THE PERILS OF DETAIL OVERLOAD Details can offer useful color, but don’t go overboard! Too many details can be distracting and fatigue a listener. If you go into great detail about something that doesn’t really connect to the rest of the story (e.g., if you digress and tell us about your uncle Al, when he isn’t particularly relevant), it can be confusing. Anytime a detail raises a question or causes a listener’s mind to wander, they’re off trying to figure out the answer to the question in their head while you’ve moved on. You lose your connection.
