The Most Powerful Person In The Room

Your brain processes 400 words per minute.
People only speak 125 words per minute.

That gap?
That’s where conversations are won or lost.

A Harvard study revealed something crucial:
85% of career success comes from listening.

Yet we’re all making the same deadly mistake.
Waiting for our turn to speak.

I tested these 5 power moves with CEOs and leaders.
The results? Mind-blowing.

1. The 2-Second Rule
→ Wait two full seconds before responding
→ Watch people reveal what they really mean
→ Silence is your superpower

2. The Echo Effect
→ Repeat their last 3 words
→ Add “Tell me more about that”
→ Watch trust build instantly

3. The Empathy Bridge
→ “That must feel…” + emotion
→ Let them correct your assumption
→ Connection deepens every time

4. The Power Park
→ Park your solutions
→ Park your stories
→ Park your judgments
Just. Stay. Present.

5. The Gold Question
→ “What else?”
→ That’s it. Those two words.
→ Where others stop, you dig deeper

Here’s the truth no one tells you:
The most powerful person in any room?
The one who speaks the least.

Try this in your next conversation.
Watch what shifts.