It's My Responsibility To Communicate Properly: The Power Of Words

Jeff,

Thanks,  It will be an ongoing struggle to make sure my posts deliver the message and emotion that I intend.   

Jeff,

This had happend to me..but I was on Kevins end. Reader commented and I commented back ..but for some reason .they thought they offended me which was not the case and they even called me on the hpone to apologize and I did not even know why they were apologizing as I did not take it wrong but they thought I did...so you are correct that it is difficult sometimes to understand words that are typed versus the real expressions from talking and listening. good way to communicate and good reference for people to understand before they leave long comments. I get calls from some of my sensitive buds asking me to go read a comment that was left for them to see how I would interpet it as they think it might be more of a wise response.

Jeff,

Great video.  Blogging and conveying a thought vividly and in the right tone is very difficult; when done right, very rewarding.  It is easy to spend an hour on a sentence when the thought is there and the words don't grasp it.

Well done!  Was this points driven? I hope not, since I popped it a 5.  (There is an intent of dry humor in this line.LOL)

Jeff,

LOL... 

You know, when it isn't fun anymore, I'll get out of the way for someone else.

I will need to get one, and I expect I would do them away from my computer at times.  I haven't liked the "Localism" shots of local stuff, but might like it if I could go there and video it and talk about it at the same time.

So start the class from "girl who knows nothing and has no video camera" :)

Talking instead of writing isn't the answer - statistics show people retain only 20% of what they hear.

In reading blogs, as in listening to people in our business - we need to remember perspective. What they're saying related to them - it's not about us. Sometimes we're just a mirror for how they feel about themselves.

Somehow I missed this post.   I have to say you are dead on.  I had the same thing happen on here where i commented on post and the person who wrote it .... responded back in such a defensive manner I was taken back.   I reread what I wrote and realized like you, I have to be a tad more careful how I word things because it was taken in a completely different direction than how i meant it.

It only took me one time.... won't happen again......... thanks for sharing

Blue Ribbon understatement of the year:

"This comment has been flagged as possible spam and will be reviewed."

LOL

Jeff!!!

I'm just catching up.  I had to take a week off.  I know I'm in the middle of a competition---but it was all too much (all the drama).

I told Tisza to convey at the gathering that I wasn't not at all mad.

You are great.  See you in San Fran.

It is too true on  the written word.  I have made plenty of written blunders myself and have had to pay dearly for them.  Good Video though.

Lexa Montierth