NOTE: Due to health issues, I am only writing a monthly blog post right now. If you would like more information, tips and free gifts, please subscribe to our twice monthly newsletter. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* There is one day each year that actually inspires poor and just plain bad communication. The practice of playing April Fool's jokes has given way to four flavors of communication problems. I'll share each one along with my suggestions to avoid each of the communication pitfalls they create and then I'll share my thoughts on how April may not be the only time we make April Fools of ourselves or others with our communication. 1. Joke Mania Trying to communicate anything to anyone at this time of...
Newsletter and Webinar Changes! After ten years in business having put out a variety of products and projects, we took a series of surveys and asked you what you were looking for from Art of Eloquence in 2013. You shared your thoughts with us and we listened. So this year we have a renewed focus on the things that you said were important to you and your family! You said you wanted us to focus more on bringing you in-depth articles and webinars in 2013 so we have let some of the extra projects we had go in order to spend more time on these two areas. Newsletter: Starting this month, we will pack even more into our newsletters so...
"For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." -Isaiah 9:6 In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare wrote, "What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet." But that is not exactly true because each word has a slightly different meaning or connotation. The use of a slightly different word in a situation is often how misunderstandings begin. Each word God speaks is carefully crafted. He is purposeful and He always says what He means. God could have used many terms to describe His son, but...
I don't normally post on the blog on Tuesdays, but I have a bit of apologizing to do. Though we have no idea how or why, sometime prior to our Birthday Bash, the settings for the Art of Eloquence website inexplicably changed requiring all new customers setting up an account (trying to order for the first time) to be "approved" before they could place their order. The only customers who were able to purchase recently were those who had already set up their customer account (ordered) in the past. We have since approved all new customer accounts and our webmaster has changed the setting back. All of you who had tried to order recently should now be able to go...
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