This document summarizes Ron Mader's thoughts on communication and a potential future talk on the topic. It notes that communication is important for collaboration but that often we fail to communicate well. It suggests taking a fresh look at what works and what doesn't in communication and discussing ways to improve. The document invites interaction from readers through comments and sharing to continue developing these ideas.

1. @ r o n m a d e r p l a n e t a . c o m / c o m m u n i c a t i o n • 1 0 . 2 0 1 7
We Suck at
C o m m u n i c a t i o n
Norman Door

2. On top of my wishlist: communication that engages and
satisfies. How do we collaborate well if we do not
communicate well? It’s time to take a fresh look at what does
and does not work and for whom. Let’s call out the ‘failures to
communicate’ and figure out what works better. This work-in-
progress is for a future talk I’d love to give at an event or
workshop. You are welcome to adapt and reuse with the
attribution-sharealike license. We welcome your interaction --
comments, questions, suggestions, shares, clips, favorites,
likes and hearts.
- Ron Mader (Las Vegas, 2017)
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3. planeta.com/communication

4. 18
JULY
worldlisteningproject.org • #wld2017
Listening to the Ground
World Listening Day 2017
graphic: openclipart.org
a global community event

5. 8SEPTEMBER
planeta.com/literacy
Image: Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca

6. Gracias para tus retuits
Thank you for your retweets
Ahxéhee’ baa náhwíínílne’ígíí
Tsé Bii’ Ndzisgaii (Monument Valley), Photo @ Daniel Westen

7. oaxaca.wikispaces.com/usatuvoz

8. Para muchos su 1º tuit
fue su 1ª frase escrita
en Zapoteco
For many their first
tweet was the first
thing they’ve written
in Zapoteco
@blillehaugen
@VocesValle
twitter.com/JanChvzSanti/status/718194078911827968

9. ‘Oh alleh adigi digi digi!
Oh alleh alo eih alo ah!'
We're just getting started!
#NileChoir

10. COMMUNICATION TOOLBOX
Tool Notes
Foamboard Cost: $15
Advantages: Lo-Fi, Inexpensive
Tip: Make it attractive!
Postcards Cost: $200-500
Advantages: Lo-Fi, Souvenir
Tip: Find places to sell first
Photo Safari Cost: Free
Advantages: Public, fun
Tip: Promote well in advance
Fairs Cost: Free
Advantages: Public, fun
Tip: Schedule and improvise
Flickr, Facebook, Foursquare,
Google+, Instagram
Cost: Free
Advantages: Global and local reach
Tip: Make a routine and improvise

11. O t h e r
Ar e we o n
the same
scre e n?
T o w h at
de gr e e
do we
i nte r act?
W h at’ s
next?
2 0 1 7 @ r o n m a d e rp l a n e t a . c o m / u p g r a d e
Are we on the same screen?

12. @aoinifh
There's a joke in linguistics,
where you study a language
but you can't say hi.

14. Would all the people
who cannot
communicate,
please SHUT UP.
- Tom Lehrer

16. This site can’t be reached

18. Ghost Sign on the Road to Border Ranges National Park, #NSW Australia @ronmader

19. over one
won’t read
has no advantage
A person who
who can't read.

21. A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer,
it sings because it has a song.
Image: @BioDivLibrary
Un pájaro no canta porque tiene una respuesta,
él canta porque tiene una canción.
Text: Joan Walsh Anglund

24. Technology is the campfire
around which we tell our stories.
- L a u r i e A n d e r s o n
G r a p h i c @ O p e n C l i p A r t

25. the-macroscope.org/science-communication-as-a-moral-imperative-14188eb7d797
@GlobalEcoGuy

26. To listen well is as
powerful a means of
influence as to talk
well, and is as
essential to all true
conversation.
- Chinese Proverb

27. A good
conversation
occurs when people
listento o ne ano the r o ve r ti me .
U n a b u e n a c o n v e r s a c i ó n
s e p r o d u c e c u a n d o
l a s p e r s o n a s e s c u c h a r a n u n o s a
o t r o s a t r a v é s d e l t i e m p o .

28. La gente que no
escucha con todos sus
sentidos no escuchan
- Proverbio de Suecia
Människor som inte lyssnar med alla
sina sinnen, hör inte
People who do not listen with all
their senses will not hear
Tejido: Josefina Méndez López
y Porfirio Hernández Alavez

32. let’s talk

33. Open Education Declaration
Cape Town, South Africa
We are on the cusp of a global revolution
in teaching and learning. Educators
worldwide are developing a vast pool of
educational resources on the Internet,
open and free for all to use.
w w w . c a p e t o w n d e c l a r a t i o n . o r g

36. O u r o b j e c t i v e m a y n o t
b e t o f i n d a
c o m m o n l a n g u a g e
b u t t o k e e p s p e a k i n g
i n d i f f e r e n t l a n g u a g e s .
M u j e r e s d e A R I P O
F o t o : R o n M a d e r
N u e s t r o o b j e t i v o p u e d e
n o s e r e n c o n t r a r
u n l e n g u a j e c o m ú n ,
p e r o s i s e g u i r h a b l a n d o
e n d i f e r e n t e s i d i o m a s

37. planeta.wikispaces.com/communication

38. slideshare.net/planeta/wesuckatcommunication
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39. @ronmader