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In business and in life, it could help you to get acquainted with the power of the pause.
At your next meeting, wait for a pause in conversation and try to measure how long it lasts.
Chances are – especially among English speakers – it will be a second or two at most.
Even among sign language speakers, studies show that typically we leave just a fraction of a second between taking turns to talk.
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