★(451) セールスマンとしての外見の重要性を強調した・・I stressed the importance of making a good appearance, wearing a nicely pressed suit, well-polished shoes, hair combed, and nails cleaned.
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当時、部下に諭していた内容。一読して気合いの入った営業マンだったことが伺える。
これは、昔の有名なIBMビジネスマン・スタイルを彷彿させる。
My style kind of dazzled my staff at the office. But they were eager to follow my examples. I stressed the importance of making a good appearance, wearing a nicely pressed suit, well-polished shoes, hair combed, and nails cleaned. "Look sharp and act sharp," I told them. "The first thing you have to sell is yourself".
初対面の第一印象における「外見」の影響力の大きさは現在でも普遍かもしれない。
本質的に人間の心理に根ざした真実。第一印象が良ければ、営業もうまくいく、と断言されている。
When you do that, it will be easy to sell paper cups.
I stressed the importance of making a good appearance, wearing a nicely pressed suit, well-polished shoes, hair combed, and nails cleaned.
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