Tuesday, April 19, 2011

To listen well ..................................

To listen well is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well”

John Marshall 
(American Founder constitutional law and the Supreme Court of the United States. 1755-1835)

Friday, April 8, 2011

A writer writes................................................

A writer writes not because he is educated but because he is driven by the need to communicate. Behind the need to communicate is the need to share. Behind the need to share is the need to be understood.

Leo Rosten  
(Polish born American comic Novelist, He is best known for his humorous works and character Hyman Kaplan. 1908-1997)

Monday, April 4, 2011

Storytellers, by the.....................................................

Storytellers, by the very act of telling, communicate a radical learning that changes lives and the world: telling stories is a universally accessible means through which people make meaning”.

Chris Cavanaugh

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Friday, March 25, 2011

Give sorrow words.

 Give sorrow words. The grief that does not speak whispers the o'er-fraught heart, and bids it break.”

William Shakespeare
(English Dramatist, Playwright and Poet, 1564-1616)

Monday, March 21, 2011

Good communication does ..................................................

Good communication does not mean that you have to speak in perfectly formed sentences and paragraphs. It isn't about slickness. Simple and clear go a long way.”

John Kotter

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Genuine poetry can ........................

Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood.”
T.S. Eliot

(American born English Editor, Playwright, Poet and Critic, 1888-1965)