STATEMENT A: I am a good communicator.
STATEMENT B: I have lectured to more than 12,000 people worldwide
on the topic of personal ?nancial planning, and I have worked individually with clients from 19 to 90 years old.

Which of these two statements seems the most evocative? From which one can you make a mental picture? Which will you remember?

Statement B is more descriptive and more concrete. It does not simply make a claim or advance a personal opinion. Statement B uses actual facts and numbers to speci?cally demonstrate the skills. This kind of clari?cation gives the listener evidence of the skill and a good idea of the scope of it. Let’s take another example:

STATEMENT A: I’m an excellent manager.
STATEMENT B: I have managed 135 people on projects budgeted for over $2.1 million.

If you really do have an accomplishment of such magnitude as the one above, which statement would serve you better? Which statement would help the interviewer to make the best decision about your quali?cations? While “I’m an excellent manager” is a ?ne thing to say, it would be a lot stronger if it were supported by statement B.

Taken From: Fearless Interviewing