By Chanel September

Good Day! How are you doing? I hope that you well and oh so good. Just a reminder that today in fact is the 21st of August 2008…I must say I’m feeling the change and I know that you are too and I also know of a lot a lot of people that are embracing it as well it’s a spring pandemonium as I like to say it’s our springish weather that what I like to call it…Today of course means is the Thursday Edition of the Morning Cruise…So do you ever experience this on a Sunday evening…I do all the time…If I think back to Sunday evening Thursday is a day that seemed so so far away…you know what its like its Sunday and you think to yourself another week…and for some reason it feels like Friday is so far like a something in the distance…but then some small miracle happens and then before we know it’s either the end or we just so close to the end of the week one more sleep and that’s why we love Thursday’s don’t we… Speaking about loving Thursday’s has anything memorable happened to you on this day…

Moving onto today’s show we had all the usuals such as you’re Word of the Day, your SA Q&A, and you’re Tip of the Day.

Today’s interviews were with:

· Joseph Williams from the Hanover Park Foundation…he joined me here in studio to chat about the foundation and what they do to help young people in the community of Hanover Park.

· We also spoke to Daphne Brandbury and she me joined me in the studio…she spoke to us about the guidelines for drug testing at schools, I know a lot of people are pretty divided on drug testing in schools parents, schools and learners have there own opinions.

· Lastly we spoke to Lynnelle Mattayse from the City of Cape Town and she spoke to us about the air pollution poster competition currently taking place. Entries close on the 26th of September and the competition is open to all grade 6 and 7 learners.

Word of the Day:

LUCID - Clear; easily understood; completely intelligible

Trivial Question:

Q: Which language is used by the majority of the residents of the Western Cape?
A: Afrikaans

Tip of the Day:

So I’ve got your tips on how to improve your body language… Improving your body language can make a big difference in your people skills, attractiveness and general mood…We use body language all the time and like they say actions are so much louder than words…So here are those very tips to improve you body language…

1. Don’t cross your arms or legs – You have probably already heard you shouldn’t cross your arms as it might make you seem defensive or guarded. This goes for your legs too. Keep your arms and legs open.

2. Have eye contact, but don’t stare – If there are several people you are talking to, give them all some eye contact to create a better connection and see if they are listening. Keeping too much eye-contact might creep people out. Giving no eye-contact might make you seem insecure. If you are not used to keeping eye-contact it might feel a little hard or scary in the beginning but keep working on it and you’ll get used to it.

3. Relax your shoulders – When you feel tense it’s easily winds up as tension in your shoulders. They might move up and forward a bit. Try to relax. Try to loosen up by shaking the shoulders a bit and move them back slightly.

4. Nod when they are talking – nod once in a while to signal that you are listening. But don’t overdo it and peck like Woody Woodpecker.

5. Don’t slouch, sit up straight – but in a relaxed way, not in a too tense manner.

6. Lean, but not too much – If you want to show that you are interested in what someone is saying, lean toward the person talking. If you want to show that you’re confident in yourself and relaxed lean back a bit. But don’t lean in too much or you might seem needy and desperate for some approval. Or lean back too much or you might seem arrogant and distant.

7. Smile and laugh – lighten up, don’t take yourself too seriously. Relax a bit, smile and laugh when someone says something funny. People will be a lot more inclined to listen to you if you seem to be a positive person. But don’t be the first to laugh at your own jokes, it makes you seem nervous and needy. Smile when you are introduced to someone but don’t keep a smile plastered on your face, you’ll seem insincere.

10. Keep you head up - Don’t keep your eyes on the ground, it might make you seem insecure and a bit lost. Keep your head up straight and your eyes towards the horizon.

11. Slow down a bit – this goes for many things. Walking slower not only makes you seem more calm and confident, it will also make you feel less stressed. If someone addresses you, don’t snap you’re neck in their direction, turn it a bit more slowly instead.

12. Don’t fidget – try to avoid, phase out or transform fidgety movement and nervous ticks such as shaking your leg or tapping your fingers against the table rapidly. You’ll seem nervous and fidgeting can be a distracting when you try to get something across. Declutter your movements if you are all over the place. Try to relax, slow down and focus your movements.

13. Use your hands more confidently – instead of fidgeting with your hands and scratching your face use them to communicate what you are trying to say. Use your hands to describe something or to add weight to a point you are trying to make. But don’t use them to much or it might become distracting. And don’t let your hands flail around, use them with some control.

14. Don’t stand too close –one of the things we learned from Seinfeld is that everybody gets weirded out by a close-talker. Let people have their personal space, don’t invade it.

15. Mirror - Often when you get along with a person, when the two of you get a good connection, you will start to mirror each other unconsciously.

16. Keep a good attitude – last but not least, keep a positive, open and relaxed attitude. How you feel will come through in your body language and can make a major difference.

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Quote of the Day:

Samuel Johnson - Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome

It’s time for me to love and leave you. You must have oh so super Thursday. Let’s chat again tomorrow…Much Love…Peace.