Helen Hayes Quotes

I think there's a worry that an excessive use or an almost exclusive use of text and emails means that as a society we're losing some of the ability to build interpersonal communication that's necessary for living together and building a community.

There is only one rule for being a good talker - learn to listen.

Communication - the human connection - is the key to personal and career success.

My stay-married secret would probably be exercising good communication, not when you have to but all the time. I think if you do that, you kinda just cleanse the situations, so there's not build up. I think that's probably the best way to do it.

I went to dinner with my mother-in-law and I just realized I was talking in sound bites to her and expecting her to laugh every time I said anything or be jotting something down in a notebook. So you have to kind of really have a talk with yourself after you've done a press tour and say, 'Chill out!'

Take advantage of every opportunity to practice your communication skills so that when important occasions arise, you will have the gift, the style, the sharpness, the clarity, and the emotions to affect other people.

Some people are very good at that, communicating with the world; I'm not sure I'm suited to it.

We have to teach girls communication skills.

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.

I'm not a good storyteller. I always think I'm going to get interrupted, or something's going to get edited. I think that comes from being in a large family, so you have to get your story in really quick or someone cuts you off.

We do not learn first what to talk about and then what to say about it.

You have to be aware of who you're talking to in an audience.

Ever since I was a kid, I've known I could talk to people.

The ABC's are attitude, behavior and communication skills.

The trouble with her is that she lacks the power of conversation but not the power of speech.

Acting forces me to socialise, which is good for me, I think.

Being introverted, it doesn't mean necessarily being shy or being afraid of public speaking; it just means that it's hard for me to interact with people for too long.

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

People that don't talk are constipated. I'm sorry, but if you can't communicate, what do you have? You have nothing.

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

Once you break someone of the habit of up-talking, they can start to see immediate improvement in their careers.

Perhaps the best conversationalist in the world is the man who helps others to talk.

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.

I started when I was in college because I was shy and thought it would be a good way to break out of that.

I consider social skills a bit like learning a language. I've been practising it for so long over so many years I've almost lost my accent.