22 Oct 2012 October
The phrase “October’s bright blue weather” is used in one my favorite children’s books, The Hundred Dresses, by Eleanor Estes. This is a book about a poor little girl named...
15 Oct 2012 When the Boss is the Bully
“What were you thinking?! You knew we needed this report to be filed! I told you a million times how important this is. Don’t you listen to anything I say!...
08 Oct 2012 The Solo Conversationalist
Basil and Rose have just met and are having coffee together, presumably to get to know one another. Perhaps they are coworkers who have recently been put on the same...
24 Sep 2012 Good, Better, Best
Two things to think about today: favorite words, and hyperbole. Do you have a favorite word? It is probably the word you use to describe things you like, or want, or...
17 Sep 2012 Now Showing at the Post Office
Standing in line at the Post Office I got to witness two versions of The Greeting Interaction. 1.) PO Person: “Good morning!” Customer: (looking at papers and juggling a bag) “Yeahhowyadoin?” The greeting...
11 Sep 2012 What’s Missing?
During the last month or so I’ve heard a lot of people speaking. What fun for a communication junkie! The political conventions provided many speaking styles, speech patterns, and delivery...