(un)fencing the mind » language http://elmine.wijnia.com/weblog Thu, 01 Dec 2011 09:26:36 +0000 en hourly 1 The power of language http://elmine.wijnia.com/weblog/2009/04/the-power-of-language/ http://elmine.wijnia.com/weblog/2009/04/the-power-of-language/#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:00:59 +0000 Elmine Wijnia http://elmine.wijnia.com/weblog/?p=104

“My administration,” the president added, “is the only thing between you and the pitchforks.”

Inside Obama’s bank CEOs meeting

]]> http://elmine.wijnia.com/weblog/2009/04/the-power-of-language/feed/ 0 The way we communicate http://elmine.wijnia.com/weblog/2008/12/the-way-we-communicate/ http://elmine.wijnia.com/weblog/2008/12/the-way-we-communicate/#comments Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:40:24 +0000 Elmine Wijnia http://elmine.wijnia.com/weblog/2008/12/the-way-we-communicate/ A bigger story is taking shape in my thoughts. Talking with people about my quest for my passion, helping others getting back on track, reading about various things, for instance chapter seven of Outliers (Gladwell). They all touch on the topic of the way we communicate.

More and more I’ve come to realise that the language we use, for ourselves and with others, can determine the way we act. I’m only a user of language, not a scholar on the topic. Yet, I sense there is a story in there, not often told, and I want to blog about it soon.

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