Get yourself a… Mouthpiece.
Mouthpiece is about articulation. Eloquence. Flow. Mouthpiece is talking that sells. A strong mouthpiece can convince a woman to sell her body and give a man the money. A strong mouthpiece can put mediocrity in the White House and innocent people in prison. When I say “mouthpiece,” I’m talking about talking at its highest level.
Ever worked with a totally brilliant person who couldn’t talk their way out of a paper bag? Me too. (Sorta felt sorry for ‘em, didn’t you?) Nothing’s sadder than watching intelligence and truth smothered by the inability to relay it. Conversely, I’ve witnessed countless mediocre ideas and bad products, dumb strategies, and incompetent people succeed by virtue of strong mouthpieces.
So, how does one go about developing a mouthpiece? Well I’m glad you asked…
1. Be Humble
Humility sells. When you speak, people should feel like you’re an extremely grateful representative of a great idea. Humility creates comfort and support. Once people are comfort with you, they’ll pull for you and whatever you’re selling. Success is never a solo act. It requires help; and in this case, the help is your audience. So again, be humble.
2. Be Clear
Answer questions don’t create them. If I have 3 questions before you open your mouth and 4 after you close it then you weren’t clear. Before I can judge what you’re saying, I need to understand what you’ve said.
3. Believe in what you’re saying.
If you don’t, why should anyone else? Don’t be conceited just be convinced.
4. Care about the people you’re talking to.
If you think you’re better than your audience, it’ll show. If you see people as nothing more than an opportunity to enrich yourself, it’ll show. No matter how great your idea is, no matter how good you are if people sense that you don’t care, they’ll tune you out. The best way to get people listening is to show ‘em you care.
5. Manifest
Talk is only about 70% of the battle. If you want people to do business with you, at some point your words must manifest. Action gives words weight and nothing solidifies an idea or a promise like results. The more people see your words come to life the more they’ll listen to you and the easier it’ll be to talk to them.
These are the words that I manifest… I manifest!
—Gang Starr
—Gang Starr
And that’s that. Communicate less, talk more; back it up with honesty and action and you’re in there.
My doctrine shall drop as the rain,
my speech shall distill as the dew,
as the small rain on the tender herb,
and as showers upon the grass...
—Deuteronomy 32:2
my speech shall distill as the dew,
as the small rain on the tender herb,
and as showers upon the grass...
—Deuteronomy 32:2
