Someone asks you a question. A simple one. And instead of answering it, you tell them the story around it. The context. The background. The reasons. The timeline. By the time you stop talking they know a lot about your situation and nothing about what they asked. This is one of the most common ways people undermine their own credibility without realising it. And it gets worse the more nervous or uncomfortable you are. In this episode of How Words Work, Jack Fox uses a clip from Netflix's Maternal Instinct to show exactly what storytelling instead of answering sounds like, why the listener always feels it, and how answering the question first, simply and directly, is one of the most powerful things you can do for your confidence and credibility. How Words Work is a weekly podcast with Jack Fox.
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