You've Got 8 Seconds Quotes

“The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places.” —ERNEST HEMINGWAY”
― Paul Hellman, You've Got 8 Seconds: Communication Secrets for a Distracted World

“The fastest way to build trust is to make promises, then keep them. And the fastest way to destroy trust is to do the opposite.”
― Paul Hellman, You've Got 8 Seconds: Communication Secrets for a Distracted World

“I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” —MICHAEL JORDAN, basketball star”
― Paul Hellman, You've Got 8 Seconds: Communication Secrets for a Distracted World

“Every time you speak, you are auditioning for leadership.” —JAMES HUMES”
― Paul Hellman, You've Got 8 Seconds: Communication Secrets for a Distracted World

“Of the last 11 presidents, Eisenhower through Obama (as of 2013), the American public now only rates three as “outstanding/above average.” Kennedy gets high scores from 74%; Reagan, 61%; Clinton, 55%. Two of those men were shot; the other impeached.9”
― Paul Hellman, You've Got 8 Seconds: Communication Secrets for a Distracted World

“The point is, your audience is probably not thinking about you. But to capture attention, you need to think about them. Be the audience. Your audience, whether you’re talking to 100 people at work or 1 person at home, has three questions, always the same. Although these questions seldom get asked directly, they’re the hurdles you have to jump, in sequence, to capture and hold attention: 1.​Why should I listen (or read this)? 2.​What exactly are you saying? 3.​What should I do with this info?”
― Paul Hellman, You've Got 8 Seconds: Communication Secrets for a Distracted World

“You need spirited debate.7”
― Paul Hellman, You've Got 8 Seconds: Communication Secrets for a Distracted World

“The downside of advice? It robs others of the chance to develop judgment.”
― Paul Hellman, You've Got 8 Seconds: Communication Secrets for a Distracted World

“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.” —ALBERT EINSTEIN”
― Paul Hellman, You've Got 8 Seconds: Communication Secrets for a Distracted World

“In Maine we have a saying that there’s no point in speaking unless you can improve on silence.” —EDMUND MUSKIE,
former U.S. Senator and Secretary of State”
― Paul Hellman, You've Got 8 Seconds: Communication Secrets for a Distracted World

“If you have an important point to make, don’t try to be subtle or clever . . . Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time—a tremendous whack!” —WINSTON CHURCHILL”
― Paul Hellman, You've Got 8 Seconds: Communication Secrets for a Distracted World