Communication has evolved a great deal in the technological age. I've talked about what kinds of communication are best for various situations, I've pointed out the pitfalls of different forms of communication and I've discussed how they each have been misused. This week, I'd like to begin a brand new series of articles that will share the details of writing an effective email. Email is a form of communication that most people use and are familiar with, but as JoJoism#20 states, "Do not mistake speaking for communicating. One involves an ability and the other mastery." The same concept is just as true of the informal written word called email. Just because we do something often, doesn't mean we do it...
I end our first week of Effective Communication Month with a real life spam funny. This is an actual email I received last week. Notice how "realistic" it looks? ROFL This one's pretty funny and, even though I've never had any encounters with the FBI, I can tell this is not something I need to respond to. What's wrong with this picture? How can you tell this spammer isn't really the FBI? Here are a few big red flags: 1. The subject line says, "Email from FBI." I've never received an email from the FBI, but I don't think my first contact with the FBI would be an email that said, "Email from FBI." 2. The From field says "FBI...
Top Five Communication New Year’s Resolutions for 2011 5. Stop forwarding emails that say “send this email to everyone you know” 4. Stop using the term BFF…when I SPEAK! 3. Stop texting my friends...who are standing right next to me! 2. Stop sending Aunt Mildred email cards remembering she’s never owned a computer. 1. Stop nagging my dh at work via email…I’ll just pick up the phone. New Year's Resolution Quotes "Many people look forward to the New Year for a new start on old habits." -Anonymous "A New Year's resolution is something that goes in one Year and out the other." -Anonymous "An optimist stays up until midnight to see the New Year in. A pessimist stays up to...
By JoJo Tabares As so many of us scramble to make ends meet, we have become a nation of caffeine-addicted rushers. We're late! We're late! For a very important date! No time to say hello, goodbye. We're late! We're late! We're late! A bunch of Alice in Wonderland White Rabbits, we race from one thing to the next and seldom slow down enough to really understand what's going on around us. We can't. We don't have time! As Willy Wonka stated, "I have so much time and so little to do! Strike that. Reverse it!" With so little time and so much to do, we find ourselves becoming a nation of skimmers. We skim through our emails and even our...
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