Have you subscribed to Communication FUNdamentals’ RSS Feed? Don’t miss a post! x It's Humor Week (or rather Communication FUNdamentals Week) here at Communication FUNdamentals! That means all the funniest communication tips, articles, videos, quotes, pictures <------ (notice anything funny about that?) and other creative fun I can muster. Why? Well, because the blog's called Communication FUNdamentals. That's why! lol My blog's name reflects the humor with which I write all of my articles and communication studies for Art of Eloquence.com. I have always loved humor ever since I was a little tiny communicator and I patterned Art of Eloquence materials after The Great Communicator, Ronald Reagan, who used humor and his Christian faith to convey his messages. I wrote...
Have you subscribed to Communication FUNdamentals’ RSS Feed? Don’t miss a post! x Continuing with Sounds of Silence Week here on Communication FUNdamentals. Monday, I talked about when we need to keep silent. Today I'm going to talk about how we can actually accomplish this. It's harder than you might think. Here are some tips to help you keep silent when you are tempted to open yer kisser... * Imagine yourself in your listener's place * Ask yourself if you have all the facts * Reflect back to see if there is any way you might be mistaken about someone's intent to hurt you * Is what you're about to say godly? * Is what you're about to say constructive?...
Have you subscribed to Communication FUNdamentals’ RSS Feed? Don’t miss a post! x Last week I shared about speaking up to praise and support and lift others up. This week, I'd like to share a bit on just the opposite: when to keep silent. Today I'm going to talk about when it's best to keep silent and on Wednesday, I'll talk about just how we can accomplish this. The Lord tells us that there is a time to speak up and a time to keep silent: "A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;" -Ecclesiastes 3:7 When are those times? * When you should be listening * When you...
Have you subscribed to Communication FUNdamentals’ RSS Feed? Don’t miss a post! x Continuing with Praise Week here on Communication FUNdamentals! On Monday I shared about a recent study that was done on the need for praise in order to boost self-esteem. With so many people feeling overworked like this woman here, the need for praise is greater, but we no longer have as much free time to give it away to others. However, it's important to praise and compliment-even if it is just to say thank you, but how do we do that effectively? This is an article I wrote a while back called... The Power of Thank You! By JoJo Tabares Did you ever notice how little kids...
Have you subscribed to Communication FUNdamentals’ RSS Feed? Don’t miss a post! x Today is the last day of Grace Month. All this month I've been sharing from my article, "10 Quick Ways to Disagree in Grace. Number ten is used when all else fails. If you can't agree, you must disagree...in grace! 10. Agree to Disagree Tis better to agree to disagree and live to discuss another day than to fight for your right to be a pest! Sometimes people are not ready to hear or accept what you have to say. Sometimes you are only one in a long line of people the Lord will use to share Jesus with this person. Share and discuss in love and...
