DATELINE ART OF ELOQUENCE!.....BREAKING NEWS! The new year is fast approaching and I have a lot of changes planned. Here are the headlines: ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ 2013 Video Countdown to CHRISTmas ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ I know many of you look forward to my Video Countdown to CHRISTmas every year here on the Art of Eloquence blog. I've been doing it for about four years now. However, since starting my daily JoJoisms blog a few months back, I've decided to host the countdown on that blog instead. It fits the theme better anyway and that blog is already daily where this one is weekly. The Video Countdown to CHRISTmas began, as usual, on December 1st and will end on December 25th. Also you can subscribe...
Is Funner a word?
I’ll bet you’ll say it isn’t, but according to Merriam Webster it is! (added about 2010) But is that all we should consider in order to communicate effectively? NO!
Effective communication is also about the impression we make on people. Using the word funner makes you sound like a you're *UNedUmaCaTed.*
I don't care if the dictionary does say it's a word, if you sound like an idiot you'll be treated that way and all credibility goes out the window.
So, funner IS a word, but if you use it, you’ll communicate that you’re not too bright. And if you use the term more funner, they’ll be sure of it!
It amazes me how so few people think learning to communicate effectively is important. Today's society says we have free speech and should feel emboldened to say whatever we feel, but so few seek to speak in a way that minimizes errors for the recipient or takes seriously the consequences and responsibility. Case in point: My sister works at a retail store. A few months ago a truck drove off the road and through their store window hurting a patron. The customer was wheel chair bound, but only received a cut on her leg due to the accident. She was lucky. However, the saleswoman on the floor that day who escourted her to the ambulance said her goodbyes in a...
For quite some time, studies have shown that there has been a significant decline in communication effectiveness. College professors report an increase in papers with text speak, slang and poor grammar. Employers have reported a serious lack of communication skill in their new hire candidates and that it's one of the reasons employees are not promoted. You and I notice it every day when we speak to people, and chat with them on social media. Sometimes the lack of communication skill is so apparent we can hardly make out what the person is trying to tell us. However, it's not as much a lack of training as it is a lack of interest. The bottom line is that most people...
