Communication Skills Quotes

The consistency of their moods and emotions creates a predictable and consistent outcome that can be reassuring in our turbulent times. You know you can depend on approachable people to be well balanced, accepting, and empathetic to the needs and feelings of others.

~ Susan C. Young

Approachable people are “straight-up.” It is comforting to know exactly what to expect when you see them. What you see is what you get!

~ Susan C. Young

Being a keen observer, I would think to myself, who is approachable? Who is someone I'd like to know? Who is putting out welcoming vibes?

~ Susan C. Young

Having moved from Florida to Wisconsin, it has been an interesting exercise for me to attend networking events where I did not know a soul. I would silently scan the room to see who was approachable and who was not. It was those individuals who put out the approachable vibes whom I would be magnetized toward to engage in conversation.

~ Susan C. Young

Are you being approachable when you are around new people? Ever not know what to say? Simply smile when you make eye contact. This is a subliminal invitation to help others feel safe—allowing a conversation to follow naturally.

~ Susan C. Young

As humans, we are all insecure to a certain degree, and we don't want to risk looking stupid, being rejected, or feeling awkward.

~ Susan C. Young

An approachable person intuitively knows how to set new acquaintances at ease and create a safety net for them to be vulnerable and authentic.

~ Susan C. Young

Welcome is a word to use often! Leaders who maintain an open-door policy inspire trust, teamwork, and healthier communication. They are more likely to earn respect, gain buy-in, and foster collaboration.

~ Susan C. Young

When individuals feel comfortable approaching their leaders, their confidence to share ideas, discuss problems, and offer suggestions is strengthened. It emboldens them to take personal ownership and perform at higher levels within the organization.

~ Susan C. Young

Unfortunately, unapproachable leaders create a tense environment that may prevent their people from bringing their best strengths and talents or challenges and solutions forward.

~ Susan C. Young

Since your habits and hygiene will all help you feel great, look great, and improve the quality of your life, isn’t it worth your effort to make them a part of your reality?

~ Susan C. Young

Punctuality has been called a “homely, but solid virtue.” Although it is not fancy, it is a strong reflection of a person’s character.

~ Susan C. Young

Arriving on time for your engagements demonstrates preparation, respect, integrity, and enthusiasm, all of which serve to make a positive impression on the people whom you are meeting, especially when they are depending on you—or paying you!

~ Susan C. Young

When you have scheduled an appointment, or have made a commitment, you have essentially made a promise. Keep your promises. Being punctual demonstrates your consideration for others and that you can be depended upon.

~ Susan C. Young

Be on time! If you have a 15-minute appointment—keep it at fifteen minutes unless there is mutual agreement to continue.

~ Susan C. Young

When beginning a conversation, ask the other person, “Do you have time to speak right now?” If they say no, you can say, “I have some valuable information to share with you. What time would work best for you?

~ Susan C. Young

What steps can you take to prepare before meeting others to ensure that when you do show up, you are bringing your very best to the table?

~ Susan C. Young

Wouldn’t you like to arrive to any event or situation with a sense of confidence and ease that things are as they need to be?

~ Susan C. Young

Get ready to take on the world from a position of personal power, strength, and intention!

~ Susan C. Young

Your first impressions will often occur within a limited window of opportunity—and if you blow it— the opportunity may be lost forever.

~ Susan C. Young

Why leave your success up to dumb luck or accident when you can take a stand, make a plan, and be proactive in your pursuits and possibilities?

~ Susan C. Young

Prime yourself for success and demonstrate to others that you are diligent, reliable, and trustworthy.

~ Susan C. Young

Care enough to take deliberate steps and get ready through thoughtful discipline, research, organization, and effort. It will impress others and give you the winner’s edge to live and give your best.

~ Susan C. Young

For some, putting in the time or work to be prepared and live deliberately is natural. For others? It’s work. However, as in the words of Thomas Jefferson, If you want something you have never had, you must be willing to do something you have never done.

~ Susan C. Young

Are you ready to explore what it takes to move beyond where you are to where you want to be? You came to the right place.

~ Susan C. Young

Begin by asking yourself if you are currently showing up to your life, your business, and your relationships in a way that is cultivating an extraordinary life.

~ Susan C. Young

You Need To Gauge, To Engage.

~ Syed Sharukh

If you want to be successful, how you show up to life matters.

~ Susan C. Young