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SAY-IT-SHORTER5 MIN READ

Coach A Teammate Out Of Overexplaining

Coach a teammate to lead with the one-breath version and move detail below it.

Iris IR Operations lead Draft review Manager coaching Iris's update has a clear ask, but it appears after four paragraphs of context. The coaching needs to preserve her rigor while changing the reading path. 4 paragraphs before the ask 1 leader waiting for the decision Point, reader cost, rewrite Show where the point is, explain why late placement costs the reader, then model the shorter order. Common trap Saying "make it shorter" without showing how. A teammate who can repeat the edit next time. Specific coaching turns brevity from taste into a method. Open the feedback

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