When to be "Oddly Specific"
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...