Verbal Cues Quotes

It's really the tone that people use to convey things sometimes that can either become a compliment or an insult. It's not always what you are saying, it's about how you say it.

Liars do look you in the eye. They do not always stutter, stammer, blush or fidget.

Never start a sentence with the words 'No offense.

I have a tendency to trail off in conversations. I don't look up at people sometimes when I talk or cook, and those are all pretty bad no-no's being in front of the camera.

Ninety percent of the friction of daily life is caused by tone of voice.

I'm terribly bad at lying in real life. I flush, look away, do the scratching of the nose, or whatever.

The views of men can only be known, or guessed at, by their words or actions.

In any interview, you do say more or less than you mean.

I've always spoken very quickly, and when I get nervous, I talk even faster.

How was I to know? ... You didn't say anything.""I said lots of things," he corrected gently. "You just didn't hear them.

Women tend to double-speak - I'm definitely guilty of that.

When a woman says she won't, it's a good sign that she will. And when she says she will, it is an even better sign.

Do you know what you're saying when you say, "Whatever"? It's just a code word for the f-word, followed by "you." And at your age, you never, ever. say that to anyone.' " Blaze leaned back. "So now, when someone says it to me, I just say, 'You too.' (72)

Listening is everything. Listening is the whole deal. That's what I think. And I mean that in terms of before you work, after you work, in between work, with your children, with your husband, with your friends, with your mother, with your father. It's everything. And it's where you learn everything.

Many young adults I have communicated with - both in-person and over email - constantly apologize before stating their idea, or finish each sentence with a question. Unfortunately, doing so in business puts you at an immediate disadvantage with your boss and work colleagues.

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

It's not what you say, but how you say it!

People make suggestions on what to say all the time... Trust me.

if you want someone to stop listening to you go ahead and yell. If you want them to listen to every word, whisper. -Mimi

And Nedley started saying,'Shut Up!Quit that! And i knew it really meant something to him. So I asked for his help,"Mark said. "Don't tell the story like that," Nedley laughed. "What he said was 'Quit pretendin you're a bad guy I need your help, and I need it now!

You can tell how nervous I am by how fast I am talking!

But emotion cannot be buried by words, though it can be aroused by them.

You can tell more about a person by what he says about others than you can by what others say about him.

You can tell the nature of the man by the words he chooses.