Effective communication skills are important for everyone every day. Interview with a Communicator is a column I used to have here on Art of Eloquence many years ago to share how that works in the lives of different people around the world. Here is a recent interview I did with a Facebook friend, Tanya Art. Tanya leads a support group on Facebook she started three years ago. She encourages others, like herself, who deal with Fibromyalgia. She is an encouragement to others she calls Fibro Warriors. I find that most people think of communication only in terms of formal speech and debate so I asked Tanya what role does speech and debate play in her everyday life. I don't do a...
I posted this on my Facebook wall recently, but thought I'd share it here as well and expand on my original post because so many using Facebook to connect these days are frustrated and confused. Some urgent prayer requests have gone unanswered and the friends who posted them were left feeling as if nobody cared! In our microwave society of techie EVERYTHING, we have become accustomed to Minute Rice, Instant Coffee, and Fast Friends. But the truth is that friendships online take as much effort as they do OFFline. And now that Facebook has made social media a bit less social with each passing day, it is going to take a bit more effort on our part to maintain friendships even...
It's a new year and, like all new beginnings, it comes with an opportunity. Each year, and each day for that matter, gives us an opportunity to renew old friendships, repair past hurts, and rekindle the love we once felt for our spouse. Is there a friend you haven't spoken to in a long time? Was it just because you hadn't taken the time or is it due to a falling out? The longer we are out of touch with someone, the more difficult it seems to take that first step toward renewal or repair of a distant or damaged relationship. Many people I talk to say they'd be willing to repair a relationship if only the other person would...
Number ONE New Year's Resolution: Spend More Time with Family & Friends Recent polls conducted by General Nutrition Centers, Quicken, and others show that "more than 50% of Americans vow to appreciate loved ones and spend more time with family and friends this year." What's the one skill we all need if we are going to spend more time with our friends and relatives? It's the very same skill needed to improve relationships: Communication! Why? Because you cannot even have a relationship with someone unless you communicate with them in some way. As I wrote about in a recent article, relationships are all about communication and the potential for misunderstanding and misinterpretation leave a relationship vulnerable. This year, resolve to learn to become a more effective communicator! Don't wait...
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Just remember that we often think our friendships are unbreakable and so we don't always take care when we speak. Communication skills are vital in all our relationships because you can't have a relationship with someone without communicating. And in this complicated world, MORE communication skill is needed now than ever before.
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