KISS Me Quickly

 

Too often people forget that old adage KISS. It bears remembering and keeping it foremost in your mind!

Today people have such a low attention span and get bored so easily. Sometimes the more you say, the more lost people get.  (Claim: Guilty on both counts!).  This causes most listeners to tune out and miss the point.  Think about that before you ask a loved one, “Did you hear what I said?”

The same thing is true in written communication. I once had a boss that told me my emails to prospective clients needed have every other word cut, in some cases sentences.  When I did as he suggested, I quickly found the message was more precise.

My previous blog had hundreds of followers from multiple countries.  My entries were longer. That was then, this is now. As years have passed, I had to change as our culture has, we live in a fast-paced society!  

I’m an avid reader.  However, did you know when I see a book over 500 pages, I will not read it. No matter how good it is, if the author can’t tell the story with all the important elements, e.g. 

characterization, theme, etc.  in less pages, chances are there is redundancy in it or a writer whose goal is to make their book lengthier than it needs to be. (I don’t want to be reading something and spend the last section wondering when it will end and planning what I will read next).

There is power in writing and speaking. Use it. Use less time, less words and simply letting folks absorb and reflect.  Did I KISS? 💋