Communication Breakdown Analyst Mugs

'...Send again doesn't look like they got it.'

"Remember the golden rule: more buzzwords, less real words."

"You know, there are other emojis."

Changing Minds

"What's going on Jen? Why didn't you respond to my kissing emoji?"

"Everything you say (or don't say) matters. Choose your words and intentions carefully."

"We live in the golden age of fake news, alternative facts and spin control. Your resume is too truthful."

The bluebird of passive-aggressiveness

"We're to stop talking about 'budget cuts'. Apparently it's depressing for staff and clients..."

"There! Now we're getting somewhere."

"I'm bilingual. I can talk to parents and step parents."

'We just don't talk anymore, Gerald!'

"I meant the dog!"

Debbie greatly misinterpreted the marriage counselor's suggestion that she and Tom have a monthly 'date night.'

"We do have on item the internet hasn't already beaten into the ground, ad nauseam."

HUAWEI 5G

Boss and worker communicating in exclaimation marks.

'Have your people facebook my people.'

Like.

'If we are to reorientate our forward facing rhetorical platform we must rephrase our message to cross fertilise the core message..holistically!'

'A 'pregnant pause' is effective only if you've already said something.'

"Looks like he's coming around to our way of thinking."

'He's not a 'bad' phone. He's just not a 'smart' phone.'

'I wouldn't worry too much about his communication skills....grunting is perfectly normal at his age!'

"This is Jim's second speech on how not to make people mad by talking on your phone. I missed his first speech."

"We've managed to eliminate every problem except the public perception that we're heading in the wrong direction."

Man considers blogging.

"We can't even agree on how cold it is."

'Of course I'm listening Dear: In fact, 'I'm all ears'...'

The psychiatrist.

'That's not true, I do listen. I'm just not very interested.'

'With my new phone I can lie out of both side of my mouth 24/7.'

You didn't text me that you met a guy! I couldn�t. There was no cell phone coverage. How awful. Diner. I'll say. What good is love � If you can't brag about it? Wow. Is that Shakespeare?

It's good news when an agent says "This is a big break" to an aspiring actor. But not good when said by an orthopedic surgeon holding your x-ray! It's jarring when your business partner says "We're going under while he's looking at the books. But it's very routine when said by a submarine captain speaking to the crew. "You're on fire" is nice to hear when you're playing an excellent round of golf. But not what you want to hear when you're grilling burgers. "A thumb on the scale" often mean

'This network's news program has been unfairly charged with having a left leaning bias.'