Frequently Asked Questions

The studies are designed to be used by parent/teachers who have little or no training in speech or communication skills. Furthermore, all the prep work is done for you. Each week a new topic is introduced which builds upon the prior week's material. Parents and teachers can just pick up the book and begin teaching a lesson with virtually no prep time!

1. Why is it important to study communication skills from a Christian perspective? 

When I received my degree in Speech Communication from a secular college, I thought I had received a good education.  And I did.  The Speech Communication department was one of the best in the country at the time.  However, when I became a Christian, I discovered that God's Word was ripe with hundreds of scriptures about how we should communicate with one another.   This greatly enhanced my understanding of communication skills. 

I have been approached a few times with a contract to provide hundreds of studies for the secular community if I would just "take the God parts out".  The Lord invented communication and the study of communication is greatly enhanced when done from a Biblical perspective.  Teaching communication skills without including the Lord is like teaching the about automobiles without including Henry Ford. 

Art of Eloquence is Christ-Centered in its approach to speech communication using scripture from the King James Bible as a foundation for each lesson.  

2. Why are communication skills especially important for Christians?

The Lord must think communication skills and important issue because there are hundreds and hundreds of scriptures telling us how we should communicate with each other.  Not everything is mentioned in the Bible, but something mentioned this many times should be studied, Amen?

The world is becomming more secular every day.  It thinks of Christians as intolerant and asks us to be quiet about our faith and our values.  It is increasingly difficult for Christians to feel comfortable enough to discuss what they believe, yet the Lord makes it clear we are to share the Good News and be ready to give an answer to those who would question us.  More communication skill is required today than ever before in order to be ready to answer in grace. 

3. Are all your studies digital?

Yes.  All of our products are downloadable.  This affords us the opportunity to provide more information, links and resources embedded right into the study making it even easier to use and packed with more information.  It also means that there is no waiting for delivery and no shipping charges!

4. How are the e-books delivered? In what format?

The e-books are delivered as a downloadable link that is generated when you fully complete the order (as stated in red on the product page) and arrives in PDF format.

5. I purchased an eBook but I didn't get the download.  What do I do?

If you do not click through all the way to the end of the transaction as it is stated in red on the product page, you will not trigger the email that will include your download link.  When we receive notification of an order, we do check to see if the eBook orders are accompanied by a download notification.  If we do not receive a notification that the download was sent, we will usually ask you if you have received one and offer to send your eBook to you manually as a PDF email attachment.   

6. Why isn't there a teacher's edition or manual?

There is no need of a teacher's manual for our courses.  Each study is ready to teach just by picking it up and reading along with your child.  Communication skills are learned by doing not by memorization of facts and figures.  The parent/teacher is provided in many cases with any charts or other grading tools needed, but the improvements are easily seen and measured if you follow the study.  We saw no need to increase the cost of our courses by writing a separate manual for the teacher/parent. 

7. May I make copies of an Art of Eloquence e-study for each of my children?

Although copyright law does say you may not make copies of works (curricula included), we do allow families to make copies of our e-studies for their own family use.  Please do not make copies for other homeschooling families, for co op classes or to scan and put up on the internet.  This would be a violation of the copyright laws.

8. If I have a co op class, does each student need to purchase their own eBook at full price or do you have a volume eBook discount?

Yes we do!  You can save hundreds of dollars by using our volume discounts!  You can locate the volume discounts drop down menu on the bottom of each product page. This allows co op classes to save money for each student.   The average co op class of 10 may run a co op class using Art of Eloquence studies for less than $10/student!

9. What version of the Bible is used by Art of Eloquence studies?

We use the King James Version for all Bible quotes in our Say What You Mean series studies.