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Being concise and clear is critical in a world where our attention is constantly being

tugged and pulled. When I thought about communicators I know who had to deal

with this challenge of being clear and concise on a daily basis, I was reminded of a former

college classmate who for decades has written a daily one-panel comic strip called Rhymes with Orange.

As part of our recent Think Fast Talk Smart miniseries on non-traditional storytellers,

I interviewed Hillary Price.

Her complete episode, along with those of others who are in the miniseries,

can be found in our premium library.

But since Hillary's insights into communication are so useful and applicable to all of us,

I wanted to share the full interview here outside of Premium as a bonus episode. I hope you

enjoyed learning from Hillary as much as I did. I am super excited to speak with Hillary Price. We

went to college together, and Hillary

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