Chapter 34 Tip 30 Don't use stereotypes
Remember when Diane Keaton first met Woody Allen in the classic Annie Hall?As they talk, the audience hears her inner voice.She said, "Oh, I hope he's not like the other jerks."
One of the quickest ways to convince a good communicator to think you're an idiot is to say clichéd clichés.If you talk to a great communicator and say innocently, "Yeah, I'm tired like a dog" or "She's beautiful like a flower," before you know it, you've blown a language bomb and ruined your career .
Hearing this long-used statement, those big shots would groan inwardly.Yes, great people, like us, sometimes feel radiant, sometimes celestial, and sometimes ecstatic.They're human too, and sometimes they think some of their friends are crazy, weird, or blind.Many big men work so hard that they often run around and become billionaires.
Be careful all the time.When chatting with a good communicator, don't use clichés all the time.Don't play tricks in front of Guan Gong.Never?Yes, even if the sun comes out from the west.Unless you want them to think you're a pig.
But would they describe themselves in these terms?Wait another million years!Saying corny things to big shots is like saying, "My imagination is so poor. I can't think of anything more creative to say, so I'm going to have to bring the corny stuff out." In front of these extraordinarily successful people, use mundane Your clichés will make you look unusually ordinary. Instead of spitting out clichés, use the next technique and you'll be sure to hit the nail on the head when you talk.
Be careful all the time.When chatting with a good communicator, don't use clichés all the time.Don't play tricks in front of Guan Gong.Never?Yes, even if the sun comes out from the west.Unless you want them to think you're a pig.
But would they describe themselves in these terms?Wait another million years!Saying corny things to big shots is like saying, "My imagination is so poor. I can't think of anything more creative to say, so I'm going to have to bring the corny stuff out." In front of these extraordinarily successful people, use mundane Your clichés will make you look unusually ordinary. Instead of spitting out clichés, use the next technique and you'll be sure to hit the nail on the head when you talk.