We speak at a rate of approximately 150 words per minute but our minds move at 600-1000 words a minute. So you say one thing and your listener has raced 4 to 6 times way ahead of you unto something entirely different!
We must learn in our daily listening, the root of harmony in all relationships, to "drink" in the words, and garner the information that people speak and express to us: You'll get the message and they'll get the satisfaction knowing that you actually really listened to them...a rarified moment in our hectic life style.