If you're looking for a model for your next speech or presentation, look no further than the remarks from Eddie Johnson, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuels' choice as the city's new interim police superintendent.
Johnson knocked it out of the park earlier this week when he accepted Emanuel's surprise appointment (Johnson hadn't even applied for the job).
"I want to focus my brief remarks on one word," Johnson said.
Great start: clear and compelling. Immediately one is prompted to wonder, what's the word?
"It is at the heart of good policing, safe communities," Johnson continued.
More about the word. More intrigue.
"And it's the simple challenge facing Chicago today," Johnson added.
Wow. It's one word. It's at the heart of good policing and safe communities, and it's a simple challenge.
All that, and we can't wait for him to let us in on his secret. He knows. We don't.
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Johnson knocked it out of the park earlier this week when he accepted Emanuel's surprise appointment (Johnson hadn't even applied for the job).
"I want to focus my brief remarks on one word," Johnson said.
Great start: clear and compelling. Immediately one is prompted to wonder, what's the word?
"It is at the heart of good policing, safe communities," Johnson continued.
More about the word. More intrigue.
"And it's the simple challenge facing Chicago today," Johnson added.
Wow. It's one word. It's at the heart of good policing and safe communities, and it's a simple challenge.
All that, and we can't wait for him to let us in on his secret. He knows. We don't.
Continue reading on LinkedIn.