[giardini]

One tall man's story: IIRC he had been a football player in college. He loved sales but found his size was a problem. He came up with a ruse: upon entering an office where he sensed the target customer was uneasy with the salesman's size, he "took a dive" - he literally fell down! Chaos would ensue as everyone rushed to help: gather his glasses, dust him off, retrieve pen and briefcase and such. He would apologize for his clumsiness and somehow the incident would always cement the bond between him and his customer.