6 Effective Tips on How to Say the Right Thing at the Correct Time

Life does not offer the same “first chance” twice.

You get one chance at:

• Finding a good life partner
• Impressing colleagues
• Spending your 20s
• And speaking the right things

You can find a life partner again. Life does not offer the same “first chance” twice.

Ever gone to an interview? It hits differently , right? Just because you know you get only one chance to impress the people you don’t even know. Always, unknown people judge you.

Your word choice determines whether you win or lose. Bill McGowan, author of Pitch Perfect, believes everyone can learn the art of speaking fluidly.

Using adorable words can only help you pass the flirty test. You can convince anyone if you know how to interpenetrate people using the right words!

You’re just a few steps away from diving into 6 tips from Bill McGowan to say the right thing at the right time.

Lets get started.

1. Savor the Pasta Sauce (Copywriting) Principle

According to Bill McGowan,

“The Pasta-Sauce Principle cures boredom by boiling down your message, making it as rich and brief as possible. When in doubt, cut more out. If people want more, they’ll ask for seconds.”

As per the universal law of attraction, if you say less, people get interested in you. That’s the same reason therapists and law firms have sessions filled at least a year in advance.

Now, I am not saying to speak less, but to say the right thing.

Maintain your ego and your character by becoming a copywriter.

A copywriter writes a clear, concise message in a few words. Copywriters earn thousands of dollars for just saying 2–3 comments. Now, apply that to yourself.

For example: If you want to say, I might not be able to join tomorrow, say:

“It’s hard for me to join tomorrow. How about Saturday? Both of us are available.”

The above message provides the following:

• Clear, concise message in fewer words
• A bit direct (emotional aspect)
• Solution

2. Mirror How You Say

Avoid fishy language.

What is that?

As per Bill McGowan,

“Avoid starting sentences with “I think that…” such as sort and kind.”

People use fuller words because they are underprepared.

Let me tell you: when you start with “I think that, so, how about,” the bullet has already been dispatched from the gun. The worst thing has already happened.

• Instead, think before you speak.
• Never say a word unless you’re prepared.

If you want to buy some time, politely ask for some time or cross-question instead.

No one is after you. But it’s better to say the right thing than to say the wrong.

Don’t tire yourself — give yourself a while. Everybody knows thinking takes time.

3. Follow the No Tailgating Principle

Slowing has different meanings:

• Being slow on purpose
• Being slow and getting sidetracked

As a fast speaker, when I try to slow down, I zone out in the middle of the conversation.

Now, if you talk slowly, you don’t sound nonnative. That’s just in your brain. As Bill says:

“To be more thoughtful and selective, we need time. To gain more time, we need to slow down. Yes, it is as simple as that.”

Learn how to maintain a slow tone.

Now #3 is the hardest of all the practices. Why? Because slowing down has its cons and pros.

Remember that if you’re practicing to slow down, you’re doing it on purpose. You’re doing it because you want people to hear you correctly. For that:

• Never zone out or get bored when you’re speaking slowly
• Maintain the eye contact

Practice slow speaking and staying in the present moment.

This will give people an impression of calmness and trust while talking to you.

4. Prepare and Grind With the Headline Principle

I don’t care how the North American football game goes. Just tell me who won so I can wear the winning tea-shirt with my friends to the mall.

We are all like that.

We care about the “last.”

So instead of saving the right information part for the last, bring it up upfront.

You can do that by: Example:

• Example #1: If we apply the free CTA method, we can generate more income leads and subscribers.
• Example #2: We can generate more income leads and more subscribers if we apply the free CTA method.

Say the important thing first.

How can you do that? Rehearse it.

As Bill says:

“The first thirty seconds of any conversation or presentation are like the last two minutes of a football game.

Treat your words like you only get one shot.

5. Join Hands with Conviction Principle

In all honesty, I would be more than happy to switch places with you and save you from embarrassing moments (I swear).

But you and I both know it’s impossible.

• Nobody can trade their bodies.

According to Bill McGowan, the author, your posture, eye contact, and tone of voice are three angles by your side, helping you and supporting your every move.

Meaning you can sound happy, sad confident just by your posture.

According to Jim Rohn, American entrepreneur:

“Effective communication is 20% what you know and 80% how you feel about what you know.”

Use the 20% correctly by maintaining your posture, wearing the right staples, and speaking with the right tone.

If you manage these three things properly, you have a 20% chance to appear respectable.

For starters, master the posture convection methods.

6. Earn the Trust

I was in class 1 when I got ONE assignment stating:

“Name your favorite best friend.”

I was six years old and wrote “my mother.”

After that, my life got tough. Teachers would smile at me, call my mother, and congratulate her on my good upbringing.

What did I do? I started as unique.

As per Bill:

“If everyone else is doing it, you don’t want to do it.

In other words, starting a presentation or conversation the way everyone else starts them makes your listeners think they’ve heard this a million times.”

Don’t do what everyone is doing. And how can you know that?

Talk to people.

Most people do the following while talking:

• Abadon their hands
• Tap their foot
• Using “I think, I believe, so”
• Not maintiang a tone of voive
• Have less expressions

Finding out what flawed people do and doing the opposite of them is the best way to succeed. It’s as simple as that.

Try becoming unique by harboring classic characteristics.

Final thoughts:

Good communication is like pasta sauce. The more you boil the sauce, the more dynamic the flavor.

Of course, boiling is the main part of cooking. Using air fryers and instant pots could save you time, but they will add an unfamiliar taste to your meal.

So the next time you feel you’re too far from becoming a master speaker, know that shortcuts are often untasty.

To become a master, you have to boil and grind.

Just like pasta sauce.