Social Improvement: Chapter (1) The Art of Effective Communication

1. Develop exceptional communication skills.

2. Lack of communication can ruin a lot of good things.

3. The biggest communication problem is that we need to listen to understand. We listen to the reply.

4. If a man is often the subject of conversation, he soon becomes the subject of criticism.

5. Be present, and watch the tendency to daydream. Do not drift off from conversations.

6. Learn to sit back and observe; not everything needs a reaction.

7. A person who does not know how to be silent will not know how to speak.

8. It is essential to know when to stop arguing with people and let them be wrong.

9. Your words can plant gardens or burn whole forests down.

10. Your problem is not the problem. Your reaction is the problem.

11. Sometimes, you think people are stopping you from getting to the top and forget it is your mouth.

12. Let your conversation always be full of grace, seasoned with salt, so you may know how to answer everyone.

13. The best way to become bored is to say everything continuously.

14. Small talk can fix a lot.

15. No response is a response. Moreover, it is a powerful one.

16. Meaningful silence is better than meaningless words.

17. Silence is not always agreement. Sometimes, people no longer argue because they no longer care.

18. When you are wrong, admit it. When you are right, be quiet.

19. Listen to the silence; it is telling you the truth.

20. Talk low, talk slow, and do not say too much.

21. The less you talk, the more people think about your words.

22. First, learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.

23. If you tell the truth, you do not have to remember anything.

24. If it is not right, do not do it. If it is not valid, do not say it.

25. Everything you say should be accurate, but only some true things should be said.

26. If you change, change for the better. If you talk, make sure you mean what you say.

27. A speaker of truth has no friends.

28. Sometimes, the best thing you can do is keep your mouth shut and your eyes open. The truth always comes out in the end.

29. Never forget what someone says to you when angry; that is when the truth comes out.

30. To know what people think, pay attention to what they do rather than what they say.