Edgar Hoover who, unlike Nixon, knows how to get a point across fast.

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That might mean tapping into a well-established language, like ASL or International Sign Language, or finding some other way to get a point across.

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Sometimes, the best way to get a point across to an employee is to be firm with him or her in front of other staffers.

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Generally speaking I am not a horse - I think that's a really important point to get across.

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Digital content can help get your point across, but Twitter is a great tool for encouraging interaction without pricey equipment.

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Like his idol Donovan, Casey raided the corporate world, Wall Street, academia and so forth for the kind of people he needed -- people who thought fast, could spot a pattern with the fewest possible facts, get their point across to everyone else and hit the enemy hard.

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In order to get the point across, Renker and his partner Bill Guthy decided that a celebrity was the best tactic.

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Shut Up And Say Something: Business Communication Strategies to Overcome Challenges and Influence Listeners lays out her no-nonsense philosophy about how to best get your point across, drawn from her 36 years of experience as a professional communicator.

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Shut Up And Say Something: Business Communication Strategies to Overcome Challenges and Influence Listeners lays out her no-nonsense philosophy about how to best get your point across, drawn from her 37 years of experience as a professional communicator.

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