a topic of your choice, and try to explain it within a word limit, such as 50 or 100 words.
Tip – Focus on the most important points first.
Let’s move on to the next level –
3. Summarize Complex Ideas
Now, Let’s make it a bit harder. This time take a complex book, topic, article, or presentation and challenge yourself to summarize it in a few sentences.
This exercise helps you to summarize a complex idea and deliver it in a concise message.
4. Eliminate Fillers
Remove the verbal fillers like “um”, and “uh”, and repetitive words from your speech. Instead, take brief pauses. This will make the speech more concise.
5. Speed Talking
This time, Challenge yourself to speak on a topic for a limited time, such as 1 or 2 minutes. The idea is to force yourself to prioritize the important points and deliver them efficiently.
It doesn’t mean you have to talk fast.
6. Get Feedback
This exercise is as important as the other exercises. You have to observe your conversations with a third-person perspective or more like an observer perspective.
To do that, Record yourself while in a conversation with others, and also ask them for feedback on the conciseness of your message.
Final Thoughts
By practicing all these exercises you will be able to speak concisely. While you can follow all the instructions but feel free to change the rules for them according to your need and concert.
Remember, concise speaking is not about removing important details but about delivering information clearly and efficiently.
