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There is only one rule for being a good talker - learn to listen.

I tell people that if I'm ignoring them, chances are I may not have heard them. I depend on hearing aids, but I've not found it a problem. I'm visually very aware!

I hadn't really noticed that I had a hearing problem. I just thought most people had given up on speaking clearly.

I have to constantly remind myself that I am communicating with a person with hearing loss.

People will feel safer around you and speak truthfully to you when they feel you are listening intently to them.

When people have hearing loss, I think they often take that burden and pass it on to their friends and family, and we make them scream and yell at us so we can hear! But I think it's better to take responsibility and wear hearing aids!

Some people think that you have to be the loudest voice in the room to make a difference. That is just not true. Often, the best thing we can do is turn down the volume. When the sound is quieter, you can actually hear what someone else is saying. And that can make a world of difference.

There is one crucial rule that must be followed in all creative meetings. Never speak first. At least at the start, your job is to shut up.

Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.

Speak up. You have to project! If people can't hear you, it doesn't matter what you say.