by Auntie Bev | Jan 7, 2022 | Bev Speaks, Communications, Public Speaking, vocabulary, Vocabulary Skills, Word skills, Writing
If you’re an employee, you owe it to your colleagues and YOURSELF to be able to articulate your thoughts and ideas with clarity in the workplace. Good team communication matters and it’s also important for people working alone who have to report to a boss....
by Auntie Bev | Jan 13, 2021 | Communications, Public Speaking
Let me just start off by saying what you are going to read below are NOT my words. This was part of an email that came to me from a guy named Benji Bruce, who’s all over the internet with his speakinglifestyle website, which he proclaims is the #1 “speaker...
by Auntie Bev | Mar 29, 2019 | Communications, Public Speaking, Vocabulary Skills
Depending on the circle you’re traveling in, you will communicate accordingly. If you’re talking with a business colleague you wouldn’t call him or her your “homie.” Likewise, if you’re at a church gathering, it’s highly...
by Auntie Bev | Feb 21, 2019 | Public Speaking, Vocabulary Skills, Writing
When I was a college student, one of my journalism professors at Ohio University, Dr. Ralph Izard, used to always say, “You write like you speak so it is my mission to make sure the two match up when you are communicating with the public.” I never gave...
by Auntie Bev | Oct 22, 2018 | Communications, Public Speaking
We all communicate differently, therefore, it is very likely there will be times when we misinterpret what is being said. Case in point: My husband and I were having a conversation about sports that ultimately turned into an argument. Once we were able to talk...
by Auntie Bev | Aug 21, 2018 | Communications, Public Speaking, Vocabulary Skills
OK—the title of this blog post is probably a little misleading because my guess is there are quite a few 9th graders who don’t have strong vocabulary skills. Hopefully, as an adult you do because understanding vocabulary is extremely important to reading...
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