Joe Jamail Quotes

I think you've got to like people. There are MPs who are either painfully shy or who don't like public speaking or don't socialise very well, and you just think this must be the worst job in the world for them.

The beauty of social awareness is that a few simple adjustments to what you say can vastly improve your relationships with other people.

The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.

One of my strengths is my ability to talk and communicate with people.

You've got to be an observer. And you've got to take time to listen to people, talk, to watch what they do.

A really good uniformed cop has tremendous people skills, and they learn how to read people.

I'm socially awkward in life, and that's one of the reasons why I do what I do. I'm more about interpreting other people's words.

It may sound like showing off, but I am good in communications and in creating harmony.

Over the years, I just started paying a lot more attention not to whether I was right or wrong, but just to how I make people feel.

I take time to be with people, and I learn a lot.

I get along very well with people - that's both an advantage and a disadvantage.

That's what I need to work on - my charisma in front of people.

My agenda... is to learn about people.

I think I'm a pretty good listener.

I like having conversations: you learn a lot about how other people think. If I'm myself and confident, I don't get nervous easily. I try not to make other people uncomfortable - I think that's a very arrogant thing to do.

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 evry part of your life.

Listen more than you talk.

I'm engaged: I'm interested in other people. I think that's just as important as knowing how to do the job.

I actually think of myself as quite a shy person, although I know I give the impression of someone much more confident. I think what I do have is a capacity to listen to the other, even if the other is an opponent. That leads, in all senses of the word, to an engagement.

There is a fine line between assertiveness and being relaxed.

I don't know how to work a room. It's a real skill.

Well, I think part of my gift, or if I have one, is that I love listening.

It's always felt natural, because I'm generally very comfortable with people.

It's populated by people who, by and large, have terrific communication skills. Every day is an extraordinary day. For me, it was just a great area for storytelling.

I'm pretty good with not being afraid to just go up to people and introduce myself.