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Write Lady's Blog offers assorted topics (many in the form of personal stories) about communicating. Please contact us if you would like to request a copy of a previously published article that you cannot find online, suggest a subject to cover, or share your views.

Will the Welcome Mat Disappear

Will the Welcome Mat Disappear

How often has a friendly sales representative treated you like royalty—until the business had your...
You Asked for It Better

You Never Asked for It

Are you often annoyed or inconvenienced by pointed and/or inappropriate questions? Many would agree that...
A man and boy face to face with one of them smiling.

Games of Engagement

Do you often need to repeat yourself because your so-called listeners completely or partially miss...
A group of young people standing next to each other.

She Never Predicted My Reaction

When have you been most surprised by someones verbal response? Did the individuals words or...
A man in suit and tie holding a laptop.

Insurance 101 for College Students

Have you ever studied risk management? As a marketing major, I took the mandatory college...
A dog laying in the grass looking up at something

The Trick to Conjure More Content

Here's a confession: I did not enjoy writing stories when I was a kid. Why?...
A calculator sitting next to an open notebook.

The Word Count Challenge

Who hasn't been challenged to produce a certain number of written words or to speak...
A person is writing on paper with a marker.

The Properties of Glue

Have you ever witnessed or experienced the degradation of a family, business, or other group...
A little girl is swinging on the swing set.

Left to Their Own Devices

''School's out for summer!'' During my teen years, Alice Cooper's iconic and, yes, rebellious ''School's...
A woman sitting at the table with a man.

When to Interrupt

Is it rude to divert or pause a conversation or presentation by injecting questions or...
A pile of wooden letters on top of each other.

ABCs for Graduates

Did you have a teacher or mentor who imparted wise words of advice that not...
A woman with glasses is reading the newspaper.

Living Under a Rock

Have you ever been accused of living under a rock? The idiom, delivered on a...
A woman laying on the floor in front of a store.

Sounds Like White Noise

Have you ever marveled over someone's overt ability to ignore a disruptive noise that distracted...
A man and woman holding hands on top of a wooden table.

Should You Engage

How do you determine if someone's intentions to engage with you are: to explore a...
A row of markers with different colors on them.

Highlight Your Problems

When have you been positive that you carefully reviewed something you wrote and later spotted...
A letter to santa claus and the north pole.

When Grandma Wrote to Santa

Who speaks on your behalf? A highly self-sufficient individual might say, "I do all my...
A woman standing over a table with food.

The Secret to Service

What is the secret to providing a service that yields utmost satisfaction to recipients? Is...
A pile of candy that is sitting on the ground.

The Vanishing Treats

Did you trick-or-treat as a child?  Whether a fan of Halloween or not, grownups can...
A man standing in front of a waterfall.

The Wonders of Words and Water

What do words and water have in common? Not much? Words are intangible. While the...
A wooden wall with four frames on it.

Whatever She Said

Have you ever caught only a fragment of what someone said but nodded or smiled...
A woman and child walking on the beach

The Essence of Whee

When is the last time you heard someone exclaim whee, pronounced like we with the...
A broken window with shattered glass on the outside.

It Broke

"It broke!" proclaim countless children every single day. Translation: "This thing broke all by itself....
A close up of an audio tape cassette on top of a table.

The Sound of Your Own Voice

Do you like the sound of your own voice? When considering the question in a...
A group of people sitting at a table with cups.

Pouring Words into Pauses

Do you feel uncomfortable when people are gathered for a discussion, and silence descends on...
A cat and dog laying in the grass.

From Barking to Bonding

Cats and dogs are natural foes, right? Why, then, would felines and canines that have...

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