I’ve recently learned the power of pauses and its changing my whole game! Be comfortable with that silence. Let it linger in the air. The pause does the talking for you. The other person always caves and fills that silence with what you need. The ✨pause✨

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Thanks- gonna try this on my wife today

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Beware when using with your spouse!

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Thanks, Verizon customer rep just disconnected

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I did this before and the client always says “did I lose you? Hello?”

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Yes. I love this technique. Picked it up after learning it was a journalistic technique.

Apparently this is what got General McChrystal to speak a little more liberally for a rolling stone profile that got him sacked.

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In what context?

An partner used to do this to me all the time. Ultimate power move.

I’m using it upward internally and with client. It is fantastic. 10/10 recommend.

There is a well known champion of it, named Obama. Know him Op? 😀

It’s called golden silence

This always works, though better if you’re in a slight position of power. When I have to interview someone and ask a question they don’t really want to answer, I often wait. They simply ✨keep talking✨

Unless you’re speaking with a chatbot

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