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When you want to find the time to communicate brilliantly

Time is never about time. It’s about priority.

In other words, there’s always the time you need to communicate brilliantly. The question is whether it’s a high priority for you, compared to everything else that’s going on.

If you do think it’s important, it will need to feature prominently in your Priority Place – the place where you list your important actions. This will, I guess, be your diary or To-Do List.

And you’ll often get quicker, better results if you put three reminders in your Priority Place, not one. Let me explain.

How to Find the Time You Need

Important communications have three elements: the preparation, delivery and follow-up.

However, people often only put one or two of these ...

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