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Why your words may brand you a liar

August 2, 2011February 5, 2018 by Neil Everton

Want people to believe your words? Use specific, concrete, detailed language.
Want to be perceived as untrustworthy or a liar? Use jargon and abstract language.
The advice we give in our presentation skills workshops is reinforced by a new survey out of New York and Basel, Switzerland.

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