Books
Patrick King

The Art of Impactful Communication

  • b5855475892has quoted3 years ago
    “Two monologues don’t make a dialogue.”
  • b5855475892has quoted3 years ago
    It’s not what you know but who you know
  • Anna Biryukovahas quoted4 years ago
    First, be nice whenever negativity occurs. Sounds simple enough
  • Anna Biryukovahas quoted4 years ago
    because people enjoy being around each other. That is value in its purest form—if I spend time with someone and know I will be happy and laugh, I will gravitate toward them
  • Anna Biryukovahas quoted4 years ago
    First, be intentional about your communication and engagement. Relationships aren’t built on luck; they’re built on you taking the initiative.
  • Anna Biryukovahas quoted4 years ago
    You start to care about them—not only about their shallow traits, such as their occupation or how their day is going, but what motivates them and what makes them act in the way they do
  • Anna Biryukovahas quoted4 years ago
    “You can make more friends in two months by becoming truly interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.”
  • Anna Biryukovahas quoted4 years ago
    how highly trained his habit of curiosity was.
  • Anna Biryukovahas quoted4 years ago
    The common theme is you are the one initiating it. You can’t rely on others to do the work for you or expect to be entertained by others like a sultan. When you shoot for self-amusement and entertainment, connection and engagement occur as a by-product
  • Anna Biryukovahas quoted4 years ago
    To be entertaining (to others) and amusing (to yourself), it’s your duty to dig below the surface and find what makes people beautifully abnormal or noteworthy.
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