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Talk About a Specific Topic : Communication |
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Far East or Near North?
When we communicate, we need to understand that what seems obvious to us might seem very different to the other person. My point can be summed up by a simple comment from Robert Menzies in 1939, then Prime Minister of Australia: "What Great Britain calls the Far East is to us the Near North." |
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“You’re on the other side”
There is a man by the river who calls across to a fisherman on the opposite bank. “How do I get to the other side?” he asks. The answer? “You’re on the other side.” |
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Two ears and an open mind
What’s the most important thing about good communication? Clarity of information? Powerful words? Confident delivery? No – the ability to listen. |
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Why do we need to work on our communication?
Well, as Bernard Shaw so aptly put it, “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” |
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Is anyone listening…?
How often do we assume we already know what someone is going to say and switch off? Or think about something else while they’re saying it? Many of you will have already done that to me during the course of this speech…! |
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