Communication Style Analyst Gifts

"You are always asking questions!"

"I don't want a G.O.A.T, I want a S.C.A.P.E.G.O.A.T."

'We're like family. I look out for them. They look out for me.'

"It's a new target to target a time to reduce targets so that we'll be less target driven!"

'The sole reason I haven't talked to my wife for five years, is that I was too polite to interrupt her...'

British Prime Minister

'You're good with people. Just tell him to go fuck himself.'

"It's not downsizing—it's just that we have 976 employees who have chosen to spend more time with their families."

"I meant the dog!"

See? Whenever he's mad at me, he turns off his Touch ID sensor.

'We just don't talk anymore, Gerald!'

"To be clear you are willing to labor under misconceptions?"

"Without question the funniest patient I’ve ever lost."

Debbie greatly misinterpreted the marriage counselor's suggestion that she and Tom have a monthly 'date night.'

The bluebird of passive-aggressiveness

"We're to stop talking about 'budget cuts'. Apparently it's depressing for staff and clients..."

'I said, how do you like my new communication tool?'

These young people need everything spelled out to them! I miss the old days, when a wink was a wink, and a nod was a nod.

Boss and worker communicating in exclaimation marks.

'There you go again - trying to solve my problems. I am not asking you to do that. I just want you to listen to me.'

"Do you mind if I not listen while you talk?"

"You kids are losing your ability to communicate person-to-person...so we're having a good old-fashioned family talk!"

"It's just the boss building consensus."

"I owe you an apology. When you bought that muzzle, I was mad because I assumed you bought it for your dog."

"Mrs. Stiltz asked Jean to ask Genie to ask..."

"Actually, there is such a thing as a stupid question, and you've just asked it."

"Since you became a management consultant we don't seem to speak sense any more."

The psychiatrist.

'With my new phone I can lie out of both side of my mouth 24/7.'

It's good news when an agent says "This is a big break" to an aspiring actor. But not good when said by an orthopedic surgeon holding your x-ray! It's jarring when your business partner says "We're going under while he's looking at the books. But it's very routine when said by a submarine captain speaking to the crew. "You're on fire" is nice to hear when you're playing an excellent round of golf. But not what you want to hear when you're grilling burgers. "A thumb on the scale" often mean

"Effective and CLEAR communication with customers is ESSENTIAL so we're going to practise drilling down to identify core interpersonal information transfer methodologies to accelerate a meaningful dialogue."

'You're trying to find yourself? -- No offense, but if I were you, I'd look for somebody ELSE.'

'Your hair is messy,stand up straight. You look unkempt.'

What they say. . . What I hear. . .

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