Communication

What you say is very important. But how you say it is also very important. In fact, the meaning of what you say can be changed by how you say it!

Want proof? Just look at this simple sentence.

You know those people who routinely get themselves in trouble because of their mouths? It’s like their jaws start flapping without their brains being engaged. While some think it’s impossible to speak without a brain, there’s at least one Scarecrow who’d disagree.

And he’s an authority on the subject.

For most of us, learning proper syntax and correct grammar was as exciting as watching grass grow. We diagrammed sentences, studied subject/verb agreement…and hated every minute of it. But for Immaculée Ilibagiza, a young African girl caught in a civil war, learning English became a matter of life and death.

Ahhh…people. They can bring out the best in you…or the worst. If we’re honest, other people provide us with plenty of opportunities to say something mean or hurtful. Thankfully, some of us bite our tongue in those instances.

But here’s what it sounds like when people don’t.

Ahhh…people. They can bring out the best in you…or the worst. If we’re honest, other people provide us with plenty of opportunities to say something mean or hurtful. Thankfully, some of us bite our tongue in those instances.

But here’s what it sounds like when we don’t.