202 - Why I Ramble, And How I Don't (when I don't want to)

It will probably suprise you to learn that, despite being a communication and speaking coach, my natural tendency is to ramble.

In fact, it was my rambling, and my deep frustration that I wasn't making sense to my colleagues (despite my intelligence and experience) that inspired me to start my business and podcast.

So in this episode I want to share what I now understand to be the causes of my rambling, and how I manage it so I can be an impactful communicator, without stifling my thought process or my personality.

Listen in to hear:

• how it was reading about split-brain experiements that was the 'a-ha' for me about what I now understand is verbal processing
• the gorgeous experience with a friend that had me realise that verbal processing wasn't necessarily normal (who knew?!?!)
• the reasons why verbal processing works for different neurodivergent minds (and what rings true for me)
• how I signal to my listeners, when I can, that I am 'thinking out loud', so I can still 'think' but they don't have to follow the (crazy-to-them) details
• why feeling like I need to defend my position will also cause me to ramble, differently to the verbal processing style
• how I'm learning to trust my contribution without third party credibility
• and how, when rambling really isn't ok, I manage to collect my thoughts and land them to move my listener closer to where I want the to be

Also mentioned in this episode.

• My FREE SpeakEASY Community Call, Friday 3 July. Click here for details
• My IMPACTFUL newsletter - subscribe to be the first to know of future SpeakEASYs and other events

• The book: 'Who's In Charge? Free Will and the Science of the Brain' by Michael Gazzinaga

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