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“Lately, I’ve been doing a lot of tuning in and impatiently tuning out. As a longtime fan of talk radio, I don’t think this bodes well for the long-term broad appeal of the medium.”
Camille Paglia
Media
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Radio
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Entertainment
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Society
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Communication
2.
“If someone offends you by speech, you must learn to defend yourself by speech.”
Camille Paglia
Speech
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Defense
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Offense
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Communication
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Rights
3.
“Success comes from keeping the ears open and the mouth closed.”
John D. Rockefeller
Success
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Listening
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Wisdom
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Learning
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Communication
4.
“It is very important to remember what other people tell you, not so much what you yourself already know.”
John D. Rockefeller
Listening
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Wisdom
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Learning
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Awareness
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Communication
5.
“A word, a look, an accent, may affect the destiny not only of individuals, but of nations. He is a bold man who calls anything a trifle.”
Andrew Carnegie
Influence
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Communication
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Leadership
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Impact
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Society
6.
“Touch his head, and he will bargain and argue with you to the last; Touch his heart, and he falls upon your breast.”
Andrew Carnegie
Emotion
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Connection
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Influence
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Communication
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Understanding
7.
“If you look at my Twitter feed it is 99% links, but 1% is me responding and 1% of a big number is a big number.”
Guy Kawasaki
Social Media
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Engagement
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Communication
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Networking
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Strategy
8.
“The purpose of most keynotes is to entertain and inform the audience. It is seldom intended to provide an opportunity to pitch your product.”
Guy Kawasaki
Public Speaking
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Communication
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Business
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Engagement
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Influence
9.
“I think that no one, or very few, are born as good presenters. It's a skill that you learn.”
Guy Kawasaki
Skills
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Presentation
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Learning
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Communication
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Growth
10.
“There is only one Steve Jobs, but if you want a shot at being the next Steve Jobs, learn to communicate using stories, demos, and pictures.”
Guy Kawasaki
Leadership
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Innovation
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Communication
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Influence
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Success
11.
“The mark of a good conversationalist is not that you can talk a lot. The mark is that you can get others to talk a lot. Thus, good schmoozers are good listeners, not good talkers.”
Guy Kawasaki
Communication
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Listening
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Relationships
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Conversation
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Influence
12.
“Social media puts reciprocity on steroids because now you can reach more people in more ways to do more things for them faster and at lower expense. Positive word about your reciprocity can spread faster than ever.”
Guy Kawasaki
Social Media
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Influence
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Communication
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Networking
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Impact
13.
“I love the notification system on Google+. If someone mentions you, you get notified via Gmail. That's very useful for someone like me.”
Guy Kawasaki
Technology
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Communication
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Social Media
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Convenience
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Efficiency
14.
“Writing is one way to achieve enchantment.”
Guy Kawasaki
Writing
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Enchantment
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Influence
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Communication
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Creativity
15.
“The purpose of a pitch is to stimulate interest, not to close a deal.”
Guy Kawasaki
Pitch
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Business
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Interest
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Communication
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Strategy
16.
“Mission statements are long, dull, and forgettable.”
Guy Kawasaki
Business
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Strategy
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Communication
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Clarity
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Purpose
17.
“The goal is to provide inspiring information that moves people to action.”
Guy Kawasaki
Inspiration
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Motivation
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Action
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Influence
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Communication
18.
“A magnificent cause can overcome a prickly personality, but your ability to enchant people increases if they like you, so you should aspire to both. You’ll know that you’re likeable when you can communicate freely, casually, and comfortably with people.”
Guy Kawasaki
Likability
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Communication
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Leadership
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Personality
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Success
19.
“I think a lot of the logic of Google+ is much better in terms of notification of messages to you, in terms of how you post. One very obvious feature is that with Google+, after you post something, you can edit it forever. That is true of both posts and comments. I edit almost every post I make and almost every comment I make.”
Guy Kawasaki
Google+
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Social Media
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Editing
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Technology
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Communication
20.
“Simple and to the point is always the best way to get your point across.”
Guy Kawasaki
Communication
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Clarity
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Simplicity
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Influence
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Effectiveness
21.
“If you must use more than ten slides to explain your business, you probably don’t have a business.”
Guy Kawasaki
Business
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Clarity
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Simplicity
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Strategy
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Communication
22.
“Social media allows me to pick my times for social interaction.”
Guy Kawasaki
Social Media
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Communication
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Balance
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Technology
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Connection
23.
“One must understand what people are thinking, feeling and believing in order to enchant them.”
Guy Kawasaki
Understanding
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Influence
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Communication
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Psychology
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Connection
24.
“As communicators and marketers, people are so accustomed to thinking from the 'top down.' Finding the great analyst or the famous journalist who will endorse what you do and tell the rest of the world to go and buy your product.”
Guy Kawasaki
Marketing
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Communication
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Influence
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Journalism
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Strategy
25.
“The key is the 10/20/30 rule: 10 slides given in 20 minutes using no font smaller than 30 points. If people just adhered to this rule, they would double or triple the quality of their presentations.”
Guy Kawasaki
Presentations
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Public Speaking
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Communication
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Business
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Strategy
26.
“This is the beauty of social media: it helps you find people and then you can contact them fast and inexpensively.”
Guy Kawasaki
Social Media
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Communication
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Networking
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Technology
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Marketing
27.
“In giving presentations, use the 10/20/30 rule... use only 10 slides, take 20 minutes maximum, and use at least 30-point fonts.”
Guy Kawasaki
Presentations
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Communication
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Business
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Strategy
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Public Speaking
28.
“I mumble a lot when im off stage, so a lot of times when im with a friend i’ll say something and he’ll be like what, and i’ll say it again and he’ll be like what, and i’ll say it again and he’ll still be like what, so now he’s got me yellin. Man that tree is far away.”
Mitch Hedberg
Mumble
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Friend
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Communication
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Yelling
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Humor
29.
“I don’t own a cell phone or a pager. I just hang around everyone I know, all the time. If someone wants to get a hold of me, they just say ‘Mitch,’ and I say ‘what?’ and turn my head slightly.”
Mitch Hedberg
Cell Phone
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Pager
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Communication
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Friends
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Availability
30.
“What is reading, but silent conversation.”
Charles Lamb
Reading
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Knowledge
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Communication
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Literature
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Reflection
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