Welcome back to Recruiting Conversations! I'm Richard Milligan, and today we're talking about one simple shift you can make in your communication style—whether through social media, text, or email—that will drastically improve how people respond to you. This simple tweak will help you engage your recruits and audience more effectively.

Episode Breakdown

00:00 - 01:00 - Richard introduces the episode, emphasizing how vital social media and clear communication are to recruiting success. He stresses that complex communication often diminishes engagement.

01:01 - 02:30 - Richard shares how simplifying your communication can increase engagement by up to 400%. The key is to write at a third to fifth grade level, making it easy for people to respond quickly without much thought.

02:31 - 03:30 - Richard explains the concept of “responding in kind.” When you write simply, people can respond easily. Writing complex thoughts makes it harder for people to engage, reducing overall interaction with your content.

03:31 - 05:00 - The benefit of writing simply on social media: when more people engage with your post, algorithms promote your content to a broader audience, creating a cycle of increased visibility and interaction.

05:01 - 06:30 - Richard introduces the Hemingway App—a tool that helps simplify written content by highlighting complex sentences. He shares how he uses it to break down lengthy or difficult text, making communication more digestible.

06:31 - 07:30 - Richard demonstrates a live example, taking a complex post from social media and simplifying it using the Hemingway App. He shows how bullet points and numbers can make information clearer and more engaging.

07:31 - 08:00 - He encourages leaders to apply this method not only to social media but also to internal communication like emails, as simpler messages are more likely to be read and responded to by team members.

Key Takeaways

1. Simplicity Drives Engagement: Writing at a third to fifth grade level makes your content more accessible and easier for people to engage with.
2. Algorithms Favor Simplicity: More engagement leads to better algorithmic promotion, increasing your content’s visibility.
3. Hemingway App for Simplification: Use tools like the Hemingway App to break down complex sentences and make your communication clearer.

If you simplify your communication, whether in emails or on social media, you'll notice a big difference in how people respond. Simple content drives engagement, and engagement leads to more success in recruiting and leadership.

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