Judy Jernudd (??)
Winning communicators don’t strive for perfection, they strive for connection.
Content: Quotation | Source: CEO Refresher | Subject: Communication
Mark Scureman
Most people don’t listen with the intent to understand. They listen with the intent to reply. They filter everything through their own paradigm and experiences, so that what they hear may not be what you said.
Content: Quotation | Source: TechRepublic | Subject: Communication
Taina Savolainen
Communication is the key to leadership and I cannot stress how important it is in the leadership process. As previously mentioned, repetition is crucially important. Significant issues need to be stated repeatedly… I believe managers frequently forget to do this. They state things once and assume that the message is received and understood – but often it is not. To my mind, a good yardstick … [ Read more ]
Content: Quotation | Source: Emerald Now | Subject: Communication
David Hume (Scottish philosopher)
Truth springs from arguments amongst friends.
Content: Quotation | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge | Subjects: Communication, Knowledge Management
Antonio Machado (Spanish poet)
To engage in a dialogue first ask a question then listen.
Content: Quotation | Source: Rolling Stone | Subject: Communication
William Jennings Bryant
Two people in a conversation amount to four people talking. The four are what one person says, what he really wanted to say, what his listener heard, and what he thought he heard.
Content: Quotation | Subject: Communication
George Lipsitz
Time, history, and memory become qualitatively different concepts in a world where electronic mass communication is possible… This capacity of electronic mass communication to transcend time and space creates instability by disconnecting people from past traditions, but also liberates people by making the past less determinate of experiences in the present.
Content: Quotation | Source: Time Passages | Subject: Communication
Richard Hoff
Nothing ever happens between two people until somebody gets excited. If the two “people” are you and your audience, you can be absolutely certain that your audience will not be excited first.
Content: Quotation | Source: Do Not Go Naked into Your Next Presentation | Subject: Communication