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The very best performers in sport and in business are only marginally better than their closest
competitors and these slight margins make all the difference between winning and losing.
Aim to make marginal improvements in your ability to communicate with confidence and your
results will improve dramatically. Now would be a great time to get started!
3 Say what you mean and mean what you say
Mark Twain famously commented that common sense is not that common and today sincerity and
honesty are far from common either.
You can stand out from the crowd by making a point of saying what you mean instead of saying
what you think people want to hear. Insincerity is a game you can never win as you are always
living in fear of getting caught out.
If you follow through on what you say people will respect you for your integrity and you will be
known and appreciated as someone who can be counted on.
Be unusual -- hold yourself to a high standard of integrity and commit to saying what you mean
and doing what you say you will.
When you live like this each day other people develop confidence in you and in what you say. And
success in the world gets a whole lot easier with a team of people who believe in you paving the
road ahead.

Peter Murphy is a peak performance expert. He recently produced a very popular free report: 10
Simple Steps to Developing Communication Confidence. Apply now because it is available for a
limited time only at: http://www.howtotalkwithconfidence.com/report.htm

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