Communication Skills Training Quotes

“The number one reason difficult people are difficult is because it’s working for them.”
― Ian Tuhovsky, Communication Skills Training: A Practical Guide to Improving Your Social Intelligence, Presentation, Persuasion and Public Speaking

“Don’t treat people the way you like to be treated, treat them the way THEY want to be treated. That’s a big rapport take-away to remember!”
― Ian Tuhovsky, Communication Skills Training: A Practical Guide to Improving Your Social Intelligence, Presentation, Persuasion and Public Speaking

“Social smile. Research shows that we laugh more often when we’re in the company of other people rather than when we are alone. Robert Provine says that only 15% of our laughter comes from the amusement of jokes! There is wisdom to that—so many times I barely smiled when reading a joke alone at home, but when I heard the same joke while with a group of people, I cried out loud with unstoppable laughter. It turns out that laughter has an important social function; it’s the way to forge relationships. Conclusions?”
― Ian Tuhovsky, Communication Skills Training: A Practical Guide to Improving Your Social Intelligence, Presentation, Persuasion and Public Speaking

“If you believe that the world is a cruel and insidious place, you will behave like that is the absolute and only truth.”
― Ian Tuhovsky, Communication Skills Training: A Practical Guide to Improving Your Social Intelligence, Presentation, Persuasion and Public Speaking

“Suppressed emotions always manage to find their way out eventually7. To”
― Ian Tuhovsky, Communication Skills Training: A Practical Guide to Improving Your Social Intelligence, Presentation, Persuasion and Public Speaking

“Your internal dialogue, constantly commenting on the surrounding reality, can be very useful. Just sit for a few minutes in a quiet and peaceful place and start talking with your own mind. It can be done out loud, but if you do not want your family to take you to a psychiatric ward,”
― Ian Tuhovsky, Communication Skills Training: A Practical Guide to Improving Your Social Intelligence, Presentation, Persuasion and Public Speaking

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― Ian Tuhovsky, Communication Skills Training: A Practical Guide to Improving Your Social Intelligence, Presentation, Persuasion and Public Speaking

“Now, whenever someone is mean to me, I mostly don’t give a crap. Depending on the context and situation, when it’s possible to do so, I simply ignore it like someone would ignore a tiny, silent fruit fly on the other side of the room.”
― Ian Tuhovsky, Communication Skills Training: A Practical Guide to Improving Your Social Intelligence, Presentation, Persuasion and Public Speaking

“We all live in our own, unique realities made by sensory impressions and individual experiences.”
― Ian Tuhovsky, Communication Skills Training: A Practical Guide to Improving Your Social Intelligence, Presentation, Persuasion and Public Speaking

“Everyone is right according to their own map of the world.”
― Ian Tuhovsky, Communication Skills Training: A Practical Guide to Improving Your Social Intelligence, Presentation, Persuasion and Public Speaking

“Every single day, you need to ask yourself this question: What can I do even better, more efficiently, differently and more effectively?”
― Ian Tuhovsky, Communication Skills Training: A Practical Guide to Improving Your Social Intelligence, Presentation, Persuasion and Public Speaking

“Stop for a Moment One of the most basic and crucial things to do, which most people aren’t doing in conversations, is to PAUSE before replying. A short pause (2-5 seconds) after a person stops talking is a very smart and savvy thing to do. When you pause, you accomplish three goals at the same time. First of all, you avoid the risk of interrupting if the person is just taking a breath before continuing. The second benefit is that you show the other person that you’re taking careful consideration by not jumping in with your own comments at the earliest opportunity. The last benefit is that you actually hear the other person better. The words will soak into a deeper level of your mind and you will understand what they are really saying with greater clarity. By pausing, you mark yourself as a great person to talk to. Ask for Clarification”
― Ian Tuhovsky, Communication Skills Training: A Practical Guide to Improving Your Social Intelligence, Presentation, Persuasion and Public Speaking

“(non-reactive people have more power in social relations),”
― Ian Tuhovsky, Communication Skills Training: A Practical Guide to Improving Your Social Intelligence, Presentation, Persuasion and Public Speaking

“Having said that, you should always use a passive voice when having difficult conversations.”
― Ian Tuhovsky, Communication Skills Training: A Practical Guide to Improving Your Social Intelligence, Presentation, Persuasion and Public Speaking

“So, you’re telling me.”
― Ian Tuhovsky, Communication Skills Training: A Practical Guide to Improving Your Social Intelligence, Presentation, Persuasion and Public Speaking

“Instead of attacking your interlocutor, it is more beneficial to tell them about your own feelings, which have an educational and informative character and are safe for your interlocutor’s integrity and self-image.”
― Ian Tuhovsky, Communication Skills Training: A Practical Guide to Improving Your Social Intelligence, Presentation, Persuasion and Public Speaking

“Prepare the material, but do not memorize”
― Ian Tuhovsky, Communication Skills Training: A Practical Guide to Improving Your Social Intelligence, Presentation, Persuasion and Public Speaking

“In my personal experience, lack of communication skills is exactly what ruins most people’s lives.”
― Ian Tuhovsky, Communication Skills Training: A Practical Guide to Improving Your Social Intelligence, Presentation, Persuasion and Public Speaking

“Even when we do something we are not proud of, we probably made that choice because it was the best choice for us at the given moment.”
― Ian Tuhovsky, Communication Skills Training: A Practical Guide to Improving Your Social Intelligence, Presentation, Persuasion and Public Speaking

“There are your ambitions and expectations, and most importantly, your beliefs about the world. They create the way in which you see the world, your own life, opportunities and relationships with other people. If you believe that the world is a cruel and insidious place, you will behave like that is the absolute and only truth. It will give you a lot of unpleasant emotions and experiences. If your belief is that the world is a wonderful and beautiful place full of helpful people, your thoughts, emotions, self-talk, relationships and entire life will be totally different.”
― Ian Tuhovsky, Communication Skills Training: A Practical Guide to Improving Your Social Intelligence, Presentation, Persuasion and Public Speaking

“What can I do even better, more efficiently, differently and more effectively?”
― Ian Tuhovsky, Communication Skills Training: A Practical Guide to Improving Your Social Intelligence, Presentation, Persuasion and Public Speaking

“This change of beliefs or way of seeing your experiences will allow you to filter reality completely differently. The assumption that a map is not actual terrain is extremely helpful in social interactions and building relationships with people. Now, before you judge someone's behavior, you will remember that it comes from a different map of the reality that person has. If you want to create a strong relationship with another person, first get to know their map and then try to empathize with it. You will be able to understand their emotions, needs, behaviors and experiences at a much deeper level. This”
― Ian Tuhovsky, Communication Skills Training: A Practical Guide to Improving Your Social Intelligence, Presentation, Persuasion and Public Speaking

“Toastmasters club or some other public speaking or acting classes. There are lots of these activities you can find and join on sites like meetup.com and many different places online. Don’t think twice, these skillsets are really useful in everyday life, business and your career and”
― Ian Tuhovsky, Communication Skills Training: A Practical Guide to Improving Your Social Intelligence, Presentation, Persuasion and Public Speaking