Book teaches skills of communication
Donna Stephens Hansard reports on Speak the Language of Success by Gloria Hoffman and Pauline Gramer of Verbal Communications Inc. The Dallas Morning News notes the book distills 16 years of seminars into practical self teaching material. It emphasizes practice, control, and speaking as a sport.
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Donna Steph Hansard
Dallas Morning News
Dallas
Gloria Hoffman
Pauline Gramer
Verbal Communications Inc
Two Dallas natives publish book on verbal communication
Hoffman and Gramier present a book and seminars on speaking professionally and listening in interpersonal conversations. They cite verbal communication as a teachable skill, noting schools neglect formal training. The duo, founders of Verbal Communications, work with IBM, Dr Pepper, and EDS and employ seven staff.
Men and cars the long hunt for the best deal says Erma Bombeck
Erma Bombeck humorously notes men take longer to buy a car than to choose a career or spouse. She outlines two buying phases, the fear of being first, and the lure of a great deal as they circle showrooms. The piece wryly compares men to wayward husbands who always return to the best bargain.
Grand Guitar Museum in Bristol Claims World’s Only Guitar Shape
Music figure Joe Morrell spent 15 years constructing a 70 foot long Grand Guitar in Bristol Tonn asserting it is the world’s only guitar shaped music museum. Inside are over 200 unusual string instruments he began collecting nearly two decades ago after opening a Bristol music store following a stint as a professional guitarist in New York.
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Joe Morrell
Bristol, Tonn
Bristol
Morrell
New York
Anita Morrell
Grand Guitar museum shaped like giant guitar in Tennessee
Bristol business owner Joe Morrell finished a 70-foot three story Grand Guitar museum beside Interstate 81 near the Virginia line. The admission free site houses 200 stringed instruments, a gold Faron Young tuxedo, and a planned gift shop arcade, studio, and recordings area aimed at breaking even rather than earning big profits.
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Associated Press
Bristol
Tenn
Joe Morrell
Interstate 81
Tennessee Mountains
Virginia
Morrell
Tennessee Welcome Center
Anita
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