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Do you feel people avoid you, or are not interested in what you have to say? Do you feel you are not taken seriously, nor respected? Perhaps you need to brush-up on your conversation and communication skills!
Being a good conversationalist means more than having a “gift to gab”. In fact, often it is those who talk effortlessly, are the worst communicators. In order to effectively communicate and converse, one must have social awareness, sensitivity, self-control and discretion.
Through conversation, we have the ability to command an audience or we can turn people off. We can gain respect, or lose it. We can confirm credibility, or damage it.
Learning how to successfully communicate and converse can build and maintain healthy relationships in all areas of life.
Continue reading Communication and Conversation Etiquette
Text Addiction Questions
Are you addicted to texting? Take this test to find out. If you answer ”yes” to at least 5, you may want to consider if it’s effecting your credibility.
- Do you automatically wake up during the night just to check your messages?
- Do you check your text messages as soon as you awake?
- Can you go more than 30, 15 minutes, without having an urge to check your texts?
- Even if you think you shouldn’t (during a presentation, a business meeting or engaged in conversation with others) do you discreetly pull your phone out (when no one is looking) to read or send a text?
- Do you feel if you text while holding your phone on your lap, or under the table, where no one can see, it’s permissible?
- When you’re out socially with co-workers, friends or family, do you spend half your time texting other people?
- When driving, is your cell or I-Phone on your lap, or setting on the seat next to you, so it’s easily accessible to receive or send texts?
- Do you text and drive, thinking you’ll never be a statistic?
- When you don’t receive a text for several minutes, do you think, “Who can I text?”
I have observed over the past several years the increasing lack of Continue reading Are You Addicted to Texting?
It’s that time of year again, when beautiful autumn colors begin to resonate, apples and cider fill our markets, hot chocolate and donuts fill our tummies, and houses are festively decorated with corn stalks, scarecrows and pumpkins. These are signs of fall.
For children, it signals that soon, for one night, they will transform themselves into their favorite superstar or cartoon character. Then, parading from door to door, saying those all familiar words, “Trick or Treat”, with anticipation of what they will receive. Continue reading Happy Trick or Treat as You Sweetly Teach
Once someone learns they have cancer, often the reality of the news doesn’t truly sink in at first. They hear the words, yet, it may take hours, days or longer before they truly understand and feel the impact of the news.
Fear is a common feeling. Then anger can follow. A person’s perspective and thinking can become clouded, and emotions filled with anxiety.
When you’re the recipient of such news from a family member, friend or co-worker, your response is very important.
When a woman grieves over her loss of health, and potentially other physical features, it is important to be sensitive about what you say and do. A woman can be extra sensitive.
Sometimes people will avoid the person with cancer, because they don’t know what to say or they don’t want to say the wrong thing. However, this is not the time to avoid, but to embrace, quietly and supportively.
The following tips will help as you interact with a family member, friend or co-worker who has breast cancer. Continue reading Support and Grief Etiquette
Are manners out dated or old fashioned? Find out by reading Modern Manners Matter on NBC24.
Modern Manners Matter
Wedding season is upon us. For most, it’s a time of celebration; however, for some, the happily ever after turns sour. To find out what to do if your fairytale wedding doesn’t have a storybook ending, read my article in The Toledo Blade.
You canceled the wedding, now what do you do?
 There is no better feeling than those felt by the graduate. Saying goodbye to halls they’ve walked for years, teachers who’ve challenged them to be their best, and friends they’ve known a lifetime. At the same time, they’re saying hello to a world filled with opportunity, new friends, new experiences, new paths to choose, and an awesome freedom to set goals, reach dreams and make life what they want it to be. Within the next week or two, many seniors will be walking the isle to receive their well-earned diploma. For most graduates, a party will follow so that family and friends can celebrate their accomplishments, congratulate and support them, present them with cards and gifts and inquire about future plans.
With all the time and effort that goes into this event, there are several things families and graduates can do that will ensure a smooth running and memorable celebration for all. Continue reading Congratulations Graduate
 The famous quote, “The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world”, by William Ross Wallace, is well known for its strong message of a mothers influence.
Mothers through out history have had a tremendous effect on our nation, due to the children they’ve raised. Significant mothers acknowledged begin with Mary, mother of Jesus. Jesus expressed immense love and compassion for her as he told John to care for her, as she knelt at the foot of the cross. Continue reading Hats Off to Mom
Jill Marie has been quoted, profiled, and mentioned in many news articles. Here are links to several of them.
Opening your heart and home to family, friends and business associates is a wonderful way to enrich your relationships and strengthen friendships. Here are a few tips to follow that will make entertaining more enjoyable for both host and guest. Continue reading Hospitality Tips
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