Verbal Skills Mugs

Trash Talking 101

"So, what do you do for play?"

Super Strength, Impervious to Bullets And Explosions

"OK, fine. Perhaps 'sower of discord in the lower depths of hell' was overstating it."

"I don't actually talk, I just mimic sounds."

Thesaurus Company

"I swear, Mr. Drumpf, I meant it in the best sense of the word." "Mr. Drumpf is a moron."

"He excels at putting out fires."

"I'm a great ... umm... like ... umm... like... umm ... communicator."

'Sometimes, from time to time, occasionally I wish I'd never bought that ruddy thesaurus!'

"Why do people think using big words is a bad thing?"

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

'Dear Miss Etiquette, I'm never sure if I should say anything...'

'All of your references say you play well with others, but there's nothing in here about you actually doing any work.'

Body Language - "Guess why I'm annoyed."

'Now that we've evolved, we should work on our people skills.'

Walkie Talkie Company CEO has in/out boxes labeled: Talk the talk, Walk the Walk.

How to Do Small Talk??!!

'We'll skip that rubbish.'

"How to communicate better with your mate"

Bookworm group

"I think it’s time we started holding other kids’ hands."

Fishing Contest

Being unable to clearly articulate responses to interview questions is a common mistake...

"Develop your social skills. Share information about yourself so people will want to talk to you." "I like to dissect animals."

'...and by persuading your bosses to send you on this course, you've all passed!'

'How do you explain these terrible verbal SAT scores?'

'I can say 'no' in five different languages: English, Spanish, German, Russian and Karate.'

'Hold on, there might be someone more interesting on the other line...'

"I don't like playing Scrabble with Gracie! She totally makes up all kinds of crazy words! And they're always in the dictionary!"

Non-verbal Management Skills.

'I wish i could think of some way to get away form him.' 'I wish i could think of some way to get away form her.'

'Now that we've evolved, we should work on our people skills.'

Political Speech Making Tutorial

'You're trying to find yourself? -- No offense, but if I were you, I'd look for somebody ELSE.'