You hate spam. We hate spam. If you watch the news and listen to the right (wrong) people, you’ll be led to believe that you need to hide your money under the mattress and turn and run from your speaking business as fast as you can — because “things are bad!!” There were 1.8 Which topics are in highest demand. MORE >>

am just getting tired of spam comments trying to sell their shoes from a foreign country, comments trying to get you to go to their porn site or just random babble that doesn't make any sense. So, if you want to comment on my posts, you need to sign in and verify that you are not spam. Sadly I had to do this with comments. MORE >>

The person got busy, went on vacation, your e-mail went to her spam folder. Thought Trap #5: Jumping to Conclusions Continuing on in the series on Thought Traps. You make a negative interpretation even though there are no definite facts that convincingly support your conclusion. Now, let's be honest, people. This happened to me). Take action. MORE >>

avoid spam and information overload. __ 22. I originally created this self-test on politeness for the revision of Interpersonal Messages but later decided to use a more general (and shorter) self-test for politeness. But, I thought this one might be of use as well, especially for those who want to focus on the workplace. Test Yourself. link]. MORE >>

In your social media role, don't abuse the privilege of having a group of ready listeners and readers by bombarding them with spam, commercials, or other kinds of one-way communication that doesn't encourage interaction. In my blog post, " Tweet like you mean it ," I equated Twitter with public speaking. Own it when you screw up. Have fun! MORE >>