In our quest for continuous detailed instant information, so much simply gets lost.
Often, we need to slow down . . . to pause . . . to take stock.
What have we missed that could have been of value to us?
Whether you’re writing text for the page or screen, or speaking to an audience, the pause is an essential tool.
When we’re writing, it helps to break up long sentences, while splitting long passages into shorter paragraphs can help readers to digest content more easily. When we’re speaking, pauses can help to slow us down so that people find it easier to understand what we are saying; they can also help to emphasise key points and to hold the audience’s attention.
So don’t try to fill every square inch of paper with text or every second of a speech with your voice, add pauses to improve your writing and speaking.
Robert Zarywacz
