Ronna Fisher
Blog, Communication
- THOU SHALT NOT SPEAK FROM ANOTHER ROOM.
- THOU SHALT NOT SPEAK WITH YOUR BACK TOWARD THE PERSON WITH A HEARING PROBLEM (OR THEIR BACK TOWARD YOU).
- THOU SHALT NOT START SPEAKING AND WALK AWAY.
- THOU SHALT NOT START SPEAKING AND TURN AWAY FROM THE PERSON WITH A HEARING PROBLEM.
- THOU SHALT NOT SPEAK IN COMPETITION WITH SOMETHING ELSE (TURN OFF THE WATER OR TURN DOWN THE RADIO, ETC).
- THOU SHALT GET THE ATTENTION OF THE PERSON WITH THE HEARING PROBLEM (DO NOT START SPEAKING WHILE THEY ARE READING OR CONCENTRATING ON TV).
- THOU SHALT TRY TO SPEAK FACE-TO-FACE AT ALL TIMES.
- THOU SHALT TRY TO REMOVE OBSTRUCTIONS WHILE SPEAKING (YOUR HAND FROM YOUR FACE, THE CIGARETTE FROM YOUR MOUTH, ETC).
- THOU SHALT TRY TO SPEAK DISTINCTLY.
- THOU SHALT TRY TO BE PATIENT.
