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James Humes
American
Lawyer
About the author
Every time you have to speak, you are auditioning for leadership.
James Humes,
American
Lawyer
#Time
#Leadership
I don't like jokes in speeches. I do like wit and humor. A joke is to humor what pornography is to erotic language in a good novel.
James Humes,
American
Lawyer
#Language
#Jokes
#Humor
#Wit
#Pornography
Most speakers speak ten minutes too long.
James Humes,
American
Lawyer
One secret of leadership is that the mind of a leader never turns off. Leaders even when they are sightseers or spectators, are active; not passive observers.
James Humes,
American
Lawyer
#Mind
#Leadership
The art of communication is the language of leadership.
James Humes,
American
Lawyer
#Art
#Language
#Leadership
#Communication