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The leaves are changing colors, campfires are cooking up S'Mores, and friends to help keep you warm. It's Fall. The smells, sensations, and of course the gooey warmth of melted chocolate, marshmallows, with a graham cracker crust rushes memories of times well spent with friends.
When sharing S'Mores with friends invariably quotes come up from famous and not so famous people. Some quotes you remember far into next week, the next month, and in the end become a staple of your conversations retold numerous times. It's that S'More and your friends that fire those memories and keep that time alive.
This is what SMOERs is all about. Quotes that inspire the mind. Find out what SMOERs stands for and delicious examples. Find your quote... find inspiration. SMOERs offers more... and then some!
Thursday's And Then Some Essay preview:
Thursday’s essay is called, "Communication competence builds on competence." The most important reason that competent communication is important is because it has been proven to aid in gaining success in a wide range of social and occupational situations. It is a process through which interpersonal impressions are shaped and satisfactory outcomes are derived from an interaction. So, the real question becomes, how often do you offer others the impression you intend and derive the outcome you want? In this essay, I will define the characteristics perceived to comprise competent communication.
Communication competence builds on competence
by Richard L. Weaver II
Excerpt:
These five characteristics provide a fairly broad foundation; however, if you consider them overall goals to be achieved, you will find the important perception, listening, feedback, language, and nonverbal skills necessary for moving closer to achieving them on a regular basis. The nice thing is that awareness of these five characteristics that can establish a solid and interpersonally competent foundation and as you gain more experience — especially positive, supportive, and rewarding results — you will have constructive, practical, and productive personal examples that you can use to build an even more competent future. That is why it can be said that competence helps build greater competence.
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Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Two Baby Memory Books gets a Face-lift and Feedforward your Communication Preview
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We previously built a one page website for Special Delivery: A Baby Memory Scrapbook for Boys or Girls at BabyMemoriesBooks.com. That website was o.k. for the time being, but we knew it needed an upgrade. The upgrade is here!
The new website features multiple pages with better explanations of the baby books. Now that the website presents you with a better idea of what the books are about stay tuned. We will be adding more videos and How-To articles from Lynne Hall and Anthony Weaver, plus links... And Then Some!
Visit the new BabyMemoriesBooks.com and see why both books make a great baby shower gift!
Thursday's And Then Some Essay preview:
Thursday’s essay is called, "Feedforward will improve the accuracy and quality of your communication." We use feedforward prior to future messages. It is the information sent before new messages are delivered. They may help recipients predict, anticipate, understand, or prepare for forthcoming messages, but their point, clearly, is to set the stage for what might come next. They don’t always appear at the beginning of a message sequence; they can occur at any time during an interaction. The only prerequisite for feedforward messages is that they come before what may follow.
Feedforward will improve the accuracy and quality of your communication
by Richard L. Weaver II
Excerpt:
Like feedback, feedforward is something often taken for granted in our communication. We just do not think about it often. But, as demonstrated here, it is not only common, but it relates to a wide variety of situations; thus, the more we understand it, the better we will be able to control our use of it and get the results we desire in communication situations. Understanding simply gives us better control.
And Then Some Works!
We previously built a one page website for Special Delivery: A Baby Memory Scrapbook for Boys or Girls at BabyMemoriesBooks.com. That website was o.k. for the time being, but we knew it needed an upgrade. The upgrade is here!
The new website features multiple pages with better explanations of the baby books. Now that the website presents you with a better idea of what the books are about stay tuned. We will be adding more videos and How-To articles from Lynne Hall and Anthony Weaver, plus links... And Then Some!
Visit the new BabyMemoriesBooks.com and see why both books make a great baby shower gift!
Thursday's And Then Some Essay preview:
Thursday’s essay is called, "Feedforward will improve the accuracy and quality of your communication." We use feedforward prior to future messages. It is the information sent before new messages are delivered. They may help recipients predict, anticipate, understand, or prepare for forthcoming messages, but their point, clearly, is to set the stage for what might come next. They don’t always appear at the beginning of a message sequence; they can occur at any time during an interaction. The only prerequisite for feedforward messages is that they come before what may follow.
Feedforward will improve the accuracy and quality of your communication
by Richard L. Weaver II
Excerpt:
Like feedback, feedforward is something often taken for granted in our communication. We just do not think about it often. But, as demonstrated here, it is not only common, but it relates to a wide variety of situations; thus, the more we understand it, the better we will be able to control our use of it and get the results we desire in communication situations. Understanding simply gives us better control.
And Then Some Works!
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
New Facebook Pages and Essay Preview - How to reach students in today's technology-driven world
And Then Some Publishing News
Have you seen our new Facebook pages? We've added a page for And Then Some Publishing, Edgar E. Willis' World War II memoir, Civilian in an Ill-fitting Uniform and How to Be Funny on Purpose, plus Lynne Hall's Special Delivery baby memories books.
Facebook Page: And Then Some Publishing
Website: AndThenSomePublishing.com
The library of And Then Some Publishing books, videos, and blogs.
Facebook Page: Civilian in an Ill-fitting Uniform: A Memoir of World War II
Facebook Page: How to be Funny on Purpose
Website: EdgarEWillis.com
Books by Edgar E Willis, videos series and interview,
It's how to be funny and not for dummies including the video series "How to be Funny on Purpose." It's World War II in an unvarnished approach and shockingly truthful account with a video interview of Edgar E. Willis at 96 years old!
Facebook Page: Special Delivery: A Baby Memory Scrapbook for Boys or Girls
Website: BabyMemoriesBooks.com
Baby memories books that are a keepsake for a lifetime for you or as a gift. Theme based illustrations and text so you can add as much or as little as you want. Add comments, pictures, and special memories. Videos, Table of Contents, and page examples.
Visit And Then Some Publishing's Facebook pages and don't forget to "Like" us!
Thursday's And Then Some Essay preview:
Thursday’s essay is called, "How to reach students in today’s technology-driven world." The point of this essay isn’t really what these two gentlemen [playing Lewis & Clark] said during their talk, it’s about what they did to make history come alive for their listeners. In a Time magazine article entitled “History Goes Hollywood” (September 18, 2006, pp. 64-66), Nathan Thornburgh points out that schools are teaching less history, “so kids have less of an idea about what happened ...or why it matters (p. 64).”
How to reach students in today's technology-driven world
by Richard L. Weaver II
Excerpt:
Teachers can’t dress up in costumes every day and use a wide array of props to make their points. Daily lessons do not need to be dumbed down and the intellectually challenging assignments eliminated and replaced by vapid video presentations—less in-depth education and more seduction. And teacher-education programs don’t need to begin offering circus training, costume designing, acting, and text messaging courses. This is obvious. But what is the answer? How do educators make certain they are reaching today’s students and making the kind of impression that makes learning—knowledge acquisition—enjoyable enough to inspire a lifetime of continued interest in further learning?
And Then Some Works!
Have you seen our new Facebook pages? We've added a page for And Then Some Publishing, Edgar E. Willis' World War II memoir, Civilian in an Ill-fitting Uniform and How to Be Funny on Purpose, plus Lynne Hall's Special Delivery baby memories books.
Facebook Page: And Then Some Publishing
Website: AndThenSomePublishing.com
The library of And Then Some Publishing books, videos, and blogs.
Facebook Page: Civilian in an Ill-fitting Uniform: A Memoir of World War II
Facebook Page: How to be Funny on Purpose
Website: EdgarEWillis.com
Books by Edgar E Willis, videos series and interview,
It's how to be funny and not for dummies including the video series "How to be Funny on Purpose." It's World War II in an unvarnished approach and shockingly truthful account with a video interview of Edgar E. Willis at 96 years old!
Facebook Page: Special Delivery: A Baby Memory Scrapbook for Boys or Girls
Website: BabyMemoriesBooks.com
Baby memories books that are a keepsake for a lifetime for you or as a gift. Theme based illustrations and text so you can add as much or as little as you want. Add comments, pictures, and special memories. Videos, Table of Contents, and page examples.
Visit And Then Some Publishing's Facebook pages and don't forget to "Like" us!
Thursday's And Then Some Essay preview:
Thursday’s essay is called, "How to reach students in today’s technology-driven world." The point of this essay isn’t really what these two gentlemen [playing Lewis & Clark] said during their talk, it’s about what they did to make history come alive for their listeners. In a Time magazine article entitled “History Goes Hollywood” (September 18, 2006, pp. 64-66), Nathan Thornburgh points out that schools are teaching less history, “so kids have less of an idea about what happened ...or why it matters (p. 64).”
How to reach students in today's technology-driven world
by Richard L. Weaver II
Excerpt:
Teachers can’t dress up in costumes every day and use a wide array of props to make their points. Daily lessons do not need to be dumbed down and the intellectually challenging assignments eliminated and replaced by vapid video presentations—less in-depth education and more seduction. And teacher-education programs don’t need to begin offering circus training, costume designing, acting, and text messaging courses. This is obvious. But what is the answer? How do educators make certain they are reaching today’s students and making the kind of impression that makes learning—knowledge acquisition—enjoyable enough to inspire a lifetime of continued interest in further learning?
And Then Some Works!
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
And Then Some News
And Then Some News
We have been busy updating our look on Edgar E. Willis' web site. It has a cleaner smoother look, and is easier to navigate. Pop over and check it out. Just click the link at the top of our home page. While your there be sure to watch Edgar's videos on How to be Funny on Purpose - An Anatomy of Humor and Civilian in an Ill-fitting Uniform: A Memoir of World War II. You can also read the first chapter of his book Civilian in an Ill-fitting Uniform. I guarantee it is worth the look.
Thursday's And Then Some Essay preview:
Thursday’s essay is called, "Through words, you become the architect of your own reality." The main problem with catchwords, buzzphrases, and quickie concepts is that they are simply a form of entertainment that anyone can perform. They connect people instantly and can keep conversations bobbing with humor and liveliness, but they work against taking ourselves seriously. They are accessible, but they reveal no depth. They are easy to understand, easygoing, and pleasant, but there is no substance attached to them. Pop language is fun, useful, and free in the same way that advertising-supported media is fun, useful, and “free,” but there are obvious trade-offs, and the most important one is thought replacement.
Through words, you become the architect of your own reality
by Richard L. Weaver II
Excerpt:
If you are like me you are feeling immersed (submerged?) in a world of popular catchwords, buzzphrases, and quickie concepts that Americans seem unable to communicate without using. This verbal kudzu tells more about how we think than we think. There is no doubt that many of these words and phrases—when used in the proper context—pack rhetorical oomph and social punch, but, as Savan notes, “today’s pop talk projects a personality that has mastered the simulation of conversation. It’s a sort of air guitar for the lips, seeking not so much communication as a confirmation that...hey, we’re cool (pp. 10-11).”
And Then Some Works!
We have been busy updating our look on Edgar E. Willis' web site. It has a cleaner smoother look, and is easier to navigate. Pop over and check it out. Just click the link at the top of our home page. While your there be sure to watch Edgar's videos on How to be Funny on Purpose - An Anatomy of Humor and Civilian in an Ill-fitting Uniform: A Memoir of World War II. You can also read the first chapter of his book Civilian in an Ill-fitting Uniform. I guarantee it is worth the look.
Thursday's And Then Some Essay preview:
Thursday’s essay is called, "Through words, you become the architect of your own reality." The main problem with catchwords, buzzphrases, and quickie concepts is that they are simply a form of entertainment that anyone can perform. They connect people instantly and can keep conversations bobbing with humor and liveliness, but they work against taking ourselves seriously. They are accessible, but they reveal no depth. They are easy to understand, easygoing, and pleasant, but there is no substance attached to them. Pop language is fun, useful, and free in the same way that advertising-supported media is fun, useful, and “free,” but there are obvious trade-offs, and the most important one is thought replacement.
Through words, you become the architect of your own reality
by Richard L. Weaver II
Excerpt:
If you are like me you are feeling immersed (submerged?) in a world of popular catchwords, buzzphrases, and quickie concepts that Americans seem unable to communicate without using. This verbal kudzu tells more about how we think than we think. There is no doubt that many of these words and phrases—when used in the proper context—pack rhetorical oomph and social punch, but, as Savan notes, “today’s pop talk projects a personality that has mastered the simulation of conversation. It’s a sort of air guitar for the lips, seeking not so much communication as a confirmation that...hey, we’re cool (pp. 10-11).”
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