Usually I have Friday Funnies on my blog, but in honor of the anniversary of Ronald Reagan's death this week, I wanted to share a little known piece of his life: his childhood. Note how his character was formed at an early age and how he began to train for his title, The Great Communicator.
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As it is Effective Communications Month, I thought I'd begin my series of blog articles with a reminder of what communication really is. Here is an article I wrote a while back that puts it best. Communication is a word you’ve probably heard since you were young, but I’ll bet you can’t define it. Some people think communication is talking, conversation, making a speech, persuading someone of something or badgering them into coming to church. Others think it’s manners, etiquette or social graces. Merriam Webster defines communication as “an act or instance of transmitting,” “information transmitted or conveyed,” “a verbal or written message,” “exchange of information,” “personal rapport,” or their most comprehensive definition, “a process by which information is exchanged...
I've been posting various acrostics the last few weeks. My first used scripture. Monday's used JoJoisms and Wednesday's used other quotes from the rich and famous. Today I thought I'd try my hand at a true acrostic.
Here goes...
Constantly
Opening your
Mouth and
Muttering
Useless
News and
Information is not effective
Communication, but it does
Account for a majority of
Tripe usually
Included in a politician’s
Oral elocution as it is his
Native tongue.
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Here is the third in my series on C.O.M.M.U.N.I.C.A.T.I.O.N. “Communication is the key to education, understanding and peace.” James Bryce “Of all of our inventions for mass communication, pictures still speak the most universally understood language.” -Walt Disney “Men and women belong to different species and communications between them is still in its infancy.” -Bill Cosby “Music is a very personal and emotional form of communication.” -Trevor Dunn “Unlike then, the mail stream of today has diminished by such things as e-mails and faxes and cell phones and text messages, largely electronic means of communication that replace mail.” -John M. McHugh “Never argue with a fool. Someone watching may not be able to tell the difference.” Unknown “If we...
Yesterday was National Blame Someone Else Day. Did you? I mean, did you blame someone else for something? If not, it's not too late! ROFL People do it all the time, don't they? Did anyone ever do it to you? Recently? How about a service provider? I remember having a local cable company in California that was incredibly inept. It took them eight months to properly install our cable. I should have known something was amiss right then. Unfortunately, they were the only game in town. Every time we'd call to report a problem, they would tell us it was our fault. They once told us it was our fault that they didn't install the equipment correctly! After all, they...
