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Friday, September 28th, 2007It’s not a new thing: you get into an argument with your spouse, and you lose your cool, and before you know it, you are seeing red. You might say some things that you didn’t mean, or perhaps even some things with the intention of hurting the other person’s feelings.
Surviving a Long Distance Relationship
Friday, September 28th, 2007If you are in, or thinking about being in, a long distance relationship you’ve probably already asked yourself, “How can we make this work?” The key, of course, is communication.
The first thing you need to decide before going any further is if this relationship is worth it to you, because it is not going to [...]
Non-Verbal Communication: Let’s Focus on Eye Contact
Friday, September 28th, 2007This article should be a shorter one as I’m going to get straight to the point: eye contact. What is it, what does it mean, and how can you make it more effective?
Conflict Resolution: When is an argument worth the fight?
Friday, September 28th, 2007When is an argument worth fighting for?
Part of being human is causing and experiencing conflict. It’s an unavoidable fact of life that we, as people, have to live with every day. It doesn’t matter what your intentions are or whether those intentions were good or bad. At the end of the day you’re going to [...]
Quick Tips for Successful Job Interviews
Thursday, July 12th, 2007Many people feel that a job interview is a stressful experience- this shouldn’t be the case. A job interview is a friendly meeting of two interested parties: you, as the interviewee, and the interviewer. If you have been invited for an interview it is because they have read your cover letter and [...]
Action Words in Resumes
Thursday, July 12th, 2007Letting your prospective employer know the type of person you are is crucial to establishing a common ground. You will have three venues to accomplish this: your cover letter, your resume, and the interview.
Interpersonal Communication: What is it, and how do you use it?
Thursday, May 24th, 2007Every day you send off a variety of different signals, both verbal and non-verbal. These signals can be something as simple as a wink, or as complex as an in depth conversation with someone. How you use these signals defines how you act as a communicator, and even when you try not to communicate, you [...]
Technical Communication: Know your audience.
Sunday, May 6th, 2007When you are writing, there is undoubtedly a reason that you are doing so. It could be because you are trying to convey useful information, or perhaps you are trying to get your reader to conform to a common belief or idea. Whatever the reason, you writing will become much more effective if you write [...]
They’re, Their, and There: Solving the age-old mystery!
Sunday, March 18th, 2007The English language isn’t exactly the easiest to understand- there are more rules, clauses, modifiers, and exceptions than any other popular language. So, it’s no surprise that many people have a problem with duplicate words (words that sound the same but don’t mean the same thing).
There, their, and they’re are prime examples. All three of [...]
Forum Etiquette: How to avoid being banned.
Sunday, March 4th, 2007I’m writing this article because the internet community is degrading, and quite dramatically so. Every day it seems that the mechanics for proper spelling and grammar are slowly being forgotten, and people are content to blurt out words and phrases that have no literal, or even percieved, meaning. This trend, which I will call “e-tardedness”, [...]
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