The capacity to deeply feel something is passion. The ability to articulate it in ways that connect with others is communication. Im in the business of the latter. But I have a passion... only takes you so far. In the end, without an audience who gets what were trying to say were just the proverbial sounding brass or tinkling cymbal. I have students who clam up, become offended and withdraw when they hear this. But I have others who dont. They push forward beyond mere passion to craft. And they become professional communicators. Some of them graduate Saturday. And I will be awfully proud of them.
Posted on: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 17:24:19 +0000