I've been hosting Grace Talk Soup for over two years now and the listenership and popularity have been steadily growing...until NOW! In the last few months since my dear friend, Carla Ives, has taken the co-pilot's seat, Grace Talk Soup's popularity has soared! Last month we had the most number of downloads and live participants in the ENTIRE HISTORY of Grace Talk Soup! In the first three days of this month (May 09), the show had more downloads than it did for several of it's entire months prior to Carla joining me! We even have a Grace Talk Soup fan club over on Facebook that has over 400 members! We have had a weekly contest on the show asking listeners...
If you've listened in to Grace Talk Soup in the last few weeks, you'll know that my co host, editor and dear friend, Carla Ives, is going through a tough time right now. Her husband was diagnosed with cancer and it's already been a long haul for her family. Ray, just went in for a proceedure that will tell them how far the cancer has spread and then they will be deciding on a treatment. Carla has a fabulous sense of humor and a very active imagination. She wrote one hilarious blog post about her feelings and I thought it would make a perfect Friday Funny for Communication FUNdamentals. It is hysterical but it is also a testament to how...
The other day my friend, editor and co host, Carla Ives, called to tell me that she just read HSLDA's Weekly Update and found that they had recommended two of Art of Eloquence's speech communication studies! "3. Public Speaking for High Schoolers Good public speaking skills are essential for your teen. Family, friends, and neighbors make great audiences, and your teen will be more motivated to do his best when he knows others will benefit from his presentation. " "For help in teaching public speaking see these other resources: 'Say What You Mean for Teens' http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6425 'Know Your Audience' http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6426" I had received their update, but had not yet read it! What an honor to have an organization like the...
Are you confident that you are being understood when speaking to your child's doctor? Are you sure that they know exactly what you need when you finally get to the right menu option at your mortgage company? Do you know why your small business isn't going where you feel it should? Is it possibly because you aren't communicating skillfully and efficiently? If it is . . . or if it even might be, you need to join us every Thursday morning on Grace Talk Soup for I Love Language, starring Lucy Linguist and Ethel the Editor. Laugh along with these two crazy compadres of Communication FUNdamentals, one spoken and one written, while gaining valuable knowledge and important tips on improving...
