I know the elections aren't until 2012, but you can still vote! ROFL Last week, I issued a challenge to enter our contest by submitting a family friendly, funny or sweet story of miscommunication. We had several wonderful entries and now I'd like you all to vote on your favorites! 1. Janie's Entry: I was chatting on the phone with my sister. She had said that for her daughter’s birthday she wanted one of our kittens. I knew which kitten my niece liked so I told my sister “The kitten she likes is a female.” My daughter (who was 4 at the time) said “But Mom, we don’t do females we only do e-mails. 2. Andi's Entry: One afternoon I...
June is Effective Communication Month so, to celebrate, Art of Eloquence is hosting a contest here on the blog where you could win free Art of Eloquence studies of YOUR CHOICE! Here's how it works: CONTEST RULES/HOW TO ENTER: 1. Submit a family-friendly, funny or sweet story of miscommunication. The story could have happened to you in "real life," you could have heard about it happening to someone else OR you could write one out of your own imagination. It can be funny like a Foot in Mouth Man episode or a sweet and inspirational story. Preferably just a few sentences or a paragraph, but there is no limit to the length if it's a good story. 2. Post them...
Have you subscribed to Communication FUNdamentals’ RSS Feed? Don’t miss a post! x Later on, I'll share about the humor (and problems) that comes from ineffective communication, but for now Communication FUNdamentals Week continues with the humor that used on purpose. Humor can be used to creatively express yourself in order to entertain and amuse. I posted this poem I wrote on the Art of Eloquence Facebook fan page last week and it was met with a goodly amount of comments from folks who "felt my pain." X x x X Exerciser's Lament The scale says more; my clothes, they tore. I’m often winded at the store. Though I’m not sure and it’s a bore Now exercise is my new...
x We interrupt Perception Week to bring you this news bulletin: (Pretend you hear old fashioned news media typing here.) x FLASH: The Homeschool Post has just announced this year's Homeschool Blog Awards! x The Homeschool Post is a community of homeschooling parents and students. Once a year, they hold a contest to recognize and encourage blogs that are run by homeschoolers. I am honored and humbled to find that Art of Eloquence's own, Communication FUNdamentals, has been nominated and you'll probably laugh when you hear in what category: Funniest Homeschool Blog! There are many categories of blogs run by homeschool moms, dads and students (12 and over) who have varied interests. Some of the categories include: Best Nature Blog;...
If you weren't already aware, Art of Eloquence has a fan page over on Facebook. We've been having such a fun time over there that I thought I'd share it with everyone so you could come on over and join us for some upcoming Art of Eloquence Communication FUN. Aside from all the fun links, videos, funny pictures and sayings posted weekly, here are two reasons you'll want to join us... 1. Communication BINGO starts Sept. 1st! I have a list of 75 communication terms posted on a secret link on the Art of Eloquence website just for our Facebook fan page members. Choose 25 of the terms, email them in to me before Sept. 1st and play along to...
