Merely stating a truth isn't enough. The truth has to be made vivid, interesting, dramatic. You have to use showmanship.
Interpretation
Simply stating the truth isn't sufficient; it must be presented in an engaging and compelling manner.
Dale Carnegie emphasizes that the delivery of the truth is as important as the truth itself. To effectively communicate a message, it must be rendered in a way that captures the audience's attention and evokes emotion, thus the importance of showmanship in communication.
In practice
In a motivational speaking event to inspire young entrepreneurs.
When I asked him -Mr.Henry Ford- if he ever worried, he replied: "No. I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn't need any advice from me. With God in charge, I believe that every-thing will work out for the best in the end. So what is there to worry about?
Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.
By talking to yourself about the things you have to be grateful for you can fill your mind with thoughts that soar and sing.
It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.
I can look back at my own life and see where a few words of praise have sharply changed my entire future. Can't you say the same thing about your life?
Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire.
She had lost the art of conversation but not, unfortunately, the power of speech.
Words can fall hard like a boulder loosed from a cliff. Words can drift unnoticed like a weed seed on a breeze. Words can sing.
I'm not an interviewer. I have conversations.
Always try to use the language so as to make quite clear what you mean and make sure your sentence couldn't mean anything else.
I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.
You need to tell the truth to the audience, or they will throw a brick through the TV. They'll turn you off.
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