To add insult to injury, we’re often out of control when listening in the real world. When we speak, we can choose to use words we know but when others speak with us, they don’t know which words we have studied. When we read, we can do so at our own pace, but when listening...
Even if you’re outgoing and generally comfortable speaking in public, that doesn’t sound like a fun moment, does it? And how relaxed will you feel – and look – walking in? Now imagine you’re about to give the same talk, but this time you’re in the hallway with a close friend...
Yet babies begin to develop language skills long before they beginspeaking. And, compared to adults, they develop these skills quickly. People have a hard timelearning new languages as they grow older, but babies have the ability to learn any languageeasily, even wrong ones.For a long time...
The second time this has happened with one of my split updates and totally not planned which is really tripping me out, but again there are exactly as many features in the non-vampire update as are in the vampire update. ZEEF'S MYSTERY BOXES (6 features) Now the last hut on the ...
Speaking on the other hand involves multiple communication methods working together simultaneously, not just words and sentences when talking or speaking. As a matter of fact, most of what makes a person funny and gives them the ability to generate laughs when they speak, whether they are off ...
Do you have a hard time saying no to others? Do you say yes when you really mean no? You're not alone. Many people end up saying yes to something they don't really want to do for several reasons. It is necessary to learn how to say no . I'm sorry. I just
‘Denise’, employed on a zero-hours contract, had had her regular working hours substantially cut since she had taken time off for a pregnancy-related illness. When she had challenged her employer, pointing out that several new staff had been taken on recently, she was told “we need peopl...
Finding a good date. Finding a good job. Okay so they are both complete torture. During the past year, I was searching for another full-time job, other than the one I had, but the extra special time came during the last 3 months where I was officially an unemployed, crap excuse for...
I wrote this and paused, that moment when I felt so aligned in exactly where I was sitting, at exactly the time I needed to hear exactly the words that were spoken, and I was open. He told me, that fear is a productive force, something I hadn’t heard enough, as I am surrounded...
Time for introductions. When writing fiction, you often must present a character to readers for the first time. As the saying goes, ‘first impressions are the most lasting,’ so make each a good one. In this post, the team at NowNovellists six ways to introduce characters to readers, ...