Almost all parents tell me they believe communication skills are important but most have no idea to what extent. We use our communication skills thousands of times a day! Homeschooling parents use communication skills even more often. You cannot teach if you cannot communicate-PERIOD! And the more effectively you communicate with your student, the more effective a teacher you are. By the way, teaching Home Ec is probably more saturated with communication skills than other subjects you teach because you usually do it without benefit of a text relying mostly on hands on involvement as the student models or at least checks with the teacher at various times during a complicated process. It's not like math where we homeschool teachers...
Anemic Relationships? We all know that when the body is sick, it's trying to tell us something is wrong. It's a series of signs God gives us so that we pay attention to what our bodies need in order that we have a chance to get well. Being tired is a sign that we should rest. It's what our body needs to regain health. If we ignore these signs, we take the chance that our illness will worsen. I feel our relationships are the same way. There are signs God gives us that our relationships are ill and need attention. Clues God gives us so we pay attention to what our relationships need in order that they have a chance...
What's in a name? I think the thing that is most frustrating in communicating with someone is when you mess up their name. Folks don't mind too much of you mess up the town they live in or the name of their car, the school they went to, but their name is personal and I think folks feel like you are messing with them when you mispronounce or misspell their name. Now my given name is Joanne. Not very unusual, but I guess the way I pronounce it over the phone with my accent made it sound like something else. I would often have to say it three times and then get, "Oh hello Jillian!" UGH! And don't get me...
Being 47 yrs old, I can relate! Video for ya this week for Friday Funnies. Chonda Pierce: Menopause Parking! It would save lives! ROFL
For more fun with communication skills, visit Art of Eloquence.com!
My guests this week are Kristen Fagala and Denise Hyde of HSGroupLeader.com who are just about to release a new book: One by One: Homeschool Group Leaders Guide to Motivating Your Members. We'll be talking about why leadership is important, how we can communicate in leadership and tips for motivating homeschool group members! Join us tomorrow Thursday, 8am PST/11am EST Join us live via your computer: http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/19736 Or join us live via phone: (724) 444-7444 Call ID: 19736 Or listen to the audio available immediately following the broadcast: http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/19736 Remember: I will not be podcasting after this year and all audios will come down in 2010 to make room for our new line up of 10-12 full length seminars! So...
