Sentences with phrase «coming across as»

To cover all this in just over two hundred pages, Hibbs leans more on tortured judgments and rhetorical excesses (e.g., a chapter entitled «Seinfeld's Dark God») than argument, in the end coming across as someone who needs to kick back and pop in a video.

And I hope that I'm not coming across as heartless but I would also like to add that people in Jason's shoes as tragic as it is will not be able to blame his father or anyone else for that matter for failing to trust Christ when he stands before the judgement bar.

I realize my comments are coming across as brash, especially among a group of people with some serious pain.

Now you are coming across as a racist ass also.

But there's a fine line between standing out and coming across as brash or gimmicky.

Most recently, though, on January 7, 2017, in a speech at the American Finance Association, you seemed to step out of that centrally casted character, almost coming across as an iron fist in a velvet glove: «The bottom line is that there has not been an excessive buildup of leverage, maturity transformation, or broadly unsustainable asset prices... Overall, I do not see leveraged finance markets as posing undue financial stability risks.

Always speak peer to peer rather than coming across as knowing more than the other person.

You can start a conversation right through Facebook's Messaging platform, reducing the barriers to getting in touch and coming across as a more personal outreach method.

How do they manage to boost the egos of those they meet without coming across as inauthentic?

You certainly don't have to share details about your personal life if you prefer not to, but if you don't share anything, you do risk coming across as cold or odd, which can impact things you care about at work.

Recently on LinkedIn he risked coming across as the world's grumpiest entrepreneur in order to make the case that the next time a founder friend offers you a cut price deal, you should politely turn her down.

This way, you can draft a template that targets one specific group instead of coming across as a generic email blast.

This keeps your helper from wasting time on things you already know didn't work, Clift says, and keeps you from coming across as lazy.

You want to have a can - do attitude about work, but maybe 2017 wasn't exactly a shining example of finding a balance between accepting every dictum from on high and coming across as rude, difficult, or just slightly coffee - deprived in these situations.

Co-founder Benji Wagner is cautious about coming across as less than authentic to the platform's young users.

According to Liz Wiseman, author of Multipliers: How The Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter, there are ways for leaders to avoid coming across as overly optimistic.

For those reduced to faking, the trick is to create a positive impression without coming across as a suck - up.

It's crucial you understand the value of coming across as relatable and human rather than hiding behind a corporate wall.

Indeed, it developed a reputation for coming across as a budget motel staffed by cranky senior citizens.

«The way I interpret it is that the manager's coming across as more human,» James Pennebaker, a psychology professor at the University of Texas at Austin, told the WSJ's Matthew Kassel.

We're trying to be witty and entertaining but end up coming across as self - obsessed.

Likewise, you should press for specifics about how to improve your work, but not hunt too hard for assurances so as to avoid coming across as needy.

«Maintaining eye contact for roughly 60 percent of a conversation comes across as interested, friendly and trustworthy.»

Less confident people often can't be present and their best selves if they're constantly asking themselves questions such as: Did I come across as confident?

Because in some cases, scripted responses can come across as bad as no response at all.

Instead, he came across as cavalier, occasionally dismissive and, depending on who you ask, condescending.

And the writers» egos occasionally come across as elephantine in size.

As Cuddy said, «If someone you're trying to influence doesn't trust you, you're not going to get very far; in fact, you might even elicit suspicion, because you come across as manipulative.»

«Trump comes across as needy since he is insistent on holding her hand when she is clearly not interested.»

Have you ever stopped yourself from asking a colleague or boss for help because you had an underlying fear that you would come across as dumb?

Southwest Airlines has come across as «sincere» and not defensive in its response to the fatal accident that left a passenger dead, the Dallas Business Journal reports.

Anything that comes across as an obvious ad is not our style.

I really don't want to come across as being a difficult person.

«In person, he comes across as relaxed and extremely comfortable in his own skin.

Because it can come across as a little direct, this is certainly not your first question, and it may not even be your third or fourth, but it «gives the broadest possible range from which they can choose,» says Burkus.

Musk seemed frustrated, but his behavior comes across as fuel for skeptics and bears, Albertine said.

You want to come across as a mature and positive person, not someone who holds onto grudges or creates problems.

Having pictures that are ten years old will make you come across as inauthentic to your audience.

It's difficult for a brand like American Express, a credit card company, to come across as cool and culturally tuned - in all on its own.

If you want to come across as more confident and charismatic, it suggests this dead - easy intervention: «Try to count out two seconds in your head before you reply to what people say.»

Manning came across as a laid back southern boy but on the gridiron he was a clinical, ruthless competitor with an off - the - charts football IQ who changed plays at the line of scrimmage to outsmart opposing defenses and torched opponents with a big arm and dead - on accuracy.

When you consciously use silence as a rhetorical device, you'll come across as more self - confident, your message will be more impactful, and your audience will remember more of what you say

Be too assertive and be disliked for perceived «bitchiness» or fail to stand your ground and come across as wimpy instead?

It would be terrible if a potential business associate or client were to judge me poorly because I didn't come across as well - kept or professional.

And when everyone is looking for the smarts, it certainly can't hurt your business to do everything in your power to come across as intellectually impressive.

Emails containing exclamation marks and all caps come across as unprofessional and aggressive.

The resultant studies show that if you want to come across as smart, you need to be more expressive in your speech, varying the pitch and volume of your voice and adding emphasis where appropriate.

If you feel that you've overreached in your efforts to be professional and come across as pompous or rude, try to lighten the mood with a little self - deprecating humor.

Now in a video interview with Inc., Cuban weighs in on what he does to combat the bigotry and racism he comes across as a manager and an owner.

Sometimes the industry comes across as a little bit too much of that and it makes people not want to help you.