Dr. Seuss' birthday is this Friday. He would have been 108 years old. As many of us did, I grew up with Dr. Seuss books and so did my children. They were a fun way for kids to want to learn to read. They had two of the things kids love most: rhyme and nonsense. Silly words with silly pictures, odd situations and strange creatures enticed us all. This week on the Art of Eloquence Communication FUNdamental's blog, we will be celebrating silliness and creative play that fosters better education (specifically communication) and remembering Dr. Seuss. Part of the reason Dr. Seuss was so effective was because he included humor and creative play into the learning process, an idea Art of Eloquence...
This coming Friday is the anniversary of the death of Johannes Gutenberg, the man who invented the printing press and revolutionized the communication of God's Word and much more. In celebration of his life, I was planning to share some information about the importance of various communication technology and how it has changed our lives. Then, last week someone emailed me with a question about thank you cards in the Information Age. It fit right in with my plans this week so I thought I'd share my answer today and expand on it a bit to include the role of technology on thankfulness. On Wednesday I'll share more about communication technology and on Friday I have a fun video that will help celebrate...
How to Contact Someone By JoJo Tabares This issue came up the other day and I thought it would make a good post. I have written on this before, but it wasn’t the focus of the article and I can’t seem to find it amongst the many I’ve written (that have yet to be posted on the AOE website) anyway. Lol If you have ever had a situation come up in which you wanted to contact someone to address an issue, find out more information or thank them for all their hard work on something, you may have run into trouble obtaining an email address. It is surprisingly easy in the Information Age and here are a few suggestions: 1....
I hope you have enjoyed this series on effective email. I’ve talked about the importance of choosing a good email address, your subject line, given you some tips for a more effective body of text in two parts. Last week, I talked about your signature line and some “Other Stuff” important for effective email and today I conclude my series No article series on effective email would be complete without a section on how to email customer service and get results! This is a very different kind of email and, as such, it requires a little different approach. Here are some tips: 1. Make sure you are emailing the correct department. If you are asking about an order, you probably...
I hope you've been enjoying my article series on effective emailing. So far I shared about the importance of choosing a good email address, your subject line and given you some tips for a more effective body of text in two parts. Monday, I talked about your signature line. Today I'd like to share some "Other Stuff" important for effective email and then I will conclude the series on Monday. Other Important Stuff About Sending emails: 1. When to reply Have you ever gotten an email that was just dripping with disdain or riddled with ridicule? Some emails don't warrant a reply. If it's too negative, opens a can of worms or you don't want to discuss that, why...
