“Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the ruts, don’t complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don’t bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake Up and Live!” —Bob Marley Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/topics/wake-up-quotes
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Espirational Meet and Greet
It seems appropriate to end our month of posts on communication with a little get-together or party if you will. Hopefully, this will give us a chance to meet new readers and get to know the “old-timers” a little better. Please leave a brief introduction in the comments below with a link to your blogContinue reading “Espirational Meet and Greet”
Change the conversation
“Everything that happens in an organization happens in or because of a conversation. If you want to change the culture, you’ve got to change the conversation.” ― Tanya Mann, Five Frequencies: Leadership Signals that turn Culture into Competitive Advantage
Learning new ways to communicate
I think one of the greatest gifts to come out of the COVID-19 pandemic will be learning new ways to communicate. During this time when we have not been able to gather in groups people have stepped up to reach out electronically. How have you been gathering differently during this crisis? Have you attended aContinue reading “Learning new ways to communicate”
Americans no longer talk to each other
“Americans no longer talk to each other, they entertain each other. They do not exchange ideas, they exchange images. They do not argue with propositions; they argue with good looks, celebrities and commercials.” ― Neil Postman, Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
Manners
“Manners are the ability to put someone else at their ease…by turning any answer into another question.” ― Tina Brown
When did we stop talking?
Has someone ever told you, I don’t discuss politics and religion? That doesn’t usually mean they won’t talk about those things with anyone — just not those who disagree with them. I understand not wanting arguments and hurt feelings, but people who do not agree with us are exactly the ones we need to talkContinue reading “When did we stop talking?”
Best Conversations
“In the best conversations, you don’t even remember what you talked about, only how it felt. It felt like we were in some place your body can’t visit, some place with no ceiling and no walls and no floor and no instruments” ― John Green, Turtles All the Way Down
A failure to communicate
“Although we live in an information technology age, we often find ourselves in failure to communicate situations.” —Johnny Tan
Choose Your Words Wisely
“I think that the number one rule to effective communication should be ‘choose your words wisely’. This is because a simple choice of your words can make a great difference and determine whether your message would be accepted or rejected.” — Jason Maisons
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