communications

The Left Hand (MM #5456)

When I was in the hospital last week, I got caught between two different departments that didn’t communicate. It felt like the right hand didn’t know what the left hand was doing. And I wondered where that phrase came from. It’s actually an adaptation of a Bible verse. Matthew 6:3 says, Do not let your…

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Emoji Etiquette (MM #4159)

For a long time, they told us that text messages weren’t appropriate for business communications. That went out the window during the pandemic when many started working from home. Business communication has changed drastically. Now some companies are even having discussions about emoji etiquette. For a long time, much like text messages, they were taboo….

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Ability To Speak (MM #1931)

I’m a verbal person. I get that from my dad. That’s why we both went into broadcasting. Some people struggle with the ability to speak to others. And now thanks to technology I think the problem is getting worse. Now that people can easily interact with others without actually speaking to them the ability to…

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Media Giants (MM #1636)

I’ve been involved with the media in some way literally my entire life. And even though I don’t make my living from the media anymore, my wife still does. Our media world started changing nearly 20 years ago, and it will never be the same thanks to these radio, television and cable media giants…

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