On this day in 1911, Ronald Wilson Reagan was born. Known as The Great Communicator, the 40th U.S. President was admired by both Democrats and Republicans alike for his wit and wisdom, humor and sincerity. What made Ronald Reagan "The Great Communicator" are the same qualities which can allow you to communicate more effectively. This could easily fill an entire study of its own, but I'd like to share briefly the most important qualities Ronald Reagan possessed that allowed him to communicate so effectively. Ronald Reagan usually had a simple message which he delivered in a clear and sincere manner. His humility and authenticity allowed him to be seen as a real person who cared about people. Regan had an incredible way of...
On this day, February 3, 1468, Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of the printing press, died. I've been talking about communication technology all week and wanted to end the week with this Friday Funny celebrating the advancement of communication technology that began with Gutenberg's printing press in about 1439.
Here now is the famous Mideival Help Desk illustrating that people have always had difficulty with new technology.
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This week's word is: Technology! Word of the Week is a bit different this week as we are celebrating technology. As I shared on Monday, I'm celebrating communication technology this week in honor of Johannes Gutenberg (the inventor of the printing press) who died on Feb. 3rd in 1468. The printing press was a huge advancement in communication, but there have been many others that have contributed to our growing and changing communication. Here are just a few of the amazing technological advancements in communication: 1439 Gutenberg's Printing Press 1835 Samuel Morse develops Morse Code 1876 Alexander Graham Bell exhibits the electric telephone 1877 Thomas Edison patents the phonograph 1901 Guglielmo Marconi transmits radio signals 1925 John Logie Baird transmits the first...
This coming Friday is the anniversary of the death of Johannes Gutenberg, the man who invented the printing press and revolutionized the communication of God's Word and much more. In celebration of his life, I was planning to share some information about the importance of various communication technology and how it has changed our lives. Then, last week someone emailed me with a question about thank you cards in the Information Age. It fit right in with my plans this week so I thought I'd share my answer today and expand on it a bit to include the role of technology on thankfulness. On Wednesday I'll share more about communication technology and on Friday I have a fun video that will help celebrate...
This week, we've been talking about listening and communicating with the world (people of different languages and cultures). It is fitting, then, that we have a Friday Funny that illustrates the humor in not listening to YOURSELF as you ask questions that may be interpreted in odd ways by those of different people. Pastor Tim of Cybersalt.org has some great funnies. Here are a few from his latest contribution to Crosswalk.com. To read more of his humor, click the link following the excerpt. Lawyer Laughs The following questions from lawyers were taken from official records nationwide: 1. Was that the same nose you broke as a child? 4. Was it you or your brother that was killed in the war? 5....
