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Brag!

The Art of Tooting Your Own Horn Without Blowing It

by Peggy Klaus

Warner Books, 2003

Category: Career & Self-Development

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In this summary you will learn

  • Why bragging about yourself is often important
  • How to do it without coming across as a braggart
  • Why and how to develop pithy “brag bites” and “bragologues” about your primary accomplishments

Why you should read Brag!

Do you believe that it is unseemly to brag about yourself? Well, Hall of Fame pitching great Dizzy Dean would differ with you. As he said, “It ain’t bragging if you done it.” Author Peggy Klaus agrees wholeheartedly. In this book extolling bragging, Klaus explains that strategic self-promotion often is the best way to avoid being overlooked (and possibly downsized) in the dog-eat-dog business world. Of course, when you brag, you should not seem to be doing so. Klaus explains how to accomplish this dodge gracefully. getAbstract believes that anyone in business could benefit from Klaus’s savvy advice. Just don’t be a “brag bomb” and let all that success go to your head.

About the Author

Peggy Klaus is a communication and leadership coach who works with Fortune 500 corporations and other firms to help executives with self-presentation and promotion.

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