Increase your ability to diagnose and prescribe options for your students by adjusting the rate at which you process information from listening and speaking.

The average person speaks at a rate of about 120 words a minute, but most people can listen four times faster. The reality is listeners fill the gap with other thoughts while the other person is talking. If you want to impact and influence students, it’s critical to adjust your rate of talking, listening, and taking action so you can be totally focused and fully comprehend what students are saying.

– Gene Bedley