Technology is a compulsive and addictive way to live. Verbal communication cannot be lost because of a lack of skill. The ability to listen and learn is key to mastering the art of communication. If you don't use your verbal skills and networking, it will disappear rapidly. Use technology wisely.
To become a master communicator: shut your mouth & listen first.
[Barack] Obama has a grasp of language and the presentation of language, particularly in times of crisis. And he did this over the race issue. He did this early on in his administration, when the country was polarized. That was unprecedented.
I think the one thing humans are is language wizards.
For me, being literate and articulate is a form of judo, of overcoming the [system] by its own method.
Whatever may be our natural talents, the art of writing is not acquired all at once.
If you just communicate, you can get by. But if you communicate skillfully, you can work miracles.
