no comment except, Well, are you ready to go? how do you think that
makes the lady feel?
How to Sound Even Smarter Than You Are 105
My friend Gary is a nice gentleman and he occasionally takes me to
dinner. I met him about twelve years ago, and Ill never foget the first time
he arrived on my doorstep for our date. He said, Leil, you look great. I
adored his reaction!
I saw Gary a month or so later. On my doorstep again, Leil, you look
great. The precise same words as the first time, but I still appreciated it.
Its been twelve long years now that this gentleman and I have been
friends. I see him about once every two months, and every darn time its the
same old comment, Leil, you look great. (I think Ill show up one evening in
a flannel nightshirt and a mud pack on my face. I swear Gary will say, Leil,
you look great.)
During my seminars, to help men avoid Garys mistake, I ask every male
to think of a synonym for pretty or great. Then I bring up one woman and
several men. I ask each to pretend he is her husband. She has just come
down the stairs ready to go out to diner. I ask each to take her hand and
deliver his compliment.
Darla, one says, you look elegant. Ooh! Every woman in the room
sighs. Darla, says another, taking her hand, you look stunning. Ooh! Every
woman in the room swoons. Darla, says the third, putting her hand between
his, you
look ravishing. Ooooh! By now every woman in the room has gone
limp. Pay attention men! Words work on us women.
More Unisex Suggestions
Suppose youve been at a party and it was wonderful. Dont tell the hosts
it was wonderful. Everybody says that. Tell them it was a splendid party, a
superb party, an extraordinary party. Hug the hosts and tell them you had a
magnificent time, a remarkable time, a glorious time.
The first few times you say a word like glorious, it may not roll
comfortably off your tongue. Yet you have no trouble with the word
wonderful. Hmm, glor-i-ous doesnt have any more syllables than won-der-
ful. Neither does it have any more difficult sounds to pronounce.
Vocabulary is all a matter of familiarity. Use your new favorite words a few
times and, just like breaking in a new pair of shoes, youll be very
comfortable wearing your glorious new words.
ooja
(Ooja)
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