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41 " People need your influence, but it will not come through ‘lip syncing’ those you admire. "
― John C. Maxwell , Everyone Communicates, Few Connect: What the Most Effective People Do Differently
42 " The more you do to go beyond words, the greater the chance you will connect with people. "
43 " Connect emotionally through facial expressions, laughter, and tears. "
44 " Four Unpardonable Sins of a Communicator”: being unprepared, uncommitted, uninteresting, or uncomfortable. "
45 " If you talk to a man in the language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart. "
46 " The bottom line is that indifference is really a form of selfishness. "
47 " Secrecy spawns isolation, not success. "
48 " We the uninformed, working for the inaccessible, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful! "
49 " Connecting always requires energy. "
50 " If you wait until you can do everything for everybody, instead of something for somebody, you’ll end up not doing anything for anybody. "
51 " Connecting is the ability to identify with people and relate to them in a way that increases your influence with them. "
52 " Those who lack humility are dogmatic and egotistical. That masks a deep sense of insecurity. "
53 " What will motivate them to turn the page? "
54 " adding value to them. "
55 " NO NOTES. This was truly an oral event. Storytellers didn’t read their stories; they told them, which allowed for eye contact. "
56 " That’s when I started the discipline of collecting quotes, stories, and illustrations for my speaking. "
57 " hammock speech: "
58 " Will the reader turn the page? "
59 " Cemetery communication: lots of people are out there, but nobody is listening. "
60 " What can I say to get others involved around the table? How can I draw them in? "