The Communication Comedy Network Presents: Father’s Day

The Communication Comedy Network is back!  News Anchor, Nancy Newsome, interviews viewers on Mother’s Day Vs Father’s Day in this our first in a series of monthly vlogs.  Nancy shares her research on the disparity between the celebration for moms and dads on their special day, but this one viewer had something quite unusual to share. Check it out:

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It’s Innovation/Discovery Week!

Today is Columbus Day which is celebrated annually on the second Monday of October and remembers Christopher Columbus’ arrival to the Americas on October 12, 1492. His travels to America was a testiment to innovation and discovery so I’ve declared this week to be innovation and discovery week here on the Art of Eloquence blog.  I can do that; it’s my blog! ROFL

Today I’m going to share a few innovations of my own, but before that let me tell you what’s coming up this week:

On Wednesday, I’ll have a post celebrating another innovation, the anniversary of the very first two way phone conversation.  If you’re a homeschooler, you’ll love this one as I have a video coming explaining how this kind of old technology worked.

Innovation is not only important to science and technology, but to communication.  Putting something in a unique way helps to gain people’s attention and to keep it in order to get your point across.  Storytelling is a great gift and entertaining to your listeners/readers.  In business, this is called your Unique Selling Point.  Humor is often innovative, finding new ways to talk about old subjects.

Since Friday is English Language Day, I’ll have a fun video for you of a 102 y/o man explaining in his own style, just how silly the English Language is.

So here, now, is my innovative and humorous attempt to explain some of the unique things I see about language:

 

Happy Columbus Day!  Have an innovative discovery today.

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Colege Graduwation Humor

Colege Graduwation Humor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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It’s Dr. Seuss Week

Dr. Seuss’ birthday is this Friday.  He would have been 108 years old.  As many of us did, I grew up with Dr. Seuss books and so did my children.  They were a fun way for kids to want to learn to read.  They had two of the things kids love most: rhyme and nonsense.  Silly words with silly pictures, odd situations and strange creatures enticed us all.

This week on the Art of Eloquence Communication FUNdamental’s blog, we will be celebrating silliness and creative play that fosters better education (specifically communication) and remembering Dr. Seuss.

Part of the reason Dr. Seuss was so effective was because he included humor and creative play into the learning process, an idea Art of Eloquence incorporates into its communication studies.  Almost all of my articles use humor.  Some share how humor is important to communication.  One article shares how to use creative play to teach communication skills.  Check them out and have some fun learning the Communication FUNdamentals of the Art of Eloquence!

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The word is humor

 

In honor of Ronald Reagn’s birthday this week, the word of the week is humor.  What is humor?

Merriam Webster defines it as “a: that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous b: the mental faculty of discovering, expressing, or appreciating the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous c: something that is or is designed to be comical or amusing.”
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Humor comes in many forms including: one liners, jokes, whiticisms, puns, slapstick, and sarcasm.  Some humor involves the telling of stories and Ronald Reagan had plenty of them always at the ready.  This is a rare YouTube video montage of his best Soviet Union jokes he loved to share.
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What made Reagan “The Great Communicator?”

On this day in 1911, Ronald Wilson Reagan was born.  Known as The Great Communicator, the 40th U.S. President was admired by both Democrats and Republicans alike for his wit and wisdom, humor and sincerity.  What made Ronald Reagan “The Great Communicator” are the same qualities which can allow you to communicate more effectively.  This could easily fill an entire study of its own, but I’d like to share briefly the most important qualities Ronald Reagan possessed that allowed him to communicate so effectively.

Ronald Reagan usually had a simple message which he delivered in a clear and sincere manner.  His humility and authenticity allowed him to be seen as a real person who cared about people.  Regan had an incredible way of connecting with his audience because he truly listened to them.  His passion and use of humor endeared him even further to the American people as he was viewed as a genuinely likable guy.  His vision offered hope to Americans at a time when they had lost confidence in their leaders.

In this YouTube video, you will see the wit and humor of The Great Communicator, but you will also see the talent he had for turning a political punch into a punchline.

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Join me Tomorrow: When/How to Use Humor

July 22nd is Spoonerisms Day and July 24th is Tell an Old Joke Day. In celebration, let’s talk about humor.  What’s funny and what’s not? How can we use humor without abusing others? Where d0 we draw the line?

Have you ever made light of something only to find the other party didn’t think it was funny?  Ever have someone make a joke at your expense?  Have you ever felt someone didn’t take you seriously after injecting a little humor into your communication?  Well, tomorrow, I’m going to share some do’s and don’ts and tips about humor.

Join me for a half hour of fun as I help you navigate your way through the Funny Zone to discover what’s funny and what’s not.

When: Thursday, July 14th. 8am PST/9am MST/ 10am CST/ 11am EST

How: Talkshoe: http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/19736  or via Phone: (724) 444-7444 Call ID: 19736

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Comical Ads and Product Notices

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Humor Week concludes today with our usual Friday Funnies…on steroids!  Sometimes humor results from an accident in advertising or the notices we find on the products we buy.  They have some element of humor, especially when translated into English as in this sign from Nokia.

 

The instructions and notices we find on products can be pretty funny.  You’ve seen all the warnings that can be hilarious, but here is one I actually found that tickled my funny bone.  We went to Red Lobster for Mother’s Day, I brought home a “doggie bag” that had these surprising instructions.  While I was both surprised and elated that this container was microwave safe as I contemplated my lunch for the following day, I couldn’t help but wonder under what circumstances I’d want to reuse it.  How many of you have always wished you could put your “doggie bag” in the dishwasher in order to use it again?

 

And then there are times when my homeschool mom side surfaces and I long to take a red pen and  make the necessary corrections:

 

No, I didn’t, but someone apparently did.

Well, I hope you’ve had a fun week here at Communicaton FUNdamentals.  Words mean things and effective communication means you’ll need to express your words well.  Speech communication can be a complicated skill to learn and the English language doesn’t make it any easier, but remember our motto: if you’re not having fun learning speech communication, you aren’t using Art of Eloquence!

See ya Monday for some more Communication FUNdamentals!

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JoJoisms & Free Gift

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It’s Communication FUNdamentals Week and I hope you’ve been enjoying many giggles over the last few days.  Laughter is essential and not only to the learning process as we were discussion earlier, but to our health.  They say laughter is the best medicine.  You should have several doses per day!

I love making people laugh.  I do it with my kids. In fact, my son has gotten so used to it that he often says, “Mommy, say something funny!”  No pressure or anything! ROFL

Well, in case you haven’t been reading my blog, my articles, my Facebook fan page, my newsletter or my studies, (shudder, the thought!) you know that I started a thing called JoJoisms.  JoJoisms are where I reveal life’s truths…as I think of ’em.  They are one liners with insightful commentaries on life.  Here are a few I wrote about communication:

JoJoism#18 “Persuasion is when you want someone to listen to you; annoyance is when they want you to listen to them!”

JoJoism#28 “I’ve noticed that the English language does, indeed, have gender words like they do in Spanish. For example, when a man gets grey hair, they call him DISTINGUISHED. The feminine form of that word is…OLD.”

JoJoism#29 “I’ve also noticed that if your dh is distinguished, chances are very good…”

JoJoism#49a “A reason is what I have for not doing something for you.  An excuse is what you have for not doing something for me.“

JoJoism#82 “The opposite of stop isn’t go, it’s pots.”

I’ll stop now before…JoJoism#107: “My mouth punneth over.” JoJoisms: Revealing Life’s Truths…as I think of ‘em!

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Using Humor on Purpose

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Later on, I’ll share about the humor (and problems) that comes from ineffective communication, but for now Communication FUNdamentals Week continues with the humor that used on purpose.  Humor can be used to creatively express yourself in order to entertain and amuse.  I posted this poem I wrote on the Art of Eloquence Facebook fan page last week and it was met with a goodly amount of comments from folks who “felt my pain.”
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Exerciser’s Lament 

The scale says more; my clothes, they tore.
I’m often winded at the store.
Though I’m not sure and it’s a bore
Now exercise is my new chore.
My legs are sore; I’m on the floor,
Endorphins are just pure folk lore.
Just shut the door; I want to snore
And with my bones I am at war.
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If you’re going to complain, you should do it with a little style.

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Last week was also Limerick Week and in order to celebrate, I posted this little limerick authored by yours truly.
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On Celebrating Limerick Day

May 12th is Limerick Day
I’m exceedingly happy to say
Because it’s such fun
To rhyme and to pun
I ask you to try it your way!

Care to try your hand?

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