"Be not careless in deeds, nor confused in words, nor rambling in thought." -Marcus Aelius Aurelius When we communicate in a confusing way we create uncertainty, hesitation, misunderstanding and offense. What follows can be hurt feelings, anger and even a dissolution of relationships. However, being more clear and precise in our speech just takes a little training. Here are just a few very simple tips for speaking more clearly. In other words...Ten Terrific Tips for a less Trying Tongue. 1. Put Yourself in Your Audience's Shoes Trust me. They won't mind sharing! Think about the people to whom you are speaking. What would they expect? What might they already know about what you are about to share? What might they...
My friend, Penny Raine, is having Favorite Friday Freebies on her blog. She is posting all the free and nearly free items she can find. Too cool, huh? She's asked others to help her find freebies. I have been offering freebies, gifts and special offers to my newsletter subscribers. These are all things that are ONLY available for my subscribers. Well, this month I have started to give away a series of articles on conflict. I have been giving away tips you can use to avoid conflicts or to resolve conflicts with family, friends and business acquaintances. These articles will eventually be compiled and turned into a book on conflict, but you can gain all the benefits of my experience...
Technology is an amazing tool with which we can enrich our lives by communicating with and learning from people all around the world. It allows us to have a long distance friendship, keep in touch with our college kids away from home, meet amazing people, build a business faster and more efficiently, and to research and learn things in seconds that would have taken hours or even years the old fashioned way: the card catalog! However, when technology burps, we can find ourselves in 57 varieties of hot water! My cable company decided to upgrade their outdated equipment in order to “improve” their service to me and ended up taking down the entire phone, internet and cable for all of...
For the last two years I have been "Boldly Serving Up God's Word with a Side Order of Grace and Humor" over at Grace Talk Soup. It's been such fun and the feedback on the show has been truly amazing! I have had the opportunity to interview the most inspiring guests! Let me engage in a little name-dropping: Stephen Kendrick, Co author of The Love Dare and Fireproof! Pastor Bob Cushman, author of What if You Pray? Lorrie Flem, publisher of TEACH Magazine Bette Dowdell, author of How to Be a Christian without being Annoying FIMM, Hear Foot in Mouth Man speak for the first time! Capt’n Richie, Coma Survivor! Cindy Rushton, of Talk A Latte and UHSE shares her...
