Your impact wanes with words. Your listener wants you to cut to the chase and hear your point. When you’re nervous or afraid and try to express yourself, you may make a disclaimer or beat around the bush to prevent your listener from getting upset, but that’s the unintended consequence. Sort out the reasons why you’re fearful, practice what you plan to say aloud, and weigh the long-term repercussions of saying nothing. Here are other reasons for wordiness: You’re talking to get attention. You’re needy and don’t know what you want. You have nothing to say but are trying to fill a silence.
