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In your line of work or any line of work, communication skills are absolutely critical to success. We learn at a fairly young age to hold back a bit and not say certain words or phrases even though they are at the tip of our tongue at a specific moment.

Have you seen the news clip on Mark Halperin the news reporter from MSNBC? He was speaking about President Obama.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0611/58098.html

Okay, so maybe Mark Halperin was prodded along a little. No one expected what happened next.

What about you in your business, public speaking or working with your clients?

Are you open and totally and fully saying everything that comes to mind?

Where do you draw the line?

Let’s get the discussion going below.