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Mental Agility.


Mental Agility

Robert Robert, Henry Martyn 1837-1923.

American army engineer and parliamentary authority. He designed the defenses for Washington, D.C., during the Civil War and later wrote Robert's Rules of Order (1876).

Noun 1.
 L. Jolles

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"Mental Agility: The Path to Persuasion PERSUASION. The act of influencing by expostulation or request. While the persuasion is confined within those limits which leave the mind free, it may be used to induce another to make his will, or even to make it in his own favor; but if such persuasion should so far operate on the mind " is an outstanding self-help Redressing or preventing wrongs by one's own action Without Recourse to legal proceedings.

Self-help is a term in the law that describes corrective or preventive measures taken by a private citizen.
 business guide to learning to think on one's feet under pressure, whether showcasing a product, giving a press conference, interviewing for a job, or speaking to the public. Written by master corporate trainer A corporate trainer is a specialized skill development position in a corporation where the goal is to help improve the "soft skills" or "people skills" of the workers in the corporation.  Robert L. Jolles, "Mental Agility" is meant especially to aid business professionals but the advice, tips, tricks, and techniques are useful to readers of all walks of life. Sample exercises to increase one's mental agility, learning how to better understand the thoughts of those one is trying to persuade, mastering conversational skills, techniques for being persuasive and much more fill this excellent self-training guide to sharper thoughts, faster reactions and rapier wit. A very highly recommended addition to personal and professional self-help, self-improvement reading lists.
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Title Annotation:Mental Agility: The Path to Persuasion
Author:Norton, Oliver
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Date:Aug 1, 2006
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