But just the simple act of introducing himself to his teammates and acknowledging that nothing would be handed to him spoke to his savvy and maturity.
Today, at yet another crucial turning point in the battle for Florida, the simple act of introducing all the lawyers -- there were 16 of them -- took three minutes plus.
Not since Jimmy Carter has there been a presidential candidate to whom the act of introducing himself to the American people -- of making himself known, trusted and familiar as well as simply famous -- was more important.
Evidently this boils down to increased awareness: the mere act of introducing something to a broader public — even by saying that it stinks — increases the chances that more members of that public will want it anyway.
Innovation is, among other things, the act of introducing something new.
Public speaking, networking, the simple act of introducing myself, project leadership- I loathed it all in high school.
Far from sapping people's motivation to work, the small act of introducing a dependable monthly income of $10 had provided beneficiaries with the collateral, basic social security and market incentives needed to participate in the local economy.
Unfortunately, the act of "introducing" something into the mainstream that's actually existed in another culture for years has been repeated so many times, there's a term for it: "Columbusing".
