These feel good sayings have become quite popular these days. While they sound good, many of them just aren't true-even if they are said by a famous and well-respected celebrity like Dr. Seuss. Beware that you don't fall for them, and worse yet, communicate as if they are true. Take this one for example. Not everything you feel needs to be said. Those who matter to you may, indeed, mind how you say them even if they don't mind what you say. And those who mind may not matter to you, but they matter to God. How we say things are often even more important than what we say. How we communicate with each other is important to God. He...
"Wright" the Wrongs in this paragraph. How many grammar/spelling mistakes can you find? Their once was a lady who would only ware purple. She had many clothings, but they just hang in the clause it because they where grean or reed. One day, she decided to die them all violent so she wood be able two ware then. Little by little, dipped them all in the purple buck it until all of then where the proper color. She wasn't happy until every dress and skirt, every pare of pants and shorts, and every socks and shews were purple. Finally, she even died her hare purple! And she lived appley every after. This is a great exercise for your children as...
Due to underwhelming support, we are discontinuing our Communication Comedy Network monthly video program. Our pilot episode garnered very few views or feedback. Since they are very time intensive to produce, we have decided to put our efforts elsewhere. To that end, we are going back to a weekly blog post schedule and we have all new categories for you! Along with Art of Eloquence news, we will be posting on the following topics on a monthly basis: Communication FUNdamentals: Fun communication games, riddles and contests! “Wright” the Wrongs: Short paragraph where you'll be challenged to correct poor grammar, spelling or punctuation! Communication Reviews: Reviews of TV shows, movies, commercials, Facebook trends, etc! Ask JoJo: Submit your communication question to...
The Communication Comedy Network is back! News Anchor, Nancy Newsome, interviews viewers on Mother's Day Vs Father's Day in this our first in a series of monthly vlogs. Nancy shares her research on the disparity between the celebration for moms and dads on their special day, but this one viewer had something quite unusual to share. Check it out:
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Mothers through the generations have told their children that if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all. It's sage advice and something that teaches us many lessons about how we should communicate with others. The following is from the introduction of my newest communication study, Say What You Mean for Moms, the first in a series of communication studies for parents which you may pre order today at a 30% discount! Three of the most important lessons learned from mom's old saying: 1. We should strive for our communication to be grace-filled 2. We should think before we speak. 3. We should be purposeful in how we communicate...which brings me to a technique people have...
