How to talk fast and influence people

Ryan Ricard posts on talking fast. He's got it right. I think it's especially important for speakers to realize that, as they speed along, we may only be getting half of what they're saying, which is enough for us to misunderstand it, but not enough for us to yell "Clear!" The fastest speakers I have known have been as clear as the proverbial bell, and I was able to flow them 100%, and my flows would look like the Encyclopedia Britannica because they were so chocked to the gills with information. You have to be fast AND clear. Fast without clear is deadly.