Continuing with Nostalgia Week, I thought I'd bring you this old fashioned market. Take note of exactly what they sell.
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Back in the Good Old Days, they had General Stores! I guess they didn't sell anything specific, just "stuff and things." lol
This store has a "general" message, but please leave a "specific" comment! lol
In November, Art of Eloquence will be eight years old! We've been having a great time with our visitors/customers with our birthday celebration and we've been giving away prizes! So far we gave away prizes for finding all eight FIMMs that are hiding throughout our site, for playing Communication BINGO over on our Facebook fan page, and we have tons of folks who have earned Birthday Bash Points toward our Grand Prize by either posting a link to any page of our site (and letting us know) or by purchasing any of our speech communication eProducts! But the Art of Eloquence Birthday Bash is coming to an end this month! There are only a few more weeks left to...
For the past several weeks, I've been talking about misused words. Some have been misused on purpose in order to deceive and some have been misused by accident due to the complexities of the English language. Today, I'd like to talk to you about the words that are misused on purpose for humor or for effect. Shakespeare was famous for inventing or coining words. Many of the words we use today are words he created. I've dabbled in the creation of words here and there in order to entertain and to make a point. But is there a point at which intentionally misusing words becomes confusing and counterproductive? Indeed there is. I'd like to start off by citing a few...
Are you a Secret Agent Facebook Friend? Okay...this is one of my communication pet peeves! A friend of a Facebook friend sends you a friend request. She doesn't add a personal message explaining who she is or why she wants to connect with you. When you go to her wall to find out more about her, you find she has blocked all the information that could possibly give you a clue. She could be an Ax Murderer or a Teddy Bear Salesman. You have absolutely no idea if you want to connect with her. Can you imagine this scenario in "real life?" You go to a friend's house to visit when her neighbor spots you through the window as she's...
If you've been reading my blog for any length of time, you know that I have a lot of fun pictures, videos and articles to share here on Communication FUNadamentals. What you may not know, is that you can get even more free articles packed with communication tips as well as free gifts and exclusive offers if you subscribe to our What's New at Art of Eloquence eNewsletter! We give away free gifts and products, usually for, but not limited to, the major holidays. Two weeks ago, we gave away a free copy of my very first JoJoisms eBook on Communication to ALL of our newsletter subscribers--no strings attached! We also provide our Art of Eloquence newsletter subscribers with exclusive...
