Analogies make what we’re trying to say so much clearer. Here are some helpful ones to get familiar with and how you can use them to clarify how you help and why you work like you do.

  • Identify analogies that will help you clearly communicate what you do and how you work.
  • Practice saying the analogies so they are succinct and effective.
  • Stick with what you’ve practiced—using the same words, painting the same pictures time after time because you know they work.

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