People with gravity able to select, synthesize, and summarize, select the most important aspect of what's being said synthesize different points of view and different aspects of the conversation into one important insight. And to summarize what other people have been saying, to draw out what is most important and perhaps to introduce a new, connected concept. Let's take a look at this. Firstly, less is more. Select carefully from the conversation, the discussion or whatever it is you've been looking at and focus on what matters most. Your choices will demonstrate the depth of your insight, synthesize ideas and information from different sources, bring them together and use that combination of ideas to generate a new, deeper understanding and present that to your audience or to the person you're speaking with.
The term synthesize means literally bringing together of ideas. It was the philosopher Hegel, who really introduced us to the idea that history is merely a synthesis, or an idea, a thesis, and its opposite, and antithesis, they come together to form a synthesis. When you're able to bring together ideas and merge them. You can open up new insights, new understandings for your audience. Avoid quick agreement with what's Being said, your unique perspective drawn out by focusing on what's most important or creating a synthesis is what will distinguish you. what's being said maybe right?
In which case, really parroting it isn't showing gravitas. If it's right, then your silence will show your assent to what's being said. But find the little detail that matters where the logic or the data do not support what's being said. And you will be seen as the person to go to for clear advice. Your judgment will also be on display when you summarize, because summarizing, particularly a long complex argument, is a great skill. It's about choosing what to pick up on.
It's about simple clarifying it and drawing people's attention to what matters most. When your judgment is good enough to summarize well, and people will crave your ability to point them in the right direction. At the end of the summary, add your own evaluation of what's been said. And perhaps add one more thing. A new fresh insight, a new way of looking at what has been said. which opens the way to the next stage in the conversation