Tag Archives: Communication

The yin and yang of communications

Communications is made up of two halves, something like yin and yang. I call them the positive side and the negative side. In using a word like “negative” we immediately think it is something bad. But it isn’t. Both sides … Continue reading

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Repetition is good so it’s good to repeat ourselves

It’s good to repeat yourself. By default I think we believe to repeat ourselves is a bad thing. However, if we’re trying to communicate it’s through repetition that it gets across. The trick is to do this without becoming redundant  … Continue reading

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Social media and passing fancies

I began thinking today about social media and all the tools we see. There is something of a digital cornucopia of “stuff”: Facebook, Twitter, iPhone apps, Twitter apps, aggregators and on and on. New ones pop up everyday. Accompanying all … Continue reading

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Saturday morning project — 2004

I’ve completed my Saturday morning project which was to go through my posts from 2004 and find the ones I most liked. They aren’t necessarily written as well as they should but such are the hazards of blogs. It was … Continue reading

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A little something about experts

I saw a rather disturbing comment in the letters area of the local paper (Fredericton’s Daily Gleaner). It went thus: “The average New Brunswicker is not qualified to make the final decision concerning the sale of NB Power. We do … Continue reading

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