To end Nostalgia Week here on Communication FUNdamentals, I have a YouTube clip from a vintage show. Get Smart was one of my favorite TV shows because it was GOOFY! This clip is "The Cone of Silence" and demonstrates what happens when we put undue restrictions on our communication. Enjoy!
So what happens when we put undue restrictions on our communication? We don't always get our point across clearly because we "miss it by THAT much!"
Continuing with Nostalgia Week, I thought I'd bring you this old fashioned market. Take note of exactly what they sell.
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Back in the Good Old Days, they had General Stores! I guess they didn't sell anything specific, just "stuff and things." lol
This store has a "general" message, but please leave a "specific" comment! lol
It's Nostalgia Week here on Communication FUNdamentals. Art of Eloquence will be eight years old in just a few days. Looking back at how I started out, I began reminiscing about the "Good Old Days." Remember when manners were in style? When parents taught us that if we didn't have anything nice to say, we shouldn't say anything at all? Remember when saying "please" and "thank you" was not just nice, but customary? Remember when strangers were kind and we could...disagree in grace? 10 Quick Rules for Disagreeing in Grace By JoJo Tabares So how should we object? What's the best way to disagree? How can we voice our opposition when someone presents us with something that goes against what...
Finishing off Birthday Bash week! Today is Friday and you know what that means here at Communication FUNdamentals! It's Friday Funnies! Birthdays always remind us of our age whether it's our own, our kids' or the anniversary of an event. Eight years ago (almost) we began our family business, Art of Eloquence, and eight years ago I was MUCH younger! lol When I think of getting older, I think of humor because it helps the process along! ROFL So today for Friday Funnies, I thought I'd share some of my JoJoisms on aging. Enjoy! JoJoism#8 Midlife Crisis is having to reconcile gray hair and pimples. JoJoism#9 Getting old’s not so bad. The cold you feel from hypothyroidism is neutralized by...
Since our Birthday Bash Contest is coming to a close this month, this week is Birthday Bash week here at Communication FUNdamentals. Monday, I shared a Word Scramble with two ways to get extra points toward our Birthday Bash Grand Prize. So...for this week's misused word, I'd like to share a bit about the word bash. This word has been thrown around a great deal recently to mean anything from attacking someone verbally to interpreting something someone said as in some way negative. It's the latter I'd like to discuss here today. Are we all just too sensitive? Merriam Webster defines bash as "to attack physically or verbally." However, I've seen situations where a person has taken something someone said...
