Connecting Goes Beyond Words

If you want to be successful in connecting with people, you need to make sure your communication goes beyond words by connecting on four levels.

  • Visually, you have seven seconds to make the right first impression.
  • Intellectually: To connect with people intellectually, you must know two things: your subject and yourself.
  • Emotionally: People may hear your words, but they feel your attitude.
  • Verbally: Words are the currency of ideas and have the power to change the world.

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