Strive for simplicity, but don’t cross the line to trivial …
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Transcript
Welcome back to
“Irresistible Communication”.
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:Two minutes, twice a week.
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:No nonsense advice on
leadership communication.
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:There's a fine line between
trivial and profoundly simple.
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:One is generic with statements such
as “just believe in yourself” while
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:the other offers concrete guidance
and acknowledges the underlying
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:complexities of individual experiences.
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:One strips the subject of its
nuances and depth while the other
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:breaks down complex issues into
clear and understandable segments.
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:Trivial means repeating common knowledge
while profoundly simple means to
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:offer unique perspectives or insights
that are simple, yet enlightening.
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:Trivial means the “what” and the
“how” while profoundly simple means
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:to expand on the “why” behind.
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:Trivial means to offer snackable
content while profoundly simple
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:means to offer food for thought.
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:Ultimately, trivial
doesn't trust the audience.
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:It assumes that the audience won't
understand more complex ideas.
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:But profoundly simple means trust.
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:It means that we trust the
audience to be smart and to
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:trust them with complex ideas.
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:But we take great care to
make it profoundly simple,
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:to get access to those ideas.
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:We invite them into those ideas.
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:Keep lighting the path and
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