[[Notes]] - Topics: [[Communication]] - People: [[Grace Lee]] - Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0PLr1bOrec --- ## Summary - [[Impact is the resonance of the experience of receiving words, not just the words themselves]]. - Shape shift. Be mindful of your physiology. - Set the right expectations. [[If you want to have the words come out, you have to make the words available to you]]. - Speak in threes. It's easier for you and the listener to remember. - Structure your communication. It makes it easier to follow and it provides you with the freedom to coherently express yourself. - [[Think fast, talk smart]]. ## Notes - [[Think fast, talk smart]]. - Most of the time, our communication is on the spot. Most of the time, it's impromptu. - You are capable of this. Language and communication happens in the left hemisphere of our brain. "Our brain is fully capable of impromptu speech". ### Shape shift - Position yourself to allow for your speech to happen most naturally. If you're feeling stuck, reposition your body which may help reposition your mind. Be mindful of your physiology. ### Set the right expectations - We are capable of fast thinking because we have instinct (system one thinking). - [[Practice graduates the methodical to instinct]]. - Mechanical to instinct. - [[The ideal is unnatural naturalness or natural unnaturalness|Unnaturalness to naturalness]]. - "[[Expect more from yourself than you expect from others]]". - [[It's not just about the words you say, but how you say it]]. - [[Impact is the resonance of the experience of receiving words, not just the words themselves]]. - Empower your expectations. Select your expectations ### Science of availability - Your perception of the world and of yourself is influenced by the information and events you are exposed to. - Environment and exposure shapes perception - of the world and of yourself. - Exposure influences perceived reality. - [[Reality is a singularity that everyone shares but no one can agree upon]]. - "[[If you want to have the words come out, you have to make the words available to you]]". - See: [[The first order of retrievability]] - Be a voracious consumer of new knowledge. - Knowledge provides nuance to an idea. Complement your communication with knowledge rather than to lead by it. Never forget the effectiveness of simple. - [[Strive for simplicity]] ### Speak in 3's - You may have many ideas. Pick three. - [[Think of many things; do only one]] - It's easier for you to remember. It's easier for them to understand, and it's easier for them to remember. - The purpose of communication is to convey your thoughts effectively. - [[Complexity is confusing. Simplicity is effective.]] Effective is understood. ### Structure - Structure creates freedom. Freedom is forge from boundaries. - Examples of structures include chronological, persuasive, and motivation. ## Original ![[How to improve impromptu speaking on the spot-1.jpg]] ![[How to improve impromptu speaking on the spot-2.jpg]] ![[How to improve impromptu speaking on the spot-3.jpg]]