Communication Crafter Gifts

"You've got to give him credit - He was the first in his family to learn to talk."

"Can I borrow the car keys?"

The writer: something who devotes a lifetime of solitude to the same of communication.

"No, I really DO love you. It's just that my committee has some issues."

Ninedency: A budding tendency

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"He keeps reissuing everything I take issue with."

Wordplay: Export.

"This is the communications workshop, right? Let’s get started, I’m prepared!"

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'I sort of thought your presentation was going to be in powerpoint.'

'I thought people were quite receptive to the change seminar.'

'They just kept sending out memos. Who cared if they made sense?'

"Next time, dear, ask me first before you invite a friend over for dinner."

"Let me know if you smell any large-mouth bass."

"I suppose we should start with listening skills!"

Teacher getting the childrens attention by pretending to be on television.

You can't fool all of the people all of the time, especially with our advertising budget.

A potter paints a barcode on a pot.

"Hello?"

"I think I know what your problem is. Not enough PR."

'Your wife says you were married for 50 years and now you want to communicate?'

'I think both of you are always too busy: You don't talk anymore...'

"See! Thousands of new listeners."

'He's still addressing the nation.'

'All right, who sewed in the disposable diaper?'

"I was just ringing to see if you got the e-mail about the letter I sent you?"

"I appreciate succinct memos, Phillips, but stop writing them all in Haiku!"

"Tell her the surgeon is the best in his field and she'll get through this fine!"

'Actually, when I asked you to bring something fresh to the table, I was talking about ideas!'

Cross-country knitting.