chapter 5
business communication
Making the Connection
“Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall.”
—OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, SR.
Today is the day. After a long process of winnowing candidates for an associate’s position at a leading real estate law firm, Rebecca has narrowed it down to two: Paul and Frederick. On paper, there is no comparison. Frederick was on the law review at one of the country’s top-tier law schools, graduating at the head of his class. The latest in a long line of very successful lawyers in his family, his social connections and avid interest in golf and sailing make him a natural to rub elbows ...
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