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            Communication Quotes


            Communication focused quotes on leadership

            "Effective leaders know when they need to talk and, more importantly, when they need to listen.”

            Harvard Business Review

            Our List of Communication Quotes

            Also check out our article on active listening and our list of leadership and communication quotes.

            • Effective teamwork begins and ends with communication  Mike Krzyzewski quotes: American basketball coach

            • Don’t talk unless you can improve the silence Jorge Luis Borges:  Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet

            • Developing excellent communication skills is absolutely essential to effective leadership. The leader must be able to share knowledge and ideas to transmit a sense of urgency and enthusiasm to others. If a leader can't get a message across clearly and motivate others to act on it, then having a message doesn't even matter."  Gilbert Amelio:  President and CEO of National Semiconductor Corp

            • When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.  Ernest Hemingway: n American novelist, short-story writer, journalist, and sportsman. His economical and understated style—which he termed the iceberg theory—had a strong influence on 20th-century fiction, while his adventurous lifestyle and his public image brought him admiration from later generations

            • Music is the greatest communication in the world. Even if people don’t understand the language that you’re singing in, they still know good music when they hear it.  Lou Rawls: American record producer, singer, composer and actor

            • Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.  Plato: an Athenian philosopher during the Classical period in Ancient Greece, founder of the Platonist school of thought and the Academy, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world

            • The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.  George Bernard Shaw: Irish playwright and political activist

            • There is only one rule for being a good talker – learn to listen.  Christopher Morley: American journalist, novelist, poet

            • To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others.  Anthony Robbins: American author, coach, speaker, and philanthropist

            •  Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.  Michael Jordan: professional basketball player.

            Communication Quotes Provide Insight For Importance of Communication

            • I think for any relationship to be successful, there needs to be loving communication, appreciation, and understanding.  Miranda Kerr: an Australian model and businesswoman. Kerr rose to prominence in 2007, as one of the Victoria's Secret Angels. Kerr was the first Australian Victoria's Secret model and also represented the Australian department store chain David Jones

            • The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn’t being said.  Peter Drucker: an Austrian-American management consultant, educator, and author, whose writings contributed to the philosophical and practical foundations of the modern business corporation

            • Communication – the human connection – is the key to personal and career success.  Paul J. Meyer: considered the pioneer of the self-improvement industry

            • Communication is a skill that you can learn. It’s like riding a bicycle or typing. If you’re willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of every part of your life.  Brian Tracy:  motivational public speaker and self-development author.  He has quite a few good communication quotes.

            • I motivate players through communication, being honest with them, having them respect and appreciate your ability and your help.  Tommy Lasorda: Manager, Los Angeles Dodgers

            •  It’s important to make sure that we’re talking with each other in a way that heals, not in a way that wounds.  Barack Obama.  President Obama has quite a few good communication quotes.

            • Every act of communication is a miracle of translation.  Ken Liu: Award winning author

            •  Communication is your ticket to success, if you pay attention and learn to do it effectively.  Theo Gold: Author

            •  We never listen when we are eager to speak.  Francois de la Rochefoucauld: a noted French moralist and author of maxims and memoirs. He is part of the literary movement of classicism and best known for his maxim

            • Speech is our primary means of communication. If it’s important, we tell people about it.  Brian Knapp: author
            • When the trust account is high, communication is easy, instant, and effective.  Stephen R. Covey: an American educator, author, businessman, and keynote speaker. His most popular book is The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.

            • The art of communication is the language of leadership.  James Humes:  Author and former presidential speechwriter

            • “Communication is one of the most important skills you require for a successful life.”  Catherine Pulsifer: Author self improvement books.

            • We are stronger when we listen, and smarter when we share.  Rania Al-Abdullah: Queen of Jordan

            • Communication – the human connection – is the key to personal and career success.  Paul J. Meyer:  Considered the pioneer of the self-improvement industry

            •  If you have nothing to say, say nothing.  Mark Twain: Award winning author

             

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            Additional Communication Quotes

            • Not the fastest horse can catch a word spoken in anger. Chinese proverb

            • A lot of problems in the world would be solved if we talked to each other instead of about each other. Nickey Gumbel: English Anglican priest and author in the evangelical and charismatic traditions

            • Make sure to communicate your idea quickly and keep it straight to the point.  Paul Bailey: British novelist and critic

            • Although we live in an information technology age, we often find ourselves in failure to communicate situations. Johnny Tan: Author and speaker on self improvement

            • Listen to learn. Learn how to listen. You can't learn anything when you're talking. Lolly Daskal: President and CEO Lead from Within

            • “Conversation is king. Content is just something to talk about.”  Cory Doctorow: Blogger, journalist, and science fiction author

            • “Communication sometimes is not what you first hear, listen not just to the words, but listen for the reason.”  Catherine Pulsifer:  Author for self-improvement books

            • “The best speakers in the world are the best storytellers. They have a gift to not only tell a great story, but also share a lot of the details that many others wouldn’t.”  Larry Hagner: Author

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            “The best speakers in the world are the best storytellers. They have a gift to not only tell a great story, but also share a lot of the details that many others wouldn’t.” Larry Hagner: Author

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