Communication FUNdamentals

Dec. 30, 2008

Tuesday Tips Year in Review

Happy New Year!  These are the last days of 2008.  Seems like just yesterday that I started this blog, but it was February of 2006-almost three years ago!  Time flies when you're following God's purpose for your life!  Each year the Lord speaks to me asking me to take on a task or two.  Three years ago it was this blog.  Over the last three years I have posted tips, encouragement, articles, freebies and special offers that I pray have helped you learn (and teach your children) more effective communication.  I thought it'd be fun to go back and highlight some of the posts from 2008.  Whether you are a recent Communication FUNdamentals blog reader or you have been with me for years, I think you will appreciate a second look at the posts the Lord inspired. In January of 2008 I began a series of series.  lol  Every so often I felt the Lord leading me to write a series of tips or articles. Some have later turned up in Art of Eloquence studies or have become studies of their own.  The first series of 2008 was one I called "How to Avoid an Argument"   There were nine tips posted over nine weeks, but here are a few: Not every argument should be "won" and Avoid Attacking the Person; Focus on the Issue. On April Fool's Day appropriately enough, I posted some statistics that reveal how we often are not communicating well even though we think we are: How Well Do We Communicate? I also posted some real life miscommunication issues.  These were every day situations in which the person didn't communicate well to me which caused frustration in my own life.  One such situation was when I was called for Jury Duty! Another Tuesday Tips Series I posted was called "A Day Without Communication is Like...IMPOSSIBLE!" This series covered the importance of communication in marriage, parenting, witnessing, learning skills, college prep, job interviews, career success, business ownership and friendship.  In July of 2008 I posted a very practical tip that reminded us all to remember that we are Posting to the World!  A situation had come up in which I was excited to participate in an online event but I wasn't able to figure out from the post when I should attend.  The poster forgot that she was posting to the world and didn't include the time zone.  I never did listen in!  :( Another topic I took on was the anger I find so often these days in our emails and online social networking or blog sites.  One was back in August that asked "Is it OK to blast someone? It's just an email, isn't it?"   My next 2008 Tuesday Tips Series was called "Words Mean Things" where I went through some of the most misused words.  The first few in the series was Natural and New and Literally! My next series of tips will be turned into a new eBook shortly.  It was called "21 Days to More Godly Communication".  Here is the first post from Psalm 34:13 which says "Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceipt." I received a lot of feedback on these recent articles both on and offline: "Are we too broke to pay attention?" and "How to say what you mean in 140 characters or less". I pray these articles and tips have helped you and your family communicate more effectively this year.  I look forward to serving you again next year with a whole new series of tips and fun.  Please feel free to post your comments here and tell me what you liked about 2008's Tuesday Tips and what topics of effective communication you would like to see covered in 2009.  It has been my distinct pleasure in serving you this year.  Happy New Year to you and your family!  May it be a prosperous and more effective 2009! From JoJo's Purple Crayon...

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