In thi$ life, we all need $ome thing mo$t de$perately. I think you $hould be under$tanding of the need$ of u$ worker$ who have given $o much $upport including $weat and $ervice to your company. I am $ure you will gue$ what I mean and re$pond $oon.

Your$ $incerely,
Norman $oh

The next day, the employee received this letter of reply:

I kNOw you have been working very hard. NOwadays, NOthing much has changed. You must have NOticed that our company is NOt doing NOticeably well .
NOw the newspaper are saying the world"s leading ecoNOmists are NOt sure if the United States may go into aNOther recession. After the NOvember presidential elections things may turn bad.
I have NOthing more to add NOw You kNOw what I mean.

Yours truly,
Manager...

Three sisters, ages 92, 94, and 96, lived together in a large, rambling house in Asheville, North Carolina. One night, the 96-year-old was drawing a bath. She put her foot in and paused. She shouted to her two sisters, "Was I getting in or out of the bath?"

The 94-year-old yelled back, "I don"t know. I"ll come up and see."

She started up the stairs and paused. "Was I going up the stairs or down?"

The 92-year-old was sitting at the kitchen table, having tea and listening to her sisters. She shook her head and said, "I sure hope I never get that forgetful, knock on wood..." She then shouted, "I"ll come up and help both of you as soon as I see who"s at the door."

Five Top Tips for Better Communications

We all communicate constantly throughout the day. Mostly we communicate on auto-pilot, throughbody language and unthinking responses; brief verbal replies, a shrug of the shoulders, a reactive scowl or smile. All these are ways to communicate how we are feeling, but without much conscious appreciation of how we convey what"s on our mind or how we come across to others.

Let"s look at five top tips for better communications:

- Focus and really listen to what the other person is saying. Be aware of how they appear to be feeling. This requires being fully present with them, giving your undiluted attention to them and being interested in what they have to say. Active listening involves demonstrating that you have heard what they have said. By looking at them as they speak, nodding, waiting for them to finish, perhaps paraphrasing some of what they have said back to them as a question, you prove that you are interested and respectful of them and what they have to say.

- Be clear as to what you want to say. When there is a sensitive matter to discuss or a difficult or conflict situation it is important to think before you speak, decide on what your issues or concerns really are and what you want to convey. This way you focus your mind on your key points and are better able to retain that clarity.

- Pick an appropriate time. Especially when there is a potentially difficult topic to discuss it can be tempting to blurt something out at random and not allow adequate time to discuss the matter properly. At times like this it is more respectful and more conducive to a positive outcome to arrange a mutually acceptable time so the conversation can happen properly. Some people like to agree a code word in advance so that if one person starts to feel distressed or overwhelmed they can use it to introduce a short break during which they can calm themselves down.

- Avoid accusations. Effective communications require a two-way exchange of ideas, thoughts and information. Accusations often result in an attack and defense mindset, or an, "I only said that because you... " where the conversation goes completely off point. Miscellaneous examples and accusations can result in the discussion dissolving into acrimonious bickering. Indeed, many couples find that this can become a regular pattern. Relationship counseling can help provide a more structured setting in which to explore issues, stay on track and introduce more meaningful communications into the relationship.

- Take responsibility for how you feel. Rather than blaming or accusing the other person or expecting them to be psychic it is far more effective to take responsibility, say how you feel and explain why you are upset about something. Often the other person will become more supportive, understanding and will be keen to help the situation resolve. Equally, take responsibility and instead of trying to always please others, avoid confrontation or not be a nuisance, learn to improve your confidence levels and find your voice. Counseling and hypnotherapy can be one route to improving this situation and is a positive way to overcome past issues, free your personality and learn to express your feelings more constructively.

 

Charlie and Brian entered a chocolate store. As they were looking at the candy, Charlie stole three chocolate bars. When they left the store he said to Brian, "I"m the best thief; I stole three chocolate bars and no one saw me put them in my pocket. You can"t beat that."

Brian replied, "You want to see something better? Let"s go back to the shop and I"ll show you real stealing. I"ll steal while the shopkeeper is watching me and he won"t even know. "

So they went to the counter and Brian said to the shopkeeper, "Do you want to see a great magic trick?"

The shopkeeper replied, "Yes."

So Brian said, "Give me three chocolate bars. "

The shopkeeper gave him three chocolate bars and Brian ate all three.

Then the shopkeeper asked, "But where"s the magic?"

Brian replied, "Look in Charlie"s pocket."

• Longest word in English is "Typewriter" which can be written by one row of keyboard.
• Only word in English with three consecutive sets of double letters is "Bookkeeper".
• Only word "Taxi" is spelled exactly same in French, English, German, Portuguese, Swedish, and Dutch
• Longest words "Stewardesses" and "reverberated" which can be typed using only the left hand.
• "Forty" is the only word which has its letter in alphabetical order.
• The longest word "Skepticisms " can be typed using alternate hands.
• "Screeched" and "strengths" are longest one-syllable words
• English shortest words that contain letters A, B, C, D, E, and F are "Feedback" and "Boldface".
• "Lollipop" is the longest word that can be typed using only the right hand.
• If you spell out every number from 0 to 999, you will find every vowel except for "a ". You have to count to one thousand to find an "a "!
• "Rhythm" and "syzygy" (look it up and learn a new word today!) are the longest words without vowels.
• "Queueing" is the only word with five consecutive vowels.
• "Subcontinental" is the only word that uses each vowel only once and in reverse alphabetical order.
• The only words with "uu" are "vacuum ", "muumuu ", "residuum ", and "continuum ".
• "Therein" contains ten words without rearranging any of the letters: the, he, her, ere, therein, herein, there, in, here, rein.
• "Underground" is the only word that begins and ends with "und".

Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."Albert Einstein