Speaking Is Selling—51 Tips Your Mother Taught You
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Copyright © 2013 Mark A. Vickers
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data
Vickers, Mark A.
Speaking is Selling: 51 Lessons Your Mother Taught You
p. cm.
ISBN: 978-1-61-339518-9
LCCN: 2013956052
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To Mom for all you taught me
To Dad for teaching me to work hard
and
To Debbie for helping make this happen
Contents
Keeping On Track
5 Find Something You Can Be Passionate About
11 Stop Crying or I will Give You Something to Cry About
Speaking and Selling Skills
18 Common Sense is Not so Common
19 Good Things Come to Those Who Wait
22 I’m Sorry, but Not Everyone Will Like You
23 You Can’t Judge a Book by Its Cover
25 Stay Away From “Those People”
28 You Can’t Fit a Square Peg into a Round Hole