Communication

On an average weekend, people are excited to go out for some fun while others stay home to spend time with their loved ones. I’ts usually a night of fun and parties for many people. Sadly some people choose not…
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Insults to one’s person can be very demeaning, depressing, hurtful, embarrassing, etc. They are meant to be anything but joyful or helpful comments. Normally the one giving the insults is trying to raise their own self-esteem by trying to drown…
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Some people are blessed with the ability to speak well. Others are blessed with the ability to speak often. Then there are those whose words are more of a curse than a blessing. Most of us have encountered someone like…
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In the past, when a hard moment would present itself inside of a relationship, I would not speak at all. I would run. It was far easier to emotionally take flight than to say the difficult words and stand inside…
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Thinking before you speak can maintain a good relationship, and even save a bad one. Here’s why. When we’re in a relationship we value above all else, the closeness, and rapport that come with sharing our lives with another. As…
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To the detriment of many relationships, it is not always possible (or practical) to travel with a partner who has discovered a lust for globe-trotting. However, before putting your foot down, and demanding that the travel bug be inoculated against…
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I’ll give you one big difference between personal and electronic communication: one bugs me, the other doesn’t. And don’t think for a second that what lies before and after that colon is in the same order. Electronic communication, for the…
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There is only one important reason to have open dialog with your partner there called STD’s. Finding out what makes them happy in bed is one serious issue. Talking about what will satisfy them so they will not go anywhere…
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There can be few people who can say truthfully that they have never lied. In this context, I refer to a lie as a statement made in the knowledge that it is not true. Most lies are small, and considered…
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These three simple words “I love you” could make a difference in someones life, that’s why it is important to say them. Use them wisely and you may tell a person exactly what they need to know, whether it be…
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Since the time I was old enough to speak, most of my sentences have ended with the infamous question mark. I am incredibly curious by nature, much to the chagrin of many people who have the pleasure of living with…
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Saying I love you is something so simple yet all too often it is also something we take for granted. That tiny little three word phrase is one of the most powerful strings of words in the world that all…
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There are many different ways to tell if someone is lying to you. Some methods work all across the board, while others are more tailored to specific people’s personalities. This essentially means that what works as a fairly good indicator…
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ON average 99.9% of all relationships can be saved with communication. It is just that simple.Women are very good at communicating, while men on the other hand tend to just clam up. Guys it’s OK to tell the woman in…
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Communication is the key to overcoming obstacles because the lack of communication interferes with progress. Communication as it is described by Webster is “a process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs, or…
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I am a perfect case scenario for an example of filtering out the word “no” by any means necessary. I believe no is was a word that got stuck in my throat, I’m the type of person who is always…
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Expressing our opinions is the cornerstone of conducting discussion. However, at times we feel so passionately about our own stand on something that we may take on a more antagonistic tone. This approach leaves no room for anyone else’s input. Rather…
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Lies, no matter how big or small, can hurt the people we lie to. Lying has become very common to people and it could actually be a habit already. I think that almost every person has told a lie at…
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If you are someone who finds your level of conversation with others to be of low quality, consider becoming more interested in what the other person has to say. Put more of your focus on others and ask questions to…
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According to the American Dialect Society, truthiness is the “the quality of stating concepts or facts one wishes to be true, rather than concepts or facts known to be true.” As the Society’s 2005 word of the year, truthiness was…
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Infants aren’t conscious of their first introduction to a home and family but the words uttered and the tones of those voices are imprinted into their subconscious memory. During their early years children are exposed mainly to their parents. The…
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No one escapes life without having been humiliated at least once. For most of us we can recollect a few times that we’ve felt small and diminished as others witnessed. These moments may stay with us and run through our psyches…
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Think about it. If we never took the initiative to engage in conversation with strangers, the only people we would know would be those in our immediate family. From the first time a toddler ventures outside of the confines of…
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In daily social interactions, you are almost guaranteed to come in contact with people who are much too curious about your personal affairs. Sometimes these are friends and relatives that have no clue they are being nosy, while others are proud…
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Have you ever had the feeling that someone was lying to you? Most of us don’t have a lie detector at our disposal, but there are a few simple ways that an informed and observant person can make an accurate…
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The tongue is perhaps the most discriminating tool readily available to man. When unbridled and left to the user, the words spoken are so sharp in manner and offensive in tone, one is left feeling as though they’ve been obliterated….
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The “art of conversation” is indeed dead. During my youth, say about sixteen, my parents insisted on a very formal courtship protocol. This etiquette included the now lost art of conversation. My parents believed as did their parents before them…
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So, I said, “Where do you want to go for lunch – Thai, or Mexican?” And she goes, “It doesn’t make any difference to me.” So I say, “Cool. Then let’s go to the Lotus Blossom. Their drunken chicken is…
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See What I Mean, Not What I Say? Underlying Functionality of Everyday Language “Do you know what I am saying?” “Do you understand?” These daunting questions confront all of us at least once on a daily basis. To please the…
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Often it is thought that when you love someone, you never say “no”. Besides, why would you want to displease this person? If you love them, it would be thought that you give them everything they want. However, there are…
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