Quotes About Engagement

If you are to become more sensitive, you must be willing to take a risk. Take the initiative to find a need and take action.

John W. Gardner observed, "If I had to name a single all-purpose instrument of leadership, it would be communication.

Napoleon Hill said, "It's not what you are going to do, but it's what you are doing right now that counts.

If you want to get your message across, you have to learn how to communicate in someone else's world.

If you want people to remember what you say, you need to say the right thing at the right moment in the right way!

if you have to convince them to see the vision, you will have to convince them to take action.

There's a difference between hearing people and listening to them.

But people of influence understand the incredible value of becoming a good listener. For example, when Lyndon B. Johnson was a junior senator from Texas, he kept a sign on his office wall that read, "You ain't learnin' nothin' when you're doin' all the talkin'." And Woodrow Wilson, the twenty-eighth American president, once said, "The ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people.

When you meet someone new, after the introductions and initial pleasantries, don't hesitate. Dive in and ask to hear the person's story. You can do it any number of ways: you can flat-out ask, "What's your story?" You can request that he tell you about himself. You can ask where he is from or how he got into the field he's in. Use your own style.

6. Focus on Them, Not Yourself: The number one problem of inexperienced speakers and ineffective leaders is that they focus on themselves.

ARE YOU STRIVING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE, OR HAVE YOU BEEN COASTING?

El papel de un líder no es controlar a la gente ni estar pendiente de todo, sino más bien guiar, dinamizar y generar emoción". —Jack Welch

He who thinks he leads, but has no followers, is only taking a walk." If you can't influence others, they won't follow you.

As you communicate with people—whether individuals or groups—ask yourself these questions: Who is my audience? What are their questions? What needs to be accomplished? And how much time do I have? If you want to become a better communicator, become audience oriented.

El ejemplo eficaz del líder ¡hace que la idea cobre vida!

Si se me preguntara cómo resumir el secreto de una buena comunicación, yo diría que es enfocar a los demás y no a uno mismo. Es el problema número uno de los conferenciantes sin experiencia, y también el problema número uno de los líderes ineficientes. Cualquier persona podrá conectarse más rápido con los demás cuando su enfoque no radique exclusivamente en él.

Making a difference isn't a matter of if; it's a matter of how and when.

John Callen: "La habilidad más buscada, desde director general hasta el menor puesto, es la habilidad de comunicarse con la gente. La persona que pueda hacerlo en los negocios siempre será solicitada".

they all share the ability to connect visually, intellectually, emotionally, and verbally.

Anytime you are in front of other people to communicate— whether it's on a stage, in a boardroom, on a ball field, or across a coffee table—the visual impression you make will either help or hinder you.

William King will help you. He said, "A gossip is one who talks to you about other people. A bore is one who talks to you about himself. And a brilliant conversationalist is one who talks to you about yourself.

Connecting is the ability to identify with people and relate to them in a way that increases your influence with them.

The more you do to go beyond words, the greater the chance you will connect with people.

The larger the group, the simpler the communication needs to be.