"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me." It's a sing songy phrase children were taught to use to "hit back" when they were made fun of, when they were being bullied. I used it once when I was young and under verbal assault. I don't remember what the insult was. I … [Read more...]
Iran, Jews and deadly decrees are commemorated in an upbeat way this week, in particular on February 24, 2013 or the Jewish Year of 5773. Even as tensions continue in the Middle East over the nuclear situation, Purim, undeniably the most joyous holiday tradition on the Jewish calendar has rolled … [Read more...]
Lines were all abuzz as to what Jodie Foster, aged 50 and an actress since she was 3 years old said, yet didn't actually say at the 2013 Golden Globes. Imagine 47 years to assemble the words, that lasted but a few moments and captured the desire for her privacy, developed over all those … [Read more...]
Need a refresher on how to manage life more productively through better messages to yourself? Guest blogger from Australia, Joyce Rosario tells you how to get on with it! We have all been through stressful and trying situations in our lives at one point or another, whether it’s a loved one who … [Read more...]
How far will you go to carry out your message? Or, to avoid compromising your feelings about fur? In today's news, the spray of red paint by an animal rights group across four retail stores' windows, coloured both my own memory of how I felt about a fur I owned and my concern about how people … [Read more...]
More in our series of answers to questions on acquiring English conversation skills that help people connect comfortably to people at work or in the community. Q: How can I improve my English? Language evolves and grows to adapt to the group that is living it – age, occupation and peer … [Read more...]
In the previous post we explored the combo of “factual intelligence” and “emotional intelligence” that you apply to be more effective in your messaging to others. The question posed by a reader was, “How do I communicate better to succeed?” “So, clarity in our own minds is the … [Read more...]
Questions on communications tumbled out of the mail bag during this season's spring clean up. Similar concerns about being seen, heard and understood were shared with me at seminars and private consultations this year. Some were taken from my Communication Culture Column in The Afro News. Common … [Read more...]
Is it bikini season yet? Just about now women's magazines begin the countdown to beach days for us. The external messages they bombard us with about body ideals and beauty face a long-standing hard-wired opponent the brain's internal messages. Commercial messages entice us to want to renovate … [Read more...]
