Communication FUNdamentals

This week’s question of the week is a little communication quiz!  Can you spot the errors?  Grab your kids and see if they can too.  You can either post your answers here as a comment on this blog post OR you can post this same story on YOUR blog, answer it there and post a comment here with a link to your blog post.  Here you go:

Cindy was rite about the cheese grader being on sail at Walmart.  After all, she does oversea the entire Penny Pinching Club for the grater New York area.  For all intensive purposes, Cindy was the reining queen of savings!

Her friend, Mary, was in dyer need of a of an inexpensive vaccum cleaner so she steaked out Cindy’s house and weighted for her to get home from her seminar, Stretch Your Money Saving Mussels.

When Cindy finally got home, it was midnight and Mary had been so tried, she had fallen asleep in her car.  Though she was very tiered after her long day, Cindy invited Mary invited her to stay the night as it was too late for her to drive back to her county house in the woods.  The too ladies spent a few ours talking about everything from appliances to the price of egg yokes until the they were so sleepy they practically stood their like statutes.

In the morning, Mary was so thankful for all the advise Cindy gave her on savings that she pinched in and made breakfast for Cindy’s children before school.

I’ll be back in a few days to post the errors as a comment on this blogpost.  For more fun learning communication skills, check out Art of Eloquence.com!

What is your favorite color and what do you think it says about you?

You see, I’m a Purple NUT and this Thursday on my podcast, The Talk Talk Show on the Communication Comedy Network, I’ll be sharing some fabulous information I found about what our favorite colors say about us.  I will be focusing on why purple lovers are so incredibly passionate about their favorite color.  I’d love you to come to the live show Thursday morning 8am PST/ 11am EST.  Here’s how:

To join the show live via your computer, click here or go to http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/19736

To join the show live via phone, dial (724) 444-7444 and enter Call ID: 19736 when prompted.

To listen to the audio recording available immediately after the show, click here or go to http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/19736 and scroll down to Past Episodes. Click on the orange Listen button next to the past show you wish to hear.

So what is your favorite color and what do you think it says about you?

I’d love to have some feedback to take with me to the show especially if you cannot make it to the live show!  So please post a comment with your answer OR, better yet, post this same question on YOUR blog with your answer and then come back here and post your blogpost link here so all my readers can see it too!

Monday Q of the Wk. Here’s how it works:

Each Monday I ask a thought provoking question about life and language.  Pose the same question to your blog readers on your own blog along with your answer to the question.  Then come back here and post a comment with a link to your blog post so we can all read everyone’s answers!  It’s been a lot of fun getting to know my readers and their readers and so on and so on.  This is a great time to connect with others but it’s also a fun way to build your writing and communication skills.   Grab your teens!

This week’s question: Can you write a sentence or paragraph using all cliche’s?

I got this idea from a newsletter written by a very creative language guru, The Word Guy!  Rob Kyff is a teacher, writer and a contributor to the ArcaMax Vocabulary Newsletter.  Once a month he writes on misuse and abuse of language in a creative way and this month was no “acception”!

Here’s a quick look at the current crop of overused terms. Call them “Ponzi screams.”

– Energizing the “Basis.” Newscasters have recently been touching all the “bases.” They’re continually updating us on a “daily basis,” “a regular basis,” “an overnight basis” and even a “need-to-know basis.” Basically, I’d say we need to “No!” “basis”!

– And Speaking of “Basically” . . . Has there ever been a more overused word? It’s a common sentence starter that should be a “nonstarter” (another cliche by the way). My first car, a ‘57 Chevy, was often a nonstarter.

– In Praise of Athlete’s Feat. Alan Clem of Vermillion, S.D., notes that TV sportscasters invariably refer to the “athleticism” of top performers. Aren’t they all athletic?

Can you write a sentence or paragraph using all cliche’s?

You can post your answers here or post this question on YOUR blog and come back here to link your blog post so all of us can read about you and YOUR readers’ answers!

“More power to you!”  “Don’t delay!”  “What have you got to lose?”  It’s time to “make lemonaid out of lemons” to the “best of your ability”!  “Run like the wind” and “get it down on paper”!  “Time will tell” who is “the cat’s pajamas”!

Monday Q of the Wk. Here’s how it works:

Each Monday I ask a thought provoking question about life.  Pose the same question to your blog readers on your own blog along with your answer to the question.  Then come back here and post a comment with a link to your blog post so we can all read everyone’s answers!  It’s been a lot of fun getting to know my readers and their readers and so on and so on.  This is a great time to connect with others but it’s also a fun way to build your writing and communication skills.   Grab your teens!

This week’s question: What does this picture communicate to you?

When I first saw this picture, I felt like it is a commentary on life. The branches go every which a way like our lives often take us in many different directions. It reaches up to the Heavens as we often do in life. It is beautiful as our lives can be if we plant ourselves on the fertile soil of God’s Word. It is strong because it needs to withstand all that life can throw at it.

My daughter took this picture at Vanderbilt University. Turns out this tree has a history-a LOT of history.  This is the oldest tree on campus.  It was alive during the Revolutionary War.  She and her friends hang out under this tree talking and sharing under the shade.  She says she thinks of God’s blessings when she sees it.

I posted this picture on Facebook asking this question and got so many wonderful responses, that I thought I’d post it here for Question of the Week to see if it inspires even more.  Each answer reflected the person’s personality.  The adventurers said it was a great climbing tree.  The poets said it was symbolic of life’s lessons or beauty.  The realists said it was a TREE! LOL

What does this picture communicate to you?

You can post your answers here or post this question on YOUR blog and come back here to link your blog post so all of us can read about YOUR readers!

Monday Q of the Wk. Here’s how it works:

Each Monday I ask a thought provoking question about life.  Pose the same question to your blog readers on your own blog along with your answer to the question.  Then come back here and post a comment with a link to your blog post so we can all read everyone’s answers!  It’s been a lot of fun getting to know my readers and their readers and so on and so on…

This week’s question:

What is this animal?

If you think you know, take your best shot! You can post your answers here or post this question on YOUR blog and come back here to link your blog post so all of us can read about YOUR readers!  I’ll post the answer tomorrow as a blog comment on this post.

Monday Q of the Wk. Here’s how it works:

Each Monday I ask a thought provoking question about life.  Pose the same question to your blog readers on your own blog along with your answer to the question.  Then come back here and post a comment with a link to your blog post so we can all read everyone’s answers!  It’s been a lot of fun getting to know my readers and their readers and so on and so on…

This week’s question:

What is your unique God given talent?

The Lord gives each of us a unique talent that He wants us to use for His glory.  He gives different talents to different people. To some He gives a precious voice, to others the gift of comedy.  I’ve posted several examples of precious talent God gives His children lately here on Communication FUNdamentals.

This is called Bach Duo.  It’s truly amazing!  What’s your unique talent and how are you using it to express yourself and for the glory of God?

JoJo’s Answer:

My unique talent is finding the humor in things.  I am very punny!  I love to make folks laugh.  My son will come to me often and shout, “Say something funny!”   My friend Carla has been bugging me for years to post some YouTube videos.  I have a secret desire to be a stand up comedian, but since I’m getting older, I might do it sitting down!

What’s your unique talent?

You can post your answers here or post this question on YOUR blog and come back here to link your blog post so all of us can read about YOUR readers!

You can post your answers here or post this question on YOUR blog and come back here to link your blog post so all of us can read about YOUR readers!