This month I’m going to challenge all you homeschoolers to teach an intimidating subject, if even for only four short, weekly lessons this month. Each of my Monday posts here on Communication FUNdamentals this month will give you an easy and fun way to have your student(s) give a short speech. This week I’ll start with a very easy one. Have your students stand up and share for a maximum of two minutes on the blessings of winter. What do they like about winter? What are things they get to do during the winter that they don’t get to do at other times of the year? What holidays are there during winter? The goal here this first week is just...
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...
I'm not even sure where to begin. I think I've started this blog post about six times. I'm not even sure I remember all the details of what happened. I just felt the Lord leading me to share all that's been going on here the past month or so. I feel like there's someone out there who needs to know they are not alone. Every once in a while stuff happens. A mistake here. A technical glitch there. Just stuff. Stuff that makes you cringe. Stuff that makes you want to give up. Stuff that makes you want to throw your computer out the window. Stuff. Frustrating stuff. A little bit of frustration is just life. A modest amount of...
Art of Eloquence has never done anything like this in the entire eight years we've been in business! Studies and research show that effective communicators are happier and have deeper relationships than their less articulate counterparts. The Bible is FULL of scriptures (hundreds and perhaps thousands of them) that instruct us in the proper use of our mouths, lips, tongue and words. This because our communication either promotes peace or invites war. It was for this reason that I wrote 21 Days to More Godly Communication and it is for this reason that I created a secret page link on that eBook where I continue to write scripture-based communication articles to this day! We believe that studying what the Lord...
How to Effectively Discuss Controversial Political Issues without Arguments eBook Currently Available for Pre-Order The political climate in the United States is volitile. Most political discussions are heated, but they need not be. If you are a Christian and find yourself on the typical Christian conservative view of each issue, but aren't sure how to voice your concerns without ending up in a heated dicussion, this eBook is for you! This is a study like NO OTHER! Say What You Mean: Debating the Issues helps you understand the issues, but it also teaches you tips and techniques for presenting your Christian conservative viewpoints in a way that will be much more effective and friendly. Many people think of discussing politics as a debate and,...
