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l l Leadersâ€"Presidents' Discussion Groups, from leftâ€"Mrs. Everett Small, chairman; Mrs. Stanley Bride. Mrs. George Dixon, Mrs. Norman Tuck. Miss Jeanne M. Lynch At the Thursday afternoon closing session. Miss Jeanne M. Lynch. Assistant Director of Communications. Traveller‘s Insurance. Hart- ford, Connecticut presented a thought provok- ing, stimulating and entertaining address on "Communications." Referring to the Conference theme. Mis‘s Lynch said that if there is no communication there is no stimulation and no motivation. Good communications result in a Change of thinking. a change in attitude. Words are only one of the tools of commu- nication. In the English language there are 600000 words. but the average person in ordi- nary conversation uses only ahout 2.000. Many common words have several meanings. Words are weapons â€" learning new words expands our ability to think. but words are the bricks which are a basis of our means of com- munieating. "When speaking to groups.” Miss Lynch adv vised. “first try to create an interest in the message we want to convey â€" talk in lan. guage the people understand, use short sen- tences and simple words, shorten paragraphs. Change the pace occasionally. SUMMER 1970 Another means ol‘ communicating is what is called it Silent Language â€" gestures. eye con- tact, spacing and emphasis, Our unspoken ex- pectations of a person is telt by that person, Status Symbols (consciously or unconsciously used] convey it meaning. Miss Jeanne M. Lynch. 1?