Golden silence explained

I often encourage my clients to use silence when they are presenting and facilitating. This is a difficult skill as it feels really uncomfortable. However, what does happen when you stop speaking is that someone will always fill the gap. This can lead to interesting insight and makes the group feel much better involved. I've often wondered why this was the case and today I spotted that Robyn over at Brain Based Biz once again provides the answer and provides six brain-based reasons why silence is so important.

An individual may have...

- developed a process in the basal ganglia to sort out best ideas before speaking.

- been diminished for ideas expressed in public. The person no longer risks saying anything.

- built stronger intrapersonal intelligence skills. Such an individual is prone to reflect first.

- lacked interest in your topic and is bored or unmotivated by the presentation.

- cultivated a competitive spirit, which has been rewarded in past by listening to others' ideas first before sharing his or her wisdom.

- lacked verbalizing skills and not have confidence to share ideas.