{"quotes":[{"text":"It is more important to go slow and gain the lessons you need along the journey then to rush the process and arrive at your destination empty.","author":"Germany Kent","tags":["arrive","be-patient","change-agent","destination","destination-important","destination-in-life","destination","destination-truth","destinations","empty","fact","gain-lessons","germany-kent","germany-kent","germany-kent","hope-guru","important","important-concept","important","important-things","important-things-in-life","in-due-time","in-the-end","inspiration","inspiration","inspirational","inspirational-attitude","inspirational-life","inspirational","inspirational-about-life","it-will-be-worth-it","its-coming","journey","learn","life","life-lessons","life-lessons-life-reason","life-lessons","life-lessons","life-lessons-reason","life-lessons-spiritual-wonder","life-lessons-value-of-life-truth","life-lessons-wisdom","motivational-speaker","motivational-speaker","motivational-speakers","patience","patience-and-timing","patience-brings-strength","patience","process","real-talk","reflection","rush","slow-down-destination","spiritual-journey","spiritual-warfare","the-best-is-yet-to-come","the-end","the-hope-guru","thought-provoking","thoughts-on-life","trust","trust-the-process","truth","wait","waiting","waiting","wisdom","worth-it","your-time-will-come"],"id":45234,"author_id":"Germany+Kent"},{"text":"When your speaking style is clear, confident, and concise, your listeners will perceive you as such.","author":"Susan C. Young","tags":["change-agent","communication-skills","customer-service","employee-engagement","motivational-leadership-speaker","motivational-speaker-susan-young","positive-first-impression","by-susan-c-young","relationship","susanspeaks-com"],"id":47351,"author_id":"Susan+C.+Young"},{"text":"What can you do to ensure that your voice value translates into impression value?","author":"Susan C. Young","tags":["change-agent","communication-skills","customer-service","employee-engagement","motivational-leadership-speaker","motivational-speaker-susan-young","positive-first-impression","by-susan-c-young","relationship","susanspeaks-com"],"id":51163,"author_id":"Susan+C.+Young"},{"text":"A Sign of Respect. As our world grows more casual, we observe a tendency for everyone to use first names rather than surnames. “It is a pleasure meeting you, Mrs. Young,” has a completely different connotation than “Nice to meet you, Susan.","author":"Susan C. Young","tags":["change-agent","communication-skills","customer-service","employee-engagement","first-impressions","motivational-leadership-speaker","motivational-speaker-susan-young","professional-development","by-susan-c-young","relationship"],"id":94021,"author_id":"Susan+C.+Young"},{"text":"By speaking in a competent and confident way, your message will sound more relevant and appropriate, reflecting you in a favorable light.","author":"Susan C. Young","tags":["change-agent","communication-skills","customer-service","employee-engagement","first-impressions","motivational-leadership-speaker","motivational-speaker-susan-young","professional-development","by-susan-c-young","relationship"],"id":109389,"author_id":"Susan+C.+Young"},{"text":"Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name, and they're always glad you came. You wanna be where you can see, our troubles are all the same. You wanna be where everybody knows your name.","author":"Susan C. Young","tags":["change-agent","communication-skills","customer-service","employee-engagement","first-impressions","motivational-leadership-speaker","motivational-speaker-susan-young","professional-development","by-susan-c-young","relationship"],"id":125690,"author_id":"Susan+C.+Young"},{"text":"Asking permission to call someone by their first name is a gesture of gentility and consideration. And once permission is granted, the gate is open for mutual respect and mutual purpose. Simply demonstrating this courtesy before making an assumption is impressive. Once permission is granted, you have earned points on both sides.","author":"Susan C. Young","tags":["change-agent","communication-skills","customer-service","employee-engagement","first-impressions","motivational-leadership-speaker","motivational-speaker-susan-young","professional-development","by-susan-c-young","relationship"],"id":127398,"author_id":"Susan+C.+Young"},{"text":"As a professional speaker, I speak rather quickly with enthusiastic energy and emotion. This doesn’t always sit well with people who like to speak at a slower pace and need more time to process. What I have learned through years in this profession is that to be more effective I must adapt my pace to the comfort level of my audience. When I am speaking to academics, engineers, and doctors, I speak with a slower pace than the one which I use with sales people, customer services teams, or teenagers.","author":"Susan C. Young","tags":["change-agent","communication-skills","customer-service","employee-engagement","motivational-leadership-speaker","motivational-speaker-susan-young","positive-first-impression","by-susan-c-young","relationship","susanspeaks-com"],"id":128864,"author_id":"Susan+C.+Young"},{"text":"Influence is not about what you can do but how you use it to change the lives of others.","author":"Sunday Adelaja","tags":["abilities","blessing","capabilities","change","change-agent","changing-lives","employment","finance","influence","job","jobless","life","money","purpose","transformation","transforming-lives","work"],"id":139741,"author_id":"Sunday+Adelaja"},{"text":"A high-pitched voice may sound less authoritative, more youthful, and less experienced, whereas, a lower pitched voice may be perceived as being more authoritative, confident, and credible. It is unfortunate that listeners will make assumptions based on these differences before even knowing the depth and value of your message. Play with your ranges and find a comfortably low pitch. Practice it to see if it makes a difference in conveying more authority and brilliance.","author":"Susan C. Young","tags":["change-agent","communication-skills","customer-service","employee-engagement","motivational-leadership-speaker","motivational-speaker-susan-young","positive-first-impression","by-susan-c-young","relationship","susanspeaks-com"],"id":144657,"author_id":"Susan+C.+Young"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":44,"pages":5,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}