A talk is a voyage. It must be charted. The speaker who starts nowhere, usually gets there.
Interpretation
Effective communication is like a journey that needs planning; without direction, it often leads to aimlessness.
This quote emphasizes the importance of preparation and direction in communication. Just as a voyage requires a chart to navigate successfully, a speaker needs a clear message and plan to engage their audience. Without a defined purpose or structure, a talk can lack focus and fail to resonate with listeners.
In practice
In a public speaking seminar, one might use this quote to encourage attendees to structure their talks effectively.
When I asked him -Mr.Henry Ford- if he ever worried, he replied: "No. I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn't need any advice from me. With God in charge, I believe that every-thing will work out for the best in the end. So what is there to worry about?
Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.
By talking to yourself about the things you have to be grateful for you can fill your mind with thoughts that soar and sing.
It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.
I can look back at my own life and see where a few words of praise have sharply changed my entire future. Can't you say the same thing about your life?
Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire.
Not only are bloggers suckers for the remarkable, so are the people who read blogs.
I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.
Labeling and diagnosis is a catastrophic way to communicate. Telling other people what's wrong with them greatly reduces, almost to zero, the probability that we're going to get what we're after.
Despite all the technical improvements, it still boils down to a man or a woman and a microphone, playing music, sharing stories, talking about issues -- communicating with an audience.
Evil communication corrupts good manners. I hope to live to hear that good communication corrects bad manners.
Effective communication is 20% what you know and 80% how you feel about what you know.
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