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Birthday Bash: 9am-Phyllis Sather

(DISCLAIMER: Communication FUNdamentals, our blog, normally only posts three times a week (MWF) but today we are having a new post/contest each half hour of the Birthday Bash.) Phyllis Sather will be sharing on the Art of Eloquence Facebook fan page this Birthday Bash half hour.  Here is what she is offering as a prize for this half hour’s contest: The Purposeful Planning Bundle Includes ebook, handbook, and MP3! “Is there really enough time to do  all that God requires of you?” ( Charles Hummel) Purposeful Planning will help you get the results you want. ($17.95 Value) x  To win this prize, you will need to post a comment to this blog post answering this question:  Name two of your...

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Guess Who Had a Facelift?

We interrupt our regularly scheduled blog article series to bring you this Art of Eloquence special report! Guess who's had a facelift?  Nope, not me.  Though, at 49, it might not be such a bad idea.  It's Art of Eloquence! Yes the brand new, redesigned Art of Eloquence website has finally gone live!  After months of tweaking, learning new technology, getting help from my web host and ANYone who'd listen, it's finally here! What do you think?  The design isn't the only thing that's new! * Mostly Importantly: it's much easier to search the site to find the things you want because we now have drop down menus all along the top of the site!  You can search our store...

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A Discouraging Word

Home, home on the range.... Where the deer and the antelope play... Where seldom is heard a discouraging word and the skies are not cloudy all day. What is it about our home that makes it special?  It's safe, secure and supportive...or it should be.  When  your home is filled with discouraging people (or your life is), it can be difficult to become rejuvenated, rested and ready to take on the day.  The rest of the world can be against you, but if those who are supposed to support us are negative, challenging and difficult, it can make life more stressful. Do you have people in your life who are discouraging?  Do you have to deal with them on a...

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Tomorrow's my birthday...

Tomorrow is my 49th birthday and next year I'll celebrate 50 years...half a century on this planet.  Hard to believe it's been that long.  Seems like just yesterday I was 12.  Time goes by faster when you're old.  lol  When I was 12, it seemed like it took 12 years before it was my birthday again.  Now that I'm 49, it seems more like 12 minutes. Things change as we age; our perceptions are only one of those things.  Times have changed.  Communication has changed.  The technology with which we communicate has changed.  I shared my thoughts on how communication has changed in the last 50 years yesterday on TalkShoe.   I shared how we communicate differently when we get older...

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Homeschool Super Heroes Week!

Homeschoolers: I just got a private invitation to some fantastic Homeschool Interviews...that are free for you to listen. This is the perfect way to start the school year! Kerry Beck is offering 2 weeks of homeschool interviews - to get your homeschool year off to the right start! She has interviews about homeschooling teens, homeschooling boys, teaching art, teaching history, relaxing as a mom, teaching writing, getting ready for college, what to do with preschoolers, teaching literature, balancing home, homeschooling & hubby.  She has an interview with yours truly about communication skills as well!  You name it, there is an interview for you. Why is she doing this? Kerry knows what it is like to be in the trenches as...

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