He who guards his mouth preserves his life,
but he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction.
Proverbs 13:3

Julian Treasure is a well-known international speaker on sound and communication skills. Among many other topics, he shares the Seven Deadly Sins of Speaking:

Gossip

Most gossip is misleading or worse. Don’t participate.

Judging

Judging closes doors. When Lincoln disliked a person, he chose to get to know him better. This habit proved to be more profitable.

Negativity

The world is looking for solutions, not people who simply curse the darkness. Negativity is a fixed mindset. It almost takes a miracle to heal.

Complaining

Cowards complain because they are always speaking away from the problem. They believe the problem is always out there somewhere and never within their own abilities to make a difference.

Excuses

Owning your failures and growing from them draws people to you. Making excuses causes people to turn their backs on you.

Exaggeration

There is a big difference between hyperbole and exaggeration. Hyperbole is obvious to the listener, adding color or humor. Exaggeration is lying.

Dogmatism

The smartest guy in the room is not admired. The wise person, no matter how convinced they are on a particular subject, will always blend sincere humility within their comments.

Committing any of these sins depreciates your value as a reliable source of information, character, and contributor. Take an honest inventory of these and begin making changes today!

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