I am a closet fan of Gail Blanke, a personal and executive coach who is featured in Real Simple Magazine ( www.realsimple.com ). In a recent article, she gave some advice from her very popular Dad. The advice is great for making friends, chatting with new found acquaintances and just good to keep in mind no matter who you’re sitting next to at a dinner party. Take a look at these words of wisdom below…
1. Make it fun: Walk into any room or meeting or onto any stage with energy and optimism. Anticipate a positive response.
2. Remember-it’s not about you. Shift your attention from yourself to your audience. Don’t ask yourself, Do they like me? How do I look? but rather, What do they need? What can I give them?
3. Love your audience-however big or small- and they’ll love you right back. Let them know you’ll do absolutely anything to get your message across, to give them exactly what they need.
4. Show them your passion. Charisma is passion demonstrated. Don’t hold back. People need to feel your conviction, then they’ll believe in you.
Does it get better than that? Got to love the good stuff from dear old Dad.
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