May 2007
Beginner
64 pages
1h 12m
English
Where does all your time go?
Number six of the six greatest time wasters in business is long-winded people. They probably would have placed higher if the survey had not included the more general “socializing”—the worst waste of time. Here are some ways do deal with “talkers.”
On the phone:
Call talkers when you expect they’ll be in a hurry (e.g., before lunch).
Pretend to be interrupted and then say, “Sorry, ...
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