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I have been reading Dale Carnegie's seminal book. One of the advice therein - Arouse an Eager Want. So, while the 2nd example is an improvement, many people mi

I have been reading Dale Carnegie's seminal book. One of the advice therein - Arouse an Eager Want. So, while the 2nd example is an improvement, many people might read the first para - So you are attending the conference and are some kind of bank with APIs...umm..so what? Why should I be interested in it? The better structure will be to start thinking in terms of why/what an intended recipient might want to use the API, followed by the process and conference.

peterkelly 9y ago
Dale Carnegie's seminal book is "How to Win Friends and Influence People", for those who were wondering.
j_s 9y ago
_The Hidden Persuaders_ (Vance Packard, 1959) https://amzn.com/dp/B006NV977W https://amzn.com/dp/B006NV977W was recommended elsewhere today. This nearly-as-ancient classic is at least an order of magnitude less mentioned but provides more depth applicable online. >Xunxi: some of the examples are dated [...] how to "stoke the hivemind" https://hn.algolia.com/?query=the%20hidden%20persuaders&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?query=the%20hidden%20persuaders&sort...