Positive personality trait

Engaging

adj. Pleasant, interesting, and able to hold attention.

4 ready sentences Updated Run by Adrian Nutiu

What it looks like

  • Draws people into conversation and holds their interest.
  • Tells stories that people want to hear the end of.
  • Shows interest in others, which makes them want to talk.

Fits when someone draws people in and holds their attention pleasantly

Not when the point is that a talk or a book held attention, not the person

How to say it

Replace the brackets with what the person actually did.

Fills [Name] in the reference and the report card comment, ready to copy.

  • Resume line
    Ran [number] [tours, workshops or classes] for [audience], with [rating or rebooking rate] over [period].
  • Reference or recommendation
    [Name] is engaging with [students, visitors or clients]: their [talks or sessions] were the ones people chose to attend, and the questions ran over time.
  • Report card comment
    [Name] is engaging when they present to the class, and classmates enjoy listening to them.
  • In a story, shown not told
    The tour was meant to last an hour. At the second hour, nobody had left, and the guard asked whether they wanted the lights on.
Example

Her engaging manner put the nervous interview candidates at ease.

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