Communication, as many job reports have repeatedly indicated, is considered the most important yet often most overlooked skill in the workplace and in life. If you think about it, the root of most frustrations in life nearly always stem from poor or improper communication. So what is good communication, anyway?
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We all think about it at some point in our lives: how will I die? Will I be old? Sick? Will I die in an accident? We hear a lot of statistics and know a lot stories and people who died from cancer and most of us know somebody, even
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Public restrooms are unpleasant. Ladies, you have your own set of hurdles in those less-than-savory public spaces, but for men there is a unique problem with urinals—men don’t always aim where they should. As any guy knows, one of the most uncomfortable parts of being in a public restroom is
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Aristotle famously stated that rhetoric is “an ability, in each particular case, to see the available means of persuasion.” In other words, rhetoric is about finding all communicative options in a given situation and carefully choosing which of them will most likely persuade your audience. If we are rhetorically savvy,
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Despite its recent surge in discussions in the mainstream media, the Mormon Church–officially known as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints–remains one of the most misunderstood and, to some, the most mysterious of Christian faiths in America. There is a lot of literature out there on the internet,
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“The Daily Routines of Famous Creative People,” an infographic published by Podio on Visual.ly has become one of my new favorite infographics. Not necessarily because of the content, though it is relatively intriguing to know that Victor Hugo ate coffee and two raw eggs for breakfast. And it’s not because of
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Just in time for Valentine’s Day, SampleTemplates.com just published an everything-you-need-to-know guide to writing a love letter. The infographic’s best advice? “Nothing ventured, nothing gained!” Be a romantic communicator this weekend by delivering a love letter with expert presentation in the best ambiance. The graphic says the rest.
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We live in a country that values intellectual property. Almost obsessively so. According to the law, whenever someone in this great country creates something–a work of fiction, a song, a photograph, whatever–they own exclusive copyrights to it. No paperwork has to be filed (technically), no lawyers have to be hired. You
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A renewed debate has emerged on the safety of vaccines and their overall benefit to society. Several articles have surfaced this week in CNN, USA Today, NPR, the Huffington Post, and Washington Post, to name a few, that have all argued in favor of vaccinating children. Those arguing against these
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Thanks Steve Carrell and Jennifer Garner. Thanks for being a part of a film that broke all the rules. In your recent film together, Alexander and the Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, you accomplished something that no other non-animated or religious film did in 2014. In fact, as far
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