communication pitfalls Quotes

The first evil those who are prone to talk suffer, is that they hear nothing.

This happens to me: I have this great idea and then I make the mistake of telling someone else.

Beware of the conversationalist who adds "In other words."

In a conversation, keep in mind that you're more interested in what you have to say than anyone else is.

I have criticized absent people so often, and then discovered, to my humiliation, that I was talking with their relatives, that I have grown superstitious about that sort of thing and dropped it.

Saying you love something out loud with the wrong intonation in your face can damn you and destroy what you're working on.

I usually say what I really think. A great mistake nowadays. It makes one so liable to be misunderstood.

Too-broad questions, such as, "What's on your mind?" are apt to be answered "nothing" nearly one hundred percent of the time. Be careful of slipping into ""psycho-speak," however. Kids pick up instantly your attempt at being a pseudo-shrink. Most resent it and are apt to tune out anything that sounds like you're reading a script from the latest child-psychology text.

I try to avoid saying 'fantastic' too often and 'obviously' is a dangerous word for all broadcasters.

You can’t take back texts. If you come off all moody and melancholy in a text, it just sits there in your phone, reminding you of what a drag you are.