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Babies Cry with an Accent

February is Other Than Speech Making Month.  What on earth is that, right?  On February 24th, I'm hosting a panel of guests on the Art of Eloquence Monthly Workshops to share just how far reaching communication skills are.  They are so much more than making those speeches we were talking about last month!  Communication is something we do every day! I found this tidbit of research and thought we should start from the beginning... Recent research shows that babies cry with an accent!  According to an article in the newspaper a few months ago, the journal, Current Biology, published a study done by the Max Planck Society in Germany that says virtually that! Angela Friederici, one of the authors of...

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Splelling Bee

Friday Funnies is proud to present this week's communication giggle and spelling mishap.  I do wonder if there wasn't a "splelling" burglar at work here.  If there were, I'd have to give him my "congartulations." see more funny videos For more Communication FUNdamentals check out Art of Eloquence.com!

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Mona Tone

This week's Friday Funny is brought to you by the word "monotone" and the number of times I had to record this to get it to sound that way! This is an audio recording of Mona Tone demonstrating the need for vocal variety in your speech. Take it away Mona! This has been a Communication FUNdamental!  If this had been an actual communication emergency, you would have been directed to the Art of Eloquence website where you could learn more communication skills the creative and fun way!

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Without Consent

This week, I'd like to share two true Facebook stories with you.  Each of them illustrates a problem in communication.  Facebook is  a very large and growing venue that facilitates communication between people all over the world.  There are, however, several communication issues that crop up and can make your Facebook experience less desirable.  In fact, these are issues that can alienate your Facebook friends. Since so many people establish relationships through Facebook for both personal and business purposes, I feel these two issues are vital to discuss and understand. It's Word Wednesday and this week's word is "inadvisable." One of the latest changes Facebook had made was to create new Facebook groups which allow you to add any or...

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