As we finish our second week of Effective Communication Month, it's time again, for Friday Funnies. I bring you this YouTube classic video. It is difficult for us non-techies to adjust to new technology and apparently it always was. It appears, way back in Medieval Times, they had the same trouble adjusting from scrolls to books as we do from books to computers. See how, even then, the technical manual was written for folks who already knew how to operate it... x If you liked this post, make sure to subscribe to our RSS Feed so you don’t miss one and SUBSCRIBE to our newsletter: for even MORE communication fun, FREE gifts, Book of the Month Club and exclusive excerpts...
Monday we talked about the influence of texting on effective communication skills. Today I'd like to give you some links to articles I've written that shed a bit more light on the subject: Communication Technology Doesn't Replace Communication Skill! My generation has gone from ABC, NBC and CBS to Cable TV, CDroms and DVDs. We have lived through the biggest technological advancements in history. We can now communicate with people around the world through cell phones, email, voicemail, videomail ...and we can see political events unfolding as they happen! The internet wasn't fast enough for us so we now have DSL and Cable that are 50x faster than the modems of two years ago! Computers weren't portable enough so...
Have you subscribed to Communication FUNdamentals’ RSS Feed? Don’t miss a post! x Sometimes we use humor to make a point so that it's a memorable lesson. There's a comedian I've admired for many years whose comedy is like that. He teaches us lessons about life. The incomparable Mr. Bill Cosby is an incredible talent. Here he is in an early episode of The Cosby Show teaching his son a lesson in economics: I found a YouTube video of him hosting You Bet Your Life where a woman with a thick Southern accent talked about where she's from. She explained this confusing set of circumstances in a way that made it a bit MORE confusing. As is Bill Cosby's style,...
Have you subscribed to Communication FUNdamentals’ RSS Feed? Don’t miss a post! x It's Good Friday so before I get started with our special Friday Funny Festivities, I want to take some time to wish you all a blessed Good Friday. Today's the day my son and I make Resurrection Cookies and read the Resurrection story in the Bible. Well, as I said, this week is also a very special Friday Funnies week because Foot in Mouth Man's five year anniversary was this past Tuesday. FIMM began his misadventures five years ago this month! April 19th, 2006 to be exact. You can check out FIMM's very first episode along with several other featured episodes here. As FIMM's fame grew we featured...
Perception Week began with my article on your perception of what spam is. It continued with What People Won't Do in Public chronicling some of the changes in what society believes is acceptable, how that has changed our views on civility and how we treat others. Today I conclude with a little perception test. In order for effective communication to take place, we have to be perceptive of the needs of others. Society has become so busy and, too often, self-centered that we often don't take the time to notice things and we've lost our ability to perceive important clues that help us communicate effectively and respectfully. Check out this YouTube video... Now view this one... Did that give...
