{"id":15596,"date":"2024-06-24T09:08:36","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T14:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/?p=15596"},"modified":"2026-04-19T16:54:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T21:54:25","slug":"less-is-more-communication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/less-is-more-communication\/","title":{"rendered":"Less is More Leadership Communication"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15596\" class=\"elementor elementor-15596\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49443c22 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"49443c22\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40323168 e-con-full e-flex e-con 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src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/info-overload-ss-qpyk1o5qvpmhwzo3zkfqt7h94cbt09vteb3nr5y8e8.png\" title=\"info-overload-ss\" alt=\"info-overload-ss\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7efa69d6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7efa69d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ce3d83d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ce3d83d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Leadership AI Deep-Dive<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-494aa462 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"494aa462\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/2608746\/19030027?client_source=small_player&iframe=true\" \r\n        width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"Leadership Breakthroughs\">\r\n<\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e5724d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e5724d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In this short audio exploration, I\u2019ve tasked an AI version of my voice to sit down with host &#8216;Alex&#8217; to dive deeper into the mindsets discussed in this post. While the audio is synthesized, the insights are 100% human-driven. Listen while you&#8217;re on the move.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cee3b1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7cee3b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4573174 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4573174\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5ee67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5ee67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Self-Assessment-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-16048\" alt=\"Self Assessment\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Self-Assessment-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Self-Assessment-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Self-Assessment.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-378e345 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"378e345\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59fc4db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59fc4db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quick Self Evaluation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a290edc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a290edc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Consider your approach to writing and speaking.\u00a0<\/p><p>Now consider those who receive your communication.\u00a0 If you polled them, how would they rate:<\/p><ul><li>Your communication efficiency?<\/li><li>Your ability to get to the point?<\/li><li>Your level of respect for their precious time?<\/li><\/ul><p>I&#8217;m willing to wager that your ratings are embarrassingly low.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d93ca34 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d93ca34\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9c0031 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b9c0031\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ac79dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ac79dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"294\" 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class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"1200pt\" height=\"1200pt\" viewBox=\"0 0 1200 1200\"><g><path d=\"m600 933.6 186-254.4h-133.2v-648h-105.6v648h-133.2z\"><\/path><path d=\"m884.4 31.199v748.8c0 156-127.2 284.4-284.4 284.4s-284.4-128.4-284.4-284.4v-748.8h-285.6v104.4h181.2v644.4c0 214.8 174 388.8 388.8 388.8s388.8-174 388.8-388.8v-644.4h181.2v-104.4z\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Go Deeper<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8852b07 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8852b07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md elementor-animation-shrink\" href=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/is-talking-overrated\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"1200pt\" height=\"1200pt\" viewBox=\"0 0 1200 1200\"><g><path d=\"m600 933.6 186-254.4h-133.2v-648h-105.6v648h-133.2z\"><\/path><path d=\"m884.4 31.199v748.8c0 156-127.2 284.4-284.4 284.4s-284.4-128.4-284.4-284.4v-748.8h-285.6v104.4h181.2v644.4c0 214.8 174 388.8 388.8 388.8s388.8-174 388.8-388.8v-644.4h181.2v-104.4z\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read \"Is Talking Overrated?\"<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8229bca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8229bca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e69c4d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e69c4d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Getting to the Point<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ba7c3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ba7c3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I&#8217;ve discovered that we all need to work on a key communication skill:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e65e4e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e65e4e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Knowing When to Stop<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8331b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8331b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Whether you&#8217;re writing or speaking, when is enough enough?<\/p><p><strong>The gift of gab:<\/strong> It&#8217;s too-often a curse.<\/p><p><strong>Elegant descriptive prose<\/strong>.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0<\/p><p>If you want respect as a leader, raise your ratings by becoming a more precise communicator.\u00a0 Be more aware of when you should STOP.\u00a0 Be it typing or <a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/is-talking-overrated\/\"><strong>talking<\/strong>.<\/a> Make your point and stop. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aaab9f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5aaab9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b6c540 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9b6c540\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3bcdd1 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"c3bcdd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3QPQsbf\" target=\"_blank\" tabindex=\"-1\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/71-uDwQUDXL._SL1500_-1-195x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-15978\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/71-uDwQUDXL._SL1500_-1-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/71-uDwQUDXL._SL1500_-1-665x1024.jpg 665w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/71-uDwQUDXL._SL1500_-1-97x150.jpg 97w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/71-uDwQUDXL._SL1500_-1-768x1183.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/71-uDwQUDXL._SL1500_-1.jpg 974w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3QPQsbf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smart Brevity<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">The Power of Saying More with Less\n\n by the Co Founders of Axion and _Politico Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen &amp; Roy Schwartz<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41063db e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"41063db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b560b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b560b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My Inspiration: Smart Brevity<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f45413f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f45413f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Will it be YOURS?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a0b55f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a0b55f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I am unwavering in my belief that:<\/p><h5 class=\"elementor-post__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/miscommunication-and-dysfunction\/\"><em>&#8220;Miscommunication is at the Root of All Dysfunction&#8221;<\/em> <\/a><\/h5><p>And a believer that <strong><em>less is more<\/em><\/strong>. \u00a0<\/p><p>I recently read <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3QPQsbf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Smart Brevity<\/strong><\/em><\/a>. I discovered my own lack of awareness of knowing when to stop\u2014and discovered that the overuse of words is an unrecognized form of <strong><em>miscommunication<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p><p>So I&#8217;m an evangelist. Smart Brevity has my highest recommendation.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b858c70 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b858c70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-400c825 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"400c825\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"1200pt\" height=\"1200pt\" viewBox=\"0 0 1200 1200\"><g><path d=\"m600 933.6 186-254.4h-133.2v-648h-105.6v648h-133.2z\"><\/path><path d=\"m884.4 31.199v748.8c0 156-127.2 284.4-284.4 284.4s-284.4-128.4-284.4-284.4v-748.8h-285.6v104.4h181.2v644.4c0 214.8 174 388.8 388.8 388.8s388.8-174 388.8-388.8v-644.4h181.2v-104.4z\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Go Deeper<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5233061 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5233061\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md elementor-animation-shrink\" href=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/miscommunication-and-dysfunction\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"1200pt\" height=\"1200pt\" viewBox=\"0 0 1200 1200\"><g><path d=\"m600 933.6 186-254.4h-133.2v-648h-105.6v648h-133.2z\"><\/path><path d=\"m884.4 31.199v748.8c0 156-127.2 284.4-284.4 284.4s-284.4-128.4-284.4-284.4v-748.8h-285.6v104.4h181.2v644.4c0 214.8 174 388.8 388.8 388.8s388.8-174 388.8-388.8v-644.4h181.2v-104.4z\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read \u201cMiscommunication is at the Root of All Dysfunction\u201d<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa2498c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aa2498c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60fcb29 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60fcb29\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e1f18d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1e1f18d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"247\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/mark_twain-300x247.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-15970\" alt=\"mark twain, american, author\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/mark_twain-300x247.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/mark_twain-1024x843.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/mark_twain-150x124.jpg 150w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/mark_twain-768x632.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/mark_twain.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab2be7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab2be7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mark Twain<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16581e5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"16581e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ac7063 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"8ac7063\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-quote-left\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M464 256h-80v-64c0-35.3 28.7-64 64-64h8c13.3 0 24-10.7 24-24V56c0-13.3-10.7-24-24-24h-8c-88.4 0-160 71.6-160 160v240c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h128c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V304c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48zm-288 0H96v-64c0-35.3 28.7-64 64-64h8c13.3 0 24-10.7 24-24V56c0-13.3-10.7-24-24-24h-8C71.6 32 0 103.6 0 192v240c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h128c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V304c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b1c68d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b1c68d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In <strong>1871<\/strong>, Mark Twain wrote to a friend&#8230;<\/p><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>&#8220;I didn&#8217;t have time to write you a short letter, so I wrote you a long one.&#8221;\u00a0<\/em><\/h4><p>Now its <strong>2024<\/strong>.\u00a0 We have keyboards, word processing, voice recognition and AI. Brevity is even more of a challenge.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e7eb9d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2e7eb9d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1df1808 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1df1808\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Developing a Brevity Mindset <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c536ad9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c536ad9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are YOUR Limiting Beliefs about Your Communication Approach?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed1d5d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed1d5d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here&#8217;s a list of common destructive mindsets.\u00a0 What hits home for you?<\/p><ul><li>The more that I write or say, the smarter people will think I am<\/li><li>Big words and buzzwords will always help me make my point.<\/li><li>I need to reiterate my message to make sure people get it<\/li><li>White Papers are a critical persuasion tool<\/li><li>I&#8217;m blessed with <em>the gift of gab <\/em>and should never allow that to go to waste<\/li><li>The longer and more in-depth, the better<\/li><li>My level of authority demands full attention to everything I write and say<\/li><li>People love hearing my clever stories, even if they&#8217;re off-topic.<\/li><\/ul><p>OK, not so <strong><em>brief<\/em> <\/strong>a list. I&#8217;m a work in progress.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b1c94b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9b1c94b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8ca0cf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a8ca0cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afe1147 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"afe1147\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"259\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Resume-200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-15971\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Resume-200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Resume-200-116x150.jpg 116w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72338fc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"72338fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5582ab1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5582ab1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Brevity Skill Sets<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efdd9f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"efdd9f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Resume Reality<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c31b19a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c31b19a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Professional Resume Writers know that Job Resumes are rarely read. Even when resumes are viewed by humans, they&#8217;re <em><strong>scanned<\/strong> <\/em>more often than they&#8217;re read.\u00a0 Hiring decision-makers don&#8217;t want to spend time examining the words.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-344d32b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"344d32b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc1e1a4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dc1e1a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfbd134 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"dfbd134\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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35.724.242 71.961-32.771 92.263-47.573 49.85-36.179 82.418-59.97 105.303-76.868a7.998 7.998 0 0 0 1.839-10.967l-9.071-13.196z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb4394c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb4394c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Quick Reality Check <\/strong><\/p><p>Who do you know that wakes up in the morning hoping they can get more long email messages?\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d5263d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d5263d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e3c3af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" 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How much empathy and respect does that demonstrate to your audience?\u00a0 How much do you really expect them to remember?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bbb2a0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4bbb2a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ec6156 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ec6156\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My Brevity Commitment<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac3e65f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac3e65f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To lead by example, I hereby pledge to apply <strong><em>Smart Brevity<\/em><\/strong> principles to the writing on this site. 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