Susan RoAne Quotes

#1. Respect for people is the cornerstone of communication and networking.

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#2. It's not what you know or who you know, but who knows you.

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#3. Be yourself' is good advice, unless you notice that people are always excusing themselves and moving away from you. In that case, try being someone else!

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#4. Small talk is the biggest talk we do.

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#5. The time spent identifying your base of contacts is an investment in your success and the success of others with whom you share your resources.

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#6. Ninety percent of the people in any group are nice, raised to be polite, and have more in common than not.

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#7. Spare me the people who ask, 'Have you thought about ... losing weight, hiring an assistant, buying a Pentium, working with an etiquette specialist, coloring your hair?

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#8. Conversation takes practice; the more we do it, the better we get, and the more easily we do it.

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#9. Good things come to those who initiate.

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#10. The rewards go to the risk-takers, those who are willing to put their egos on the line and reach out to other people and to a richer, fuller life for themselves.

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#11. They say, You can't give a smile away; it always comes back. The same is true of a kind word or a conversation starter. What goes around, comes around.

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#12. Good listeners are perceived as good conversationalists.

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#13. Networking is an enrichment program, not an entitlement program.

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