A question rolls in:
Ben,
Can you please give me a short list of great communicators to study? Even if they’re controversial.
I want to to create a list of people with good social/communication skills that I can repeatedly use as examples & reference points for my teachings in my publishing business
I’m asking you because you’ve mentioned people before but I can’t remember them all. I remember you said to study Johnny Carson monologues before or something. Stuff/people like that is what I’m looking for
Here are a few in no particular order:
- Johnny Carson
- Ronald Reagan
- Kevin Trudeau
- Vince Lombardi
- Pat Buchanan
- Mike Ditka
- Arnold Murray
- Gerry Spence
- Steve Jobs
- Patrice O’Neal
- Donald Trump
- Johnnie Cochran
- Bob Enyart
There are literally hundreds more.
And I wanted to mostly avoid the obvious ones.
Plus, the above are mostly all very different from each other — with their own styles, and game they play — and also controversial (super controversial in a few cases) who have proven to be extremely persuasive communicators to those they wished to influence.
Also, a note for the easily-triggered:
You don’t have to ‘like’ or agree with what any of these people say/teach/do.
At least two of them I don’t like worth a dayem.
One of them is literally in Federal prison for fraud.
But it ain’t about liking, Spanky.
It’s about learning.
After all:
Engagement is the coin of the realm these days.
And if someone pissed you off they obviously nabbed yours.
Analyze how, then use in your business.
Yes, even if you’re revolted by them.
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