"There is a culture today where these young people use their own language and spellings such as 'dis is mahh beautiful baby girl' and 'sumpin Is wrong wit dis Pictures' (I actually took these from a couple of FB pages of folks I know) and then there is the texting culture with abbreviated words. I know groups use their own slang to communicate with each other, but I wonder if there is a need to be concerned about spillover into regular communication which could be cause problems... ie: job interviews, applications, etc. and how should a parent address this issue, if at all?" -Joan Studies show that slang and text speak has already been creeping its way into the workplace...
Rewrite these (mostly) faux Facebook statuses so they are written in proper English. 1. goin fishin ltr 2. r u kidding me????? 3 IDK 4. marry had a litle lamb chop4 diner 5. bet u didnt' fin her their when u got they're i know you mustv lookd for a looooooooooong tim ?will u do now? NOTE: Don’t forget to submit your communication questions to jojo@artofeloquence.com for my monthly Ask JoJo section of my blog. I’ll pick one question per month to answer right here on the blog! You can ask anything related to communication skills from a tip on how not to be nervous making a speech to what games your kids can play that will help them...
Riddles exercise our brain and help us hone sharpen our skills which, in turn, help us to communicate more effectively. Riddles help us to read between the lines, think out of the box and pay close attention to work our listening skills. See if you can figure it out without scrolling down to find the answer. In fact, this is a great riddle for kids as well so grab your little ones and see how well they can do! Q: What comes down, but never goes up? S C R O L L D O W N A: Rain Did you get it? Leave a comment and share your experiences! NOTE: Don’t forget to submit your...
"The hardest part about being a mom is I have to keep a human being alive." Seriously?! Pretty Wicked Moms is a "reality show" on Lifetime that is not to be taken seriously. However, when I saw the preview for this, the mom in me was highly insulted. And I think all moms should be...all REAL moms I should say. Not only that, but I felt as if so many moms I run into on the street these days seem to have taken this line to heart. My thoughts on the matter: If you think that just keeping your child alive is the hard part, you're not really a mom. You're a baby sitter, a care giver, a trained monkey...
Here's our last Back to Homeschool Special Offer! Buy Speech and Debate value package and get your choice of our Say What You Mean: Avoiding, Reducing and Resolving Conflicts study or our Say What You Mean: Overcoming Social Anxiety FREE! Not only will you receive these two easy to use and fun studies, but you and your students will be able to decrease the jitters associated with making a speech by learning more about overcoming the anxiety people often feel in social situations and transferring those skills to speech making. OR decreasing, resolving and avoiding the conflicts when you or your student is debating on a more personal level. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Click the pictures to read more about these choices: x...
