"There is a culture today where these young people use their own language and spellings such as 'dis is mahh beautiful baby girl' and 'sumpin Is wrong wit dis Pictures' (I actually took these from a couple of FB pages of folks I know) and then there is the texting culture with abbreviated words. I know groups use their own slang to communicate with each other, but I wonder if there is a need to be concerned about spillover into regular communication which could be cause problems... ie: job interviews, applications, etc. and how should a parent address this issue, if at all?" -Joan Studies show that slang and text speak has already been creeping its way into the workplace...
It's that time of the month for our brand new feature, Ask JoJo, where my readers email in their communication questions and I answer them. Our first communication question comes from Christina who asks this question about Facebook communication: "I occasionally comment on things I disagree with (not always, just now and than), sometimes to discuss it, and sometimes just to state my opinion. But, people either try to debate me (rather than just discussing or talking about it) or insult me. Today, I posted a comment merely asking for proof for something and when no one gave me any, and I merely stated that my opinion hadn't changed because of it. Someone claimed I wasn't convinced, and was a waste of...
These feel good sayings have become quite popular these days. While they sound good, many of them just aren't true-even if they are said by a famous and well-respected celebrity like Dr. Seuss. Beware that you don't fall for them, and worse yet, communicate as if they are true. Take this one for example. Not everything you feel needs to be said. Those who matter to you may, indeed, mind how you say them even if they don't mind what you say. And those who mind may not matter to you, but they matter to God. How we say things are often even more important than what we say. How we communicate with each other is important to God. He...
Well, it's here again, the last day of 2012. Happy New Year to all my blog readers! We pray 2013 brings you many blessings. Do you make New Year's Resolutions and, if so, have you kept them? Studies show that most people who make resolutions, don't keep them. However, did you know that sharing your goals with others can actually help you keep them? Why? Because reaching a goal is difficult. Most of the incredible things men and women have done throughout history have been accomplished because of the help and support of friends or family. Even more than that, communicating your goals to your friends, neighbors and family will make it public and increase the chances that you will...
You may have noticed that the more I get my dander up, the more sarcastic I get, and nothing does it as well as a Communication Pet Peeve! Here's what happened. My husband gets a bunch of emails from various Marketing Gurus each day. Every so often they invite him to a free seminar where they give away a small amount of free information about marketing your business and then ask you to spend anywhere from $374 to $1997 for their eBook, software product, or consulting services. We've been to so many of these the formula is obvious. It begins with 15 minutes of the host telling you why the Speaker Guru is so great followed by 15 minutes of...
