As I say, Bill Clinton has this skill in spades. Whether you were meeting him for the first time in a receiving line, or dealing with him one-on-one in a private session, Clinton made a point of knowing something positive about you and, without making a big show of it, saying something to let you know he knew it. In effect, he was bragging about you to you. That’s a very meaningful gesture. (Imagine how you’d feel if, instead of being forced to tell someone how swell you are, they pointed out
