Modern Communication Enthusiast Mugs

Presentation Skills: 1. Be Prepared.

'It's the latest invention. Texted smoke signals.'

"You can access me by saying simply 'Agnes.' It is not necessary to add 'dot com.' "

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"You've got to learn about verbs. How else are you going to verbalize your feelings?

'Bob, I know you're a Mockingbird, but a few compliments every now and then would greatly help your marriage...'

"No, I really thought each sentence ended with an emoji!"

She - Interpreter - He.

'I'm majoring in communication and minoring in pizza delivery - What about you?'

Ruddy bloggers!

'The usual ‘nod, nod, wink, wink' will do, Walter. We don't need the eyebrow twitch and nostril flares.'

My phone is synced with my tablet, my tablet is synced with my laptop ... but none of them are synced with me."

"Hi, you've reached Susan's desk. I am monotasking right now, so I'll call you back it's the phone's turn again. Beep!"

'After we learn the alphabet, are we going to learn how to text?'

On-the-job creativity may go unrewarded an may even create consternation among co-workers.

"When we first started seeing each other, we would always use the same word for snow."

'Can't we handle this through more impersonal channels like text messaging?'

'A thousand word report? How many words is that in text message?'

They had a tendency to talk past one another.

The Love Psychologists

'We finally learned to communicate, and he's worse than I thought he was!

"Nd how did tht mke u feel?"

"Stop squawking. Use your words."

'This is Martins, the office I was telling you about. She's got a real knack for texting people down from window ledges!'

"Abbreviations here, abbreviations there, and one is more incomprehensible than the next!"

'Before we get started, let's go around the table and practice making eye contact.'

'I was just ringing to see if you'd got the email about my letter.'

'No, there's nothing on my mind, but if there was I don't want to talk about it.'

Technological advances within the office.

Relationship Issues.

'He says he needs his own space.'