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On Monday I talked about the circumstances under which we need to remain silent. On Wednesday, I shared just how to do so. Today, I'd like to show you what happens when you need to maintain silence, but cannot find a way to do it. Enjoy this Friday Funny You Tube video clip from the old TV show, Get Smart, starring Don Adams. Here now is the Cone of Silence.
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Have you subscribed to Communication FUNdamentals’ RSS Feed? Don’t miss a post! x Continuing with Sounds of Silence Week here on Communication FUNdamentals. Monday, I talked about when we need to keep silent. Today I'm going to talk about how we can actually accomplish this. It's harder than you might think. Here are some tips to help you keep silent when you are tempted to open yer kisser... * Imagine yourself in your listener's place * Ask yourself if you have all the facts * Reflect back to see if there is any way you might be mistaken about someone's intent to hurt you * Is what you're about to say godly? * Is what you're about to say constructive?...
Have you subscribed to Communication FUNdamentals’ RSS Feed? Don’t miss a post! x Last week I shared about speaking up to praise and support and lift others up. This week, I'd like to share a bit on just the opposite: when to keep silent. Today I'm going to talk about when it's best to keep silent and on Wednesday, I'll talk about just how we can accomplish this. The Lord tells us that there is a time to speak up and a time to keep silent: "A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;" -Ecclesiastes 3:7 When are those times? * When you should be listening * When you...
"Tis better to be thought a fool, than open one's mouth and remove all doubt." -Abraham Lincoln Ecclesiastes 3:1 tells us "To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:" a time to speak and a time to...NOT! Our society values information and we assign value to the person who shares it. In his quest for acceptance and to rise to that level of value, man attempts to share what he knows, even if he isn't sure he knows it. It isn't a crime to be ignorant. All intelligent and knowlegable men are ignorant of SOMETHING. Great is the man who shares his knowledge with others, but far greater still is the man...
