Wednesday, December 10, 2008

GENDER HUB
by Denisia Adams

Howzit, how you doing today after all it is the middle of the working week. Not just that it’s also the Morning Cruise’s Gender Hub Show where we focus on gender issues and if not we interview males and females making a difference. We still brought the daily features on the show which is the word of the day, S.A Trivia question, Tips, did you know facts as well as the Quote at the end of the show.


WORD(s) OF THE DAY
Felicity -
intense happiness


S.A TRIVIA QUESTION
Name this well known area along the garden route. It's the center of Nature´s Garden Route and nestles at the foot of the Outeniqua Mountains?

A - Mossel Bay B - George or C - Wilderness

Here’s some info:
George is located in the Cape Wildflower Floral Kingdom next to the coast at the eastern end of the Western Cape Province and has a low rainfall Mediterranean type climate.


DID YOU KNOW
According to the Mayan calendar we are now in the Age of the Fifth Sun which began in 3113 BC and will end on 21 December 2012 AD, the year all its reference to time ends.

Men loose about 40 hairs a day. Women loose about 70 hairs a day.

If the amount of water in your body is reduced by just 1%, you'll feel thirsty.


TIP OF THE DAY
Tips oh how to improve your communication skills


Slow down People will perceive you as nervous and unsure of yourself if you talk fast. However, be careful not to slow down to the point where people begin to finish your sentences just to help you finish.

Animate your voice Avoid a monotone. Use dynamics. Your pitch should raise and lower. Your volume should be soft and loud. Listen to your local TV news anchor; take notes.

Enunciate your words Speak clearly. Don’t mumble. If people are always saying, “huh,” to you, you are mumbling.

Use appropriate volume Use a volume that is appropriate for the setting. Speak more softly when you are alone and close. Speak louder when you are speaking to larger groups or across larger spaces.

Pronounce your words correctly People will judge your competency through your vocabulary. If you aren’t sure how to say a word, don’t use it.

Use the right words If you’re not sure of the meaning of a word, don’t use it. Start a program of learning a new word a day. Use it sometime in your conversations during the day.

Make eye contact – One technique to help with this is to consciously look into one of the listener’s eyes and then move to the other. Going back and forth between the two (and I hope they only have two) makes your eyes appear to sparkle.

Use gestures – Make your whole body talk. Use smaller gestures for individuals and small groups. The gestures should get larger as the group that one is addressing increases in size.

Don’t send mixed messages – Make your words, gestures, facial expressions, tone, and message match. Disciplining an employee or child while smiling sends a mixed message and, therefore, is ineffective. If you have to deliver a negative message, make your words, facial expressions, and tone match the message.


WE ALSO FEATURED:
We interviewed column writer Anton Pretorius who spoke to us about his article, Questions men hate.

We then were joined by Inspector Stephen Knapp from the Grassy Park Police station. He joined us on our gender hub show to discuss their involved in the 16 days of activism of viloence against woman and children.


QUOTE OF THE DAY
Albert Schweitzer:
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.


That’s it for the Morning Cruise, where we cruise through your weekday here on BushRadio 89.5fm live on your stereo between 9am – 12pm with me Denisia Adams. Take Care ... make the best of your day and Keep the Faith. Stay Real……!!!!!!!!!!

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