4 Seconds: How Fast Board Directors Decide You're 'Not Strategic

True story: Last month, I decided to record myself presenting to a board member. I thought I’d done well. Strong content. Clear roadmap. Data-backed recommendations.

Then I listened to the playback.

47 filler words in 8 minutes. Uptalk on every third sentence. And it took me 2 minutes and 18 seconds to get to my actual point.

I sounded like a junior analyst, not a product leader who’s been doing this since 2007.

Jay here.

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