One day, a young business executive made a long-distance call to a foreign colleague.
The executive said with intensity, “I am giving you instructions. I only have exactly three minutes. I will talk, and you will listen without interruptions.”
He went on to deliver his message. He spoke so rapidly that he finished a bit ahead of time.
“We have twenty seconds left. Any concerns?” the executive asked.
“Yes,” the man on the other line replied.
“What is it?”
“You spoke so fast. I didn’t understand a word!”
As a Chinese saying goes, “If you want speed, you don’t arrive.”