A strategic pause can be a great method of enhancing understanding and retention in virtual meetings.
Here are a few quick take-a-ways:
🛑 Pause after sharing an important point to let it sink in. There’s typically a lot of information being shared in meetings, so pausing after the most important points will set them apart.
🛑 Pausing will also allow people to think about what they just heard, run through it in their heads, and think of questions they might have.
🛑 We use periods and paragraphs in our written communication to break up our thoughts and offer a natural place for readers to pause to reflect. Why not do this in our verbal communications too?
Pausing is an under-leveraged tool in virtual meetings. Used correctly, it can help ensure your message is fully understood and can significantly improve the clarity and effectiveness of your communication in virtual settings.
