Culture is Communicated and Shared in Various Ways by Helena Kaufman Ever found that you understand and enjoy more about a culture when literally consuming it? Oh, you can immerse yourself in travel, or study the language in an intensive setting that compels you to connect with only elements … [Read more...]
Message in the Manicure
Influence being what it is, I was not surprised to find myself at the manicurist, even after denying it as an 'artist date' in my previous blog entry. And, being an observer by nature and profession, I found the need to record the experience, then and now, too hypnotic to resist. Be aware! What you … [Read more...]
Return of the X Wordsmith
I'm back. I was out. While out, I played. Got lost. Rewrote my plan. Tore it up. Then I alighted at an out of town seminar I'd been waiting four months to attend. In preparation for meeting other penguins after I hopped off my personal and private ice floe at the conference, I determined that I … [Read more...]
Write Numbers into Your Articles & Attract Attention & Action
The radio news just told me that the country I live in ranks as the 6th most obese in the world. Yet, my current location here on the West Coast puts me squarely in the heart of a city that is statistically the least obese and most fit in the same country – Canada. Which description has the power … [Read more...]
Longest Day of the Year to Ponder Shorter Words
Summer Solstice of June 21, 2010 and Vancouver, Canada is grateful for all the moments of sun that came out. Full expression of energy and light didn't happen till the afternoon, but then we had more space on the clock today to let it come out and shine in it's own time. Our sentences, however, … [Read more...]
Wordless Walk on the Wet Coast of Canada
What has a beach walk along English Bay in Vancouver got to do with communication? It’s a reminder of the power of messages to engage all the senses. Since only 7% of our communication is about the words, it made sense on this drizzly day, even on June 13, 2010 to receive messages cast across the … [Read more...]
May Day
To answer your questions on who the smiling and international face of Vancouver is in our 'place holder' picture for the May Post on the Express Lane Blog, let me just say this: She is one of the wonderful new friends I have met in the course of working with professional people seeking cross … [Read more...]
Blog for Brilliance – another way to experience people
A testimonial came to me this week in email. Soon, hard copy evidence of my contribution as a business communication instructor for new entrepreneurs of all ages at this university will arrive. I believe commendation or consolation received in 'real' copy still rocks the soul. Don't you? The … [Read more...]
Article Content Research Creates Quality Life and Work Balance for Writer
Article marketing in this communication strategy laden world is a hot way to put across expert advice and key messages, especially online. It thrives on its own and is fertilized further via social media and the social proofs writers capture in comments and testimonials. It occupies a critical page … [Read more...]
Human Imagination, Communication Proved Limitless in Avatar 3D
Technology's unprecedented quality of transmission at super speed and high resolution does not replace the human need for quality communication. Illuminated, with the release of Avatar 3D on one kind of screen, is human longing, love and a sense of higher purpose. What else is communicated about … [Read more...]