Quotes about Communication
If I went back to college again, I'd concentrate on two areas: learning to write and to speak before an audience. Nothing in life is more important than the ability to communicate effectively." Talent isn't enough. Experience isn't enough. To lead others, you must be able to communicate well, and connecting is key.
— John Maxwell
But people of influence understand the incredible value of becoming a good listener. For example, when Lyndon B. Johnson was a junior senator from Texas, he kept a sign on his office wall that read, "You ain't learnin' nothin' when you're doin' all the talkin'." And Woodrow Wilson, the twenty-eighth American president, once said, "The ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people.
— John Maxwell
Are we quick to respond to others' needs? Do we run from problems or face them? Do we talk more about bad news or good news? Do we give people the benefit of the doubt, or do we assume the worst? The
— John Maxwell
When you meet someone new, after the introductions and initial pleasantries, don't hesitate. Dive in and ask to hear the person's story. You can do it any number of ways: you can flat-out ask, "What's your story?" You can request that he tell you about himself. You can ask where he is from or how he got into the field he's in. Use your own style.
— John Maxwell
60 percent of all management problems are the result of faulty communications.
— John Maxwell
It takes quantity as well as quality to develop warm and caring relationships.
— John Maxwell
If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it enough.
— John Maxwell
Silent gratitude isn't much good to anyone.
— John Maxwell
If you really want to be an uncommon leader, you're going to have to find a way to get much of your vision seen, implemented, and added to by others.
— John Maxwell
If you're in the habit of listening only to the facts and not the person who expresses them, change your focus - and really listen.
— John Maxwell
Educators take something simple and make it complicated. Communicators take something complicated and make it simple. —John C. Maxwell
— John Maxwell
Care without candor creates dysfunctional relationships. Candor without care creates distant relationships.
— John Maxwell