Welcome back to "Other than Speech Month" here at Communication FUNdamentals. All this month, I've been talking about how important communication is for things other than speech making. So far this month, I've talked about spam, how babies actually cry with an accent, overactive exclamatory punctuation and leadership. This week, I'd like to talk about when it's important to be "oddly specific" and "specifically general." I'll talk about the latter on Wednesday, but today, let's get specific. Most of the time, being specific helps avoid confusion. 1. Telling someone you'll meet them in the morning leaves them unsure if they should be at Starbucks at 7am or 11am. Further, it causes them to have to reconnect with you prior...
When communication is confusing, it becomes a frustrating task to engage in. Now...some things are more frustrating for some than for others. I get all discombobulated if someone gives me unclear directions. I can't tell which way is north and I can't figure out how one area fits in right next to another. I usually tell people that I was born without the direction gene and get lost backing out of my own driveway. Give me a set of directions where you don't make it clear that I shouldn't mistake Porcupine Street for Porcupine Lane and you might as well tell me to pack a lunch, because I'm going to be a while! Now my husband is, as they say,...
A few weeks back I posted an article called Everything's Obvious...unless it Isn't! So when I spotted these fabulous Friends of Irony pictures, I just had to post them for Friday Funnies!
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