Expert Communicator Gifts

"Social work is all about clear communications...It relies upon the complex interweaving of language, gesture and expression to ensure that you get your message across."

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

"On a more positive note the guidance we’ve published on the services we can’t provide is published in 37 different languages."

"Can I borrow the car keys?"

"And isn't it time we replaced the worn-out, meaningless cliches in our mission statement with some dazzlingly new meaningless cliches?"

"And now here's Cathie with the hypothetical portion of the news."

"Damn - another letter to the editor."

"Nope, I still only have one bar."

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

Dialogue

'Complete sentences?? Jeez, how verbose can you get?'

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

Changing Minds

Ninedency: A budding tendency

'...honestly I just feel like we don't communicate like we used to!'

Direct Marketing...

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

Lies/Damned Lies/Social Media

'Now that we've learned to talk, maybe we should establish some speech codes.'

"Dad's got a promotion. How can now mute middle management."

"....So called 'fake news' is dangerous to our democracy!"

Ruddy bloggers!

Information...political rhetoric

'I want to discuss communication clarity.'

'Stop emailing me, I am standing right here.'

Wordplay: Export.

'Hi! I'm on the tree.'

"'Grim Reapers' was considered too offensive, these days we're known as 'afterlife facilitators.'"

Target your message

"Well, after ad school, our Timothy made a 6-second Ad that nobody saw."

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