Have you ever asked your child to do something simple but no matter how many times you ask, they keep ignoring you? For example, on a school morning you may call out, “Sarah, put your shoes on. We have to go!” as you are trying to finish an email, clean up breakfast dishes and make […] … learn more→
Tag Archives: communication
Why won’t my kids listen to me? A psychologist explains
Five golden rules for effective science communication – perspectives from a documentary maker
Over the past three years, people from all walks of life have learned a great deal about different branches of science. The COVID-19 pandemic introduced many of us to information about virology and vaccine production. Environmental disasters in every part of the world have brought concepts from meteorology and climatology to daily news reports. In […] … learn more→
Why real-time communication is not possible outside of Earth
Human beings communicate with each other in two ways. The first is the same used by other animals: the emission of sound waves. However, these are slow and do not spread more than a few tens of meters due to the attenuation introduced by the air. That is why we have searched since ancient times for alternatives for […] … learn more→
Every type of business communication, explained
Communication is easily the most important skill for anyone looking to get into business. If you cannot put your thoughts into words that others can understand and act upon, you won’t find success at any level of an organization because you won’t be able to work with fellow employees successfully or effectively give direction to […] … learn more→
Duke Professor removed for asking students to speak english
Even though our schools are well-supported by a student loan scam pouring money on them in an ever increasing deluge, they always want more. A sweet spring of such funds comes from foreign students—they get to pay a “non resident” tuition penalty on top of the usual bloated tuition price. It’s particularly prevalent in graduate […] … learn more→
Listen up! How to get your message across in just 60 seconds
Do you have something important to say, but find it hard to get people’s attention? Or have you tried to listen to someone who claims to have something interesting to impart, but they can’t explain it and the idea gets lost? (Or worse, you get bored and lose interest, even if they’re trying to describe […] … learn more→