Stop the Presses!

This is not a test!  This is a real Art of Eloquence emergency!  Well, not really, but I got your attention, didn’t I? LOL

I actually do have a very good reason for alarming you with this blog post.  We are suspending our regularly scheduled blog posts this month to bring you some exciting and important Art of Eloquence news!

When the Art of Eloquence emergency is over, we will resume our regularly scheduled blog posts of articles, FUNdamentals, reviews and Ask JoJo posts.

Here now is the first of four important Art of Eloquence announcements:

We’ve had our Fire Sale going for four months now and, while many of you have taken advantage of our $150 dollar package for only $27, we cannot continue to offer this enormous package of nine of our most popular communication studies forever.  Therefore, we are hereby giving you notice that the Fire Sale will end at midnight PST on Saturday, August 10th!

I can’t believe the awesome deal that you are offering on this set of e-books, JoJo! I just ordered mine! These are totally amazing! Thank you for such a great deal! -Candy F.

 

Fire Sale

Here’s what’s included in this incredible package:

1. Say What You Mean: Defending the Faith (a $20 value) eBook will help you answer 18 of the most common questions unbelievers have about God and Christianity. Not only will this study give you tips on what to say, but also how to say it in love and with respect in order that, with God’s help, your words will have the power to change a heart.

2. Say What You Mean: Defending the Faith Audio Class (a $20 value) is my audio class where I teach these 18 lessons. I also interject additional details and useful resources.

3. Say What You Mean: The Language of Leadership (a $20 value) eBook offers 18 lessons that will help you learn to speak like a leader and communicate that you are someone worth following.  This will help you whether you are in formal ministry or just want to gain a following for a particular cause the Lord has put in your heart.

4. Say What You Mean: The Language of Leadership Audio Class (a $20 value) is another audio class where I teach the above 18 lessons and add additional details to help you overcome whatever issues may be keeping you from being seen as a leader and honing your communication skills such that your natural leadership shines through.

5. Say What You Mean: Debating the Issues (a $20 value) eBook teaches you how to debate 18 of the most common conservative, political issues of our day such as abortion and gun control.

6. Say What You Mean: Overcoming Social Anxiety (a $20 value) eBook provides 18 lessons that will help you overcome any apprehension you may have when talking in a group or social situation.  Whether you are talking politics or just shooting the breeze, this study will help you become more comfortable in a social setting.  Not only will it take you from social shyness to social comfort, but on to mastery as a social butterfly!

7. 21 Days to More Godly Communication (a $20 value) eBook shares 21+ different articles based on scripture that will help you share your ideas in grace.

 

PLUS TWO FREE BONUS GIFTS:

Bonus Gifts

8. The Power of Words is a short eBook sharing why communication is so incredibly important.  Includes several scriptures and some powerful photographs.

9. God is Everywhere is a short eBook with some powerful photographs depicting the cross in everyday settings.  It reminds us that God is with us wherever we go and, if we look carefully, we can see His hand in just about everything around us.

 “JoJo, our son, Samuel, is really enjoying the fire sale package — he saw us post about it and actually asked for it for his birthday.” -Melanie Y.

 

To read more about this incredible package or to order it before it’s gone forever, click here!

 

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NOTE: Don’t forget to submit your communication questions to jojo@artofeloquence.com for my monthly Ask JoJo section of my blog.  I’ll pick one question per month to answer right here on the blog!  You can ask anything related to communication skills from a tip on how not to be nervous making a speech to what games your kids can play that will help them hone their communication skills and even if your website or blog is clearly written!

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Brand NEW Sample Lessons Avaliable!

On Monday, I shared all our updated sample lessons/excerpts.  Today I’d like to unveil our brand NEW samples.  These are samples that we’ve never had before. I hope you enjoy a peek into the world of Art of Eloquence communication studies.  Please pass this link along to those who may be struggling with one of these issues or would like to enhance their lives by learning to master them.

NOTE: Each link here takes you to the product page where you’ll find the sample or excerpt link toward the bottom of that page.

Say What You Mean Every Day

The Play Book

 

Say What You Mean: The Language of Leadership

21 Days to More Godly Communication

Say What You Mean: Overcoming Social Anxiety

Say What You Mean: Debating the Issues

Say What You Mean: Avoiding, Reducing and Resolving Conflicts

Say What You Mean: Beginning Debate

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NEW at Art of Eloquence: UPDATED Sample Lessons

We’ve updated all our sample lessons!

Over the last year, I have been working almost exclusively on new communication studies, especially the ones that you have told us you needed.  Over the year, we have released:

Say What You Mean Debating the Issues

 

Say What You Mean Overcoming Social Anxiety

 

Say What You Mean Beginning Debate

 

Say What You Mean Avoiding, Reducing and Resolving Conflicts

 

This past year has left me precious little time to do some much needed revising of our website…and you all know how UNtechie I am.  Well, in the past few weeks, I’ve been working on several aspects of our website and today I’m ready to announce our first series of changes: UPDATED Sample Lessons!

After much techie frustration, I have finally been able to update and upload revised versions of the seven sample lessons that we have had, mostly for our homeschool curricula, and HEEEEEEAR they are!

 

Say What You Mean for Preschoolers

Say What You Mean for Kids

Say What You Mean for Teens

Know Your Audience

Say What You Mean: A Creative Speech Course

 

 

Say What You Mean: Defending the Faith

 

Say What You Mean When You’re in Business

 

Each sample lesson link is located toward the bottom of the page so feel free to browse!  I am currently working to create sample lessons for some of our newer studies which do not yet have them.  I should be finished with them all by Wednesday, so come on back to the blog and check them out!

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Art of Eloquence Year in Review

2010 has been an incredibly busy year, mostly due to our rigid writing schedule. I think, at last count, I wrote over 50 articles, 13 eBooks and did about 10 seminars.  Here’s what else God has allowed us to accomplish this year:

We completely revamped our website to make it more user-friendly and packed it with a TON more information!  We also redesigned the blog to better match the look of our website. This year saw the very last Say What You Mean Convention.  The website will remain up only for another few months, but after five years of hosting it, we will not be able to continue in the coming years.  It took a full year, each year, to plan and execute.

We introduced two new segments on our newsletter and gave away a record number of free products to our subscribers including gifts for Valentine’s Day, Resurrection SONday, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Thanksgiving and CHRISTmas as well as a few others just because!

This year we introduced four new studies and have two more on the way!  Back by popular demand was the eBook version of Say What You Mean for Preschoolers!  We also introduced three new eStudies, 21 Days to More Godly Communication, Say What You Mean: Overcoming Social Anxiety and Say What You Mean: Debating the Issues! Coming soon are Say What You Mean: Avoiding, Reducing and Resolving Conflicts and Say What You Mean: General Debate.

JoJo (That’s me!)  is now a contributing author on The Old Schoolhouse Magazine’s Company Porch, Girl Nurture’s blog, CWAHM’s blog, as well as a guest author on various other blogs.

Lastly we’ve been blessed by many awards and endorsements over the past year.  Here are just a few:

Reluctant WAHM.com (Several AoE studies)

The Old Schoolhouse.com (The Play Book)

Homeschool Group Leader.com (The Language of Leadership)

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What were YOU able to accomplish in 2010?  What would you like to change in 2011?  How can Art of Eloquence help?

We’ve got big plans for 2011 that we’ll be announcing shortly!  We pray they will bring blessings to you and your family!

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The Meaning of Debate is Debatable

I had been debating whether or not to write an article on the word debate because the meaning of debate is  debatable.  I didn’t want to get into a debate about it, but you can debate the issue on many levels so I think I will.

Debate is quite a versatile word that can be used as a verb or a noun.  Merriam Webster defines debate as “the formal discussion of a motion before a deliberative body according to the rules of parliamentary procedure” and “a regulated discussion of a proposition between two matched sides.”  It further defines it:

* to contend in words

* to discuss a question by considering opposed arguments

* to argue about <the subject was hotly debated>

* to engage (an opponent) in debate

* to turn over in one’s mind <he’s still debating what to do>

* a contention by words or argument.

So debate can mean anything from an orchestrated and heavily regulated event where two sides formally discuss a particular political issue to a slight disagreement.  The true meaning lies in the context of the communication.

I’m working on a series of studies coming out in the next few weeks that discuss debate as it is used in various settings.  Say What You Mean: Debating the Issues is my latest release talking about how to discuss political issues in a more familiar and conversational environment.  I’m currently working on Say What You Mean: Avoiding, Reducing and Resolving Conflicts which is due to be in editing soon.  And before January, I have plans to finally release my formal debate study.  I’ll be sharing more about them in the coming months.

To give you a fun look at formal debate, I have included for your giggling pleasure a video clip from Welcome Back Kotter where the Sweathogs are entered in a formal debate.  My book will be a bit more traditional in its approach.

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