I speak slowly: fewer words per second. Why? For these reasons: It ensures that people have the time to understand. Communication is not just about hearing the words, but about understanding the meaning behind them. We’ve all listened been spoken to by people who are already on their third thought before you’ve processed the first. If you speak fast and people miss it, there’s no point in having a conversation to begin with. This is the same reason good UIs have a generous amount of whitespace in it: if you were to “optimise” it by removing the whitespace, that would be less usable, not more.
Why I speak slowly
Why I speak slowly
Why I speak slowly
I speak slowly: fewer words per second. Why? For these reasons: It ensures that people have the time to understand. Communication is not just about hearing the words, but about understanding the meaning behind them. We’ve all listened been spoken to by people who are already on their third thought before you’ve processed the first. If you speak fast and people miss it, there’s no point in having a conversation to begin with. This is the same reason good UIs have a generous amount of whitespace in it: if you were to “optimise” it by removing the whitespace, that would be less usable, not more.