Communication FUNdamentals

Jun. 17, 2008

Tuesday Tip Series: A Day Without Communication is Like...IMPOSSIBLE #5

Continuing this week with my series, A Day Without Communication is like...IMPOSSIBLE!  You may be able to get through our entire life without ever having to make a speech but you can't get through one single day without communicating something to somebody!  Last week I talked about how important communication skills are for learning.  This week I would like to share with you why communication skills are so vital in college prep. 5. Communication Skills and College Prep We are intimately familiar with this topic as for the last two years we have been preparing our daughter for college.  She will be attending Vanderbilt University in the Fall.  College prep has changed a great deal since I graduated high school!  There is a great deal more competition and more communication skill is required for college exams and applications these days.  Not only is effective communication important for classes (as we discussed last week), but in order to be accepted to a college of your student's choice, he or she will need effective communication skills as well!  College applications require several essays these days.  Not only do they evaluate your student's accomplishments which are written into the essay but they evaluate the ability of the student to convey this effectively.  Admission officers are looking for articulate and accomplished candidates.  If your student is accomplished but cannot convey that to a college admissions board, he will be passed over for one who can!  Even the college entrance exams are communication skills intensive these days.  When I took the SAT there was no writing required.  Today there is!  Many, if not MOST, of the SAT II tests require writing even if the subject has nothing to do with writing.  Some colleges require or offer college interviews.  Then your student will have to convey their abilities in oral form!  All of these communication skills will offer your student a better opportunity to gain entrance into the college of his or her choice. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ JoJo Tabares holds a degree in Speech Communication, but it is her humorous approach to communication skills which has made her a highly sought-after Christian speaker and writer.  Her articles appear in homeschool publications, such as Homeschool Enrichment Magazine and The Old Schoolhouse Magazine, which also endorses her Say What You Mean curricula.  You can also find JoJo on web sites such as Crosswalk.com and Dr.Laura.com.  For more information on communication FUNdamentals and Christian-based communication skills for the whole family, including The Homeschooler's Guide to Preparing for College, please visit http://www.ArtofEloquence.com ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ From JoJo's Purple Crayon... Did you find FIMM this week?  Foot in Mouth Man is hiding somewhere on the Art of Eloquence website.  Play "Where's FIMM?"  Enter each week for a chance to win a free Art of Eloquence product!

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