Have you subscribed to Communication FUNdamentals’ RSS Feed? Don’t miss a post! x 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!)...
At the end of a long, joyous, productive, meaningful life, what will people see when they look into your face? WRINKLES! And they won't be thinking, "That face shows a joyous, productive, meaningful life" either. They'll be thinking, "Boy is that woman OLD!" Well, I'd like to change all that and I'm asking for your help. It's important to use your communication skills to change the world around you for the better. Why start with wrinkles? Well, I've written articles about grace in politics and faith before, but it struck me that I never did start at the beginning. In order to start a movement for world grace, I think it needs to begin with something more universal and easier...
It's Nostalgia Week here on Communication FUNdamentals. Art of Eloquence will be eight years old in just a few days. Looking back at how I started out, I began reminiscing about the "Good Old Days." Remember when manners were in style? When parents taught us that if we didn't have anything nice to say, we shouldn't say anything at all? Remember when saying "please" and "thank you" was not just nice, but customary? Remember when strangers were kind and we could...disagree in grace? 10 Quick Rules for Disagreeing in Grace By JoJo Tabares So how should we object? What's the best way to disagree? How can we voice our opposition when someone presents us with something that goes against what...
Have you ever written an email you thought was clear only to have the recipient reply: "What on earth are you talking about?" Do you occasionally find that your email misspeaks? Did you ever NOT say what you meant to say over email? I think we all have had times like these, but with a few easily implemented tips, these can be fewer and farther between! Join me in the next few months as I begin a new article series just for my newsletter subscribers on effective emailing! These articles will eventually make their way into a book that will be offered for sale on the Art of Eloquence website. However, if you are one of our newsletter subscribers, you...
I usually reserve the last Monday of the month for Mailbag Monday, but since I had a rather timely announcement to make this Monday, I decided to post Mailbag Monday on Wednesday and mix things you up a bit. Warning! Reading Mailbag Monday on Wednesday may cause a feeling of Wednesday on Friday. Do not read Mailbag Monday on Wednesday if you have a history of premature weekends or are pregnant as this may cause an unsafe drop memory. This month I posted a great deal of articles both here on Communication FUNdamentals and on my newsletter. I've been beefing up my columns and apparently you all have enjoyed them. So this month's Mailbag Monday (on Wednesday) is a sort...
