Quotes about Communication
Four Unpardonable Sins of a Communicator": being unprepared, uncommitted, uninteresting, or uncomfortable.
— John Maxwell
The very essence of all power to influence lies in getting the other person to participate." Influence is an invitation anyone can make to another person.
— John Maxwell
Being heard is so close to being loved, that for the average person, they are almost indistinguishable.
— John Maxwell
When you want to convert someone to your view, you go over to where he is standing, take him by the hand (mentally speaking), and guide him. You don't stand across the room and shout at him; you don't call him a dummy; you don't order him to come over to where you are. You start where he is, and work from that position. That's the only way to get him to budge.
— John Maxwell
People don't function like machines. They have feelings. They think. They have problems, hopes, and dreams. Though people can be managed, they would much rather be led. And when they are led, they perform at a much higher level.
— John Maxwell
Authors Carole Hyatt and Linda Gottlieb indicate that people who fail on the job commonly cite "office politics" as the reason for their failures, but the reality is that what they call politics is often nothing more than regular interaction with other people.
— John Maxwell
When they find someone who can communicate something of value to them, they will usually listen.
— John Maxwell
That's what connectors do. They tell you about yourself.
— John Maxwell
Have you ever had to communicate someone else's vision? It's very difficult to do, isn't it?
— John Maxwell
If you do not connect with others, influence is out of the question.
— John Maxwell
People can perceive a lot in seven seconds. They can decide that they do not want to hear anything a speaker has to say
— John Maxwell
People need to know that you have high expectations of them.
— John Maxwell