SINGAPORE – Speaking perfect English is not the be-all and end-all in communicating with others and earning their trust, presidential hopeful George Goh said on Monday. Rather, being authentic and showing sincerity may be more important, said the group executive chairman of Ossia International. On Monday, Mr Goh, 63, gave a talk and held a question-and-answer session with about 120...
SINGAPORE – Speaking perfect English is not the be-all and end-all in communicating with others and earning their trust, presidential hopeful George Goh said on Monday.
During the 1½-hour session moderated by business coaching company Super Scaling co-founder Alvin Poh, Mr Goh answered questions about his entrepreneurship experience, such as how he found suitable partners to go into business with. Mr Goh said he persuaded successful businessmen like Mr Harvey to become his partners because his body language and his pitches communicated sincerity.
Replying to a question about whether he speaks several languages, he said he knows some Hakka, and that his minnan yu opened doors when he sought business partners in the territory. Speaking to reporters later, Mr Goh reiterated that his track record in business showed that he had no difficulties communicating well.
“Body language will show your sincerity – at some point in time, people will know whether you tell the truth,” he said. “Because they look at your eyes, they look at the way you talk, they will know ‘I can do business with you, I can trust you’.”
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