[ShakinJoe]

Originally Posted by Por_sha911

I couldn't disagree more. Schmoozing has almost nothing to do with being a phony and very little to do with greed. It is used by greedy phonys to get things they want.

Schmoozing is an art of making other people feel good about themselves. It means you spend time to promote someone else and not yourself. In a practical application: salesmen do it when they encourage you to trust your judgment and make a decision to chose what they are selling.

There is a something much more powerful than schmoozing. CHARISMA. JFK and Clinton had it by the boatload. People are naturally drawn to a person with natural charisma even when that person is just quietly being themselves.

You hit this squarely on the head. Well spoken sir!