Best 67 quotes in «communication skills quotes» category

A losing sales pitch contains some unsaid words which should have been said, and said words which should have remained unsaid. Sales is all about knowledge and everyone is knowledgeable to some extent, the problem lies in the ability to learn or unlearn as per the situation.

As you increase the number of people you are able to communicate with, your value rises.

Communication is an art and a meaningful conversation is a masterpiece.

Considering how smart Nakajima was, I bet he could have found a way to express more precisely what it was like to push his body to the limit while studying, or his perspective on the way my emotions were structured inside me. He was just being nice, communicating on my level. That’s what made it sound vague.

Becoming fast friends when you're that small is easy, because the only requirement is that the other person likes to play games.

Communication is the key and saying your words with kindness is the way to go.

Dialogue isn’t a competition to be the smartest or the most correct person in the room; it is a collaboration to find the truth.

Communications is a wonderful thing. It is when we presume or do not ask what another person thinks or feels that creates the problems

Dialogue is about creating awareness through self-observation; it starts from the inside out, not the outside in.

Doubt is an unwillingness to communicate.

Don't just focus on seeing things from your own perspective. It can give you blind spots.

During a conversation, it is better to have an understanding without words, than words without understanding.

Effectively clear communication is crucial to a transformational leadership while poor communication is its biggest enemy.

For people to respond to you, you must respond to them, instead of reacting.

Eyes says, tongue only talks.

Frame your problem statements into actionable tasks and goals that lead to a solution. Problem statements incite procrastination and resistance whereas solution statements inspire hope and motivation.

Engaged communication is a pursuit of excellence. Communicating attentively and engagingly is striving to be the best you can be.

If the brain had a native language we would be able to communicate with all humans without translation. Or even all other creatures on earth.

Good decisions can turn into disasters when communicated poorly.

If I don't understand you, it's your fault

If we don’t communicate, we certainly can’t get much done and if we don’t communicate authentically, what we get done is less effective.

I like people who can keep the conversation going no matter how random the topic gets.

Good communication may not make a risky deal safe, but poor communication may sell benefits of a good deal.

How is my communication today laying the foundation for my relationships tomorrow?

I believe that being able to communicate directly with readers is a boon. I certainly enjoy it as much as they do.

I have a theory that sometimes people think they need to talk as much as possible, almost as if talking more equates to knowing more.

It's not rocking the boat, Dad. It's called communication. You're allowed to ask questions. Other people do it all the time. Other people don't live in fear of someone else's reactions. They don't relentlessly stress out about getting into trouble.

Listening is an effect. Communication is cause.

Many people begin their criticism with sincere praise followed by the word "but", which signals that the criticism is about to begin. This may make the listener questions the sincerity of the praise. Use "and" instead, and provide constructive advice rather than criticism. this is possibly the most effective ways to address an issue in written form without seeming false in your praise.

Love ENDURES and works out ways of enduring the other stuff. As long as you can communicate you can work out issues, but good communication seems to be one of the weakest skills in human beings, so don't be afraid to try and try different ways of communicating, be patient. Don't be afraid of seeking help either - the chance to keep love alive is too important to let fear get in the way.

Maybe this was a male-female translation problem. I read an article once that said that when women have a conversation, they're communicating on five levels. They follow the conversation that they're actually having, the conversation that is specifically being avoided, the tone being applied to the overt conversation, the buried conversation that is being covered only in subtext, and finally the other person's body language. That is, on many levels, astounding to me. I mean, that's like having a freaking superpower. When I, and most other people with a Y chromosome, have a conversation, we're having a conversation. Singular. We're paying attention to what is being said, considering that, and replying to it. All these other conversations that have apparently been going on for the last several thousand years? I didn't even know that they ~existed~ until I read that stupid article, and I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one.

Men and women may speak the same language, but we interpret words differently.

Men most often know what they want, yet they are not always sure how they feel. Women most often know how they feel, yet they may not always know what they want.

Once you communicate, you don’t discover reality, you create reality.

People who are adept in healthy self-expression exercise front-end consideration before speaking.

One of the benchmarks of great communicators is their ability to listen not just to what's being said, but to what's not being said as well. They listen between the lines.

People can’t hear what you don’t say. Thinking isn’t communicating.

Talking to that fool is like trying to put socks on an octopus!

The high-quality communication is to bridge differences and encourage problem-solving.

The issue of who will throw the garbage won’t be so trivial when no one is throwing it away, and it starts to stink. When the plates pile up in the kitchen sink, or when the bathroom is grimy and the shampoo ran out. No, it won’t be funny then.

The more human connect moments you can sow, the more benefits you can grow.

The pride of the digital age is not just in the possession of innovative tools but the ability to skillfully connect with humans behind them

There were other things,too, to ask him. Always she tries to be less forward. Always she tried to find the right thing to say and didn't trust the etiquette pendulum swinging in her head, so she simply said nothing, which was perceived either as painful shyness of haughtiness. Dasha never had that problem. She just said the first thing that came into her head. Tatiana knew she needed to rust her inner voice more. It was certainly loud enough

Neither sex is wrong in their communication; both sexes need to learn how to understand each other.

Silence is, usually, another form of communication but without all the feeling or impression produced on the ear by a set of vibrations that propagate through an elastic medium such as air. But essentially, it's the same form of communication, just branded with a different name.

The focus should be on becoming a strong and influential personality – cultivate compelling communication skills, focus on building trust and learn how to expand and leverage your professional network.

... the Gen Y paradox: an entire generation of employees with the attitude that they know how to communicate with anybody, anytime, anywhere, and have the tools to back them up, but who need more help with critical thinking than prior generations in pulling meaning and value from all those communications.

The greatest thing I learned while taking classes at Second City was the very first thing they taught: 'Yes, and...'. In improv, you keep scenes alive but accepting whatever you are given and then adding to it or amplifying it. There is no space on stage for 'No,' 'I'm sorry, you're mistaken,' or 'Yes, but...'. Those transitions kill energy, set up interpersonal conflict, engage the ego in a defensive posture, and stymie the flow of conversation onstage.

The quality of your communication determines the size of your result.

There will never be another you. The planet desperately needs your unique purpose, passion and presence.