In a profile about Annette Bening:
While in high school, Bening did some secretarial work for her father,
who was teaching classes on Dale Carnegie’s principles of salesmanship.
Foremost among them: being interested in other people. The key is not
faking it. You have to genuinely care.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/10/19/t-magazine/annette-bening-nyad-netflix.html