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Sell... With Personality! (1973)
🕑 Added 2021-11-29 16:58:13 +0000 UTCMusic was deleted or replaced to comply with YouTube copyright rules. This interesting little 16mm film is from the Lacy Institute and showcases a lecture on how to develop a winning personality for better sales, but honestly it translates into a talk about what makes people likable and persuasive. Some entertaining asides have actors depicting the scenes being described. They put some money into this little production back in 1973, so enjoy!
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Donald J Arndt
This is a very good set of life lessons. Many today should see this!
Mike O'Dell
Cue Alex Baldwin’s astonishing improvisation in the film version of “Glengary Glen Ross”.
Kirby Kirby
I may be a grumpy old man (I remember the $.399/gal high-test), but this film should be required watching for every teen going into any job.
BobC
That content actually has solid psychological foundations that are especially relevant to those experiencing successful therapy for long-term mental health issues such as depression. Therapy helps primarily within, to relieve the depression. But while depressed, key aspects of personality are also affected, and don't automatically return on their own. Many must learn how to socialize, how to feel empathy and express sympathy, how to focus on others. It's not just those recovering from mental health issues who can benefit from this kind of awareness and knowledge. Many otherwise mentally healthy people have been raised in environments that limit personality development, such as poverty, domestic violence, and more. Despite the focus on sales, the traits and characteristics described are universally applicable, though often under different names, such as the "Golden Rule", or "Active Listening", or "negotiation skills", and so on. Think about a doctor's "bedside manner". Or a leader's ability to build a team. Or a coach's ability to encourage an athlete. Or a teacher's ability to foster student engagement. Or a parent's ability to raise a child. A full set of effective personality traits lets each of us interact with less friction and achieve better outcomes, helping us map our inner selves to the world we inhabit.
