I'll just bet you weren't aware, but this is National Scrabble Week and it's also Weird Contest Week. In honor of both, we're having a Weird Scrabble Contest. In true Scrabble style, we are asking you to find words among the following random letters you might have if you were allowed this many letters when playing Scrabble. RULES: 1. From among the letters listed here, find all the possible you might put down on a Scrabble board if it were your turn. All the words have to have something to do with communication. For each word, you cannot reuse letters unless there are more than one of that letter listed (just like it is in real Scrabble). Each word is...
Did you know that June is Effective Communications Month? I wrote about it last week on my Examiner column. Since communication technology has changed so much in the past few decades, I'm going to be writing articles on my column about the influence of each type of communication technology and how you can best take advantage of it. To kick off Effective Communications Month here on the blog, I am starting off with another quarterly contest! This one is a YouTube Contest. Here's how it works: 1. Go to the Art of Eloquence channel on YouTube and subscribe (if you are not already a subscriber). 2. Write a comment on any one of the videos you like. 3. Come back here and leave...
We haven't done one of these in a long time, but they are such fun! Introducing the... Art of Eloquence SIMPLE Blog Contest! I've been hearing a great deal of grumbling about some of the latest trends in contests--contests so incredibly complex that people don't have any idea what they are supposed to do. I've heard about contests so time intensive that the prize just isn't worth it: Counting points, making videos. writing essays... Well, welcome to the Art of Eloquence SIMPLE Blog Contest! Here's the deal: Contest: We're running this contest to create awareness for our newly redesigned newsletter and we've added two new gifts just for subscribing! Click this link to read Seven Reasons to Sign Up for the Art of...
I'm going to be sharing on the Art of Eloquence Facebook fan page this Birthday Bash half hour. Here is what Art of Eloquence is offering as a prize for this half hour’s contest: Art of Eloquence is giving away YOUR choice of any Art of Eloquence eBook to FIVE winners! FIVE WINNERS will be able to choose ANY communication study from ANY age or subject category! Choose from PreK, Elmentary, Jr/Sr High, or Adults! OR... Choose from our Homeschool Curricula, Leadership, Business, Social Skills, Faith or Speech and Debate! To win this prize, you will need to subscribe to our newsletter. We’ll be picking five winners from among all the newsletter subscribers and contacting you via email should you...
Stacy Farrell from Philosophy Adventure will be sharing on the Art of Eloquence Facebook fan page this Birthday Bash half hour. Here is what she is offering as a prize for this half hour’s contest: Philosophy Adventure is a program designed to help students cultivate and defend a biblical worldview by teaching them how to write skillfully, think critically, and speak articulately as they explore the history of philosophy. Philosophy Adventure blends a depth of content with an inviting narrative format. It is designed to be ‘just right’ for homeschoolers who want to be comprehensive in their studies—but need a structure that will allow them to succeed in the midst of life and homeschooling realities. To win this prize, you...
