holding my attention<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\nThink about this. When a speech or presentation is over, which do you remember the longest: what the speaker said, or the impression the speaker created?<\/p>\n
Decision makers rarely undertake an important project without first hearing the project leader explain it to them. They are listening for two things–grasp of the material, and<\/em> the requisite character needed to overcome the inevitable obstacles any large project will encounter.<\/p>\nWhen a presentation is over, and listeners gather to discuss it and pass judgment, the speaker’s expertise is the dimension they consider overtly. But deep down, their decisions are informed by their perceptions of the speaker’s character.<\/p>\n
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