Sentences with phrase «n't get my point across»

Being too detail - laden with some people may make them think you're micromanaging, but not being specific enough may not get your point across.

While I appreciate the promotion of my philosophy, if my words are the only things people can understand in your posts, then you're not getting your point across — you're getting mine across.

Mate, swearing does not get your point across.

When kids think they aren't getting their point across, they often feel compelled to show you how upset they really are.

Pushing a candidate or a cause can be dangerously close to selling consumer goods, a statement that's been true at least since the advent of democracy (if Joe McGinniss's Selling of the President 1968 doesn't get the point across, look up my distinguished ancestor's campaign slogan, «Tippecanoe and Tyler Too»).

Being juvenile doesn't get the point across very well — and some of us are actually interested in facts rather than personalities and propaganda.

And in case the colorful language did not get the point across, this handwritten divorce petition comes complete with pictures.

And if that doesn't get the point across, here's Suze Orman's advice to do the same thing: buy term life and then cancel, cancel, cancel.

* Create and teach courses such as «Speculative Fiction: When the Real World Doesn't Get Your Point Across,» which met maximum enrollment two years in a row

Not exact matches

The point isn't to dazzle the buyer; it's to get your point across.

According to Jamie Perry, vice president of brand and product development for Jet Blue, the airline made the short film a comedy because you can't preach to people but you can be irreverent and humorous to get the same point across.

Even people that are great at telling stories to family and friends somehow in their content marketing don't manage to capture the imagination and attention to get their point across with resonance and impact.

They don't need to talk over others to get their point across.

And as far as «hesitat [ing] to share because of a lack of knowledge or words, first, you do just fine; second, welcome to the club of where many of us don't alway get our point [s] across.

I use one alias and one only... unlike christards I don't need many aliases to get my point across.

I would have to say, taking into account the number of injuries you could have worked on personally and the likelyhood of them being Atheists and the likelyhood of you knowing this ahead of time that the person was an ACTUAL Atheist or God Hater (have not met one of them) I sort of think you are embellishing just a bit get your some point across that has little substance to begin with.

Not really Jim, not if you need to use mockery to get your point across and still apparently not have that person recognise your point years latNot really Jim, not if you need to use mockery to get your point across and still apparently not have that person recognise your point years latnot if you need to use mockery to get your point across and still apparently not have that person recognise your point years latnot have that person recognise your point years later.

As far as trashing religions to get a point across, it doesn't.

It is not a perfect explanation of James 2, and my thinking has developed some since then, but it still gets the point across.

And I don't understand why I would need to give you a resume of my life before I can speak on such matters as faith; notice how I haven't stooped to ad hominems to get a point across.

THink for yourself... obviously it stirred you up... and you are still responding... because the way i wrote it was to incite those feelings... how else can you get to say all you want... if i wanted to spend all night writing then maybe id care... but as i said... leaders do not care what others think... your opinions are as well founded as a mermaid on land... because the way i write a blog does not hinder my ability to get my point across... try adding feeling to your writing... and you might find it works better than your seemingly monotnous tone

You seem to be trying to imply something here, but you're not quite clever enough to get your point across.

you are maximizing your chances of getting your point across — not so much to the relevant person you are debating with — but to the 1000s of open minded people who read this site.

The photos did not turn out the way I wanted, but I guess they get the point across.

She didn't mind yelling if it got her point across.

Catherine King: Well, he certainly made a recommendation based on the submissions that he had, but we've looked across internationally and the country, I've even visited and the UK and the European Union myself to look at what's happening over there and had a chat to them, and on the basis of what we've decided — and this is one position in terms of the Food Regulatory Ministerial Council, we've got one vote on that council — we don't wish to pursue traffic light labelling at this point.

I do nt get why people just because they would pick differently (even if only 1 player) cant just say i respect your opinion because you put it across clear and as they are all Arsenal players anyway its a fair point.

I take your point but what I was trying to get across was that we don't score enough goals in certain situations like when we are 1 - 0 up and need that 2nd goal to make the game a bit easier for the defence.

The main thing is the coaches are getting their points across in terms of what they want me to do, not just over here but when we're away from here.

Not trying to start an argument just wanted to get my point across and if the selection is switched (plus cech to me is a better keeper but the risk of courtois leaving if he wasn't given the number 1 spot is what meant cech became number 2 to someone ten years younger than him) that would make the split 5 - 6 arsenal - Chelsea, a much more balanced split.

I don't mean to be dicky here because personally I don't really care what Michael Bennett did or didn't do, but what does drive me crazy is when people debate potentially - heated topics like this and don't read up on the most basic of facts, that are easily accessible, before trying to get a point across.

There are better ways than trying to barge your way through to getting your point across, this ain't some street soccer team where you switch sides on a whim.

he is a winner and that in a team full of shirkers and mentally fragile people that is a big factor... he is also calm under pressure, has been there and done it all so will easily command respect... add that to the fact that as a keeper he can see the whole pitch from his vantage point and correct any anomalies... not all captains are shouters or the aggresive type, Zidane was a captain that leads by example and he does not shout or act aggressively to get his point across

As a leader and organiser, he could be even more commanding than Peter Schimeichel yet rarely didn't to bellow as loudly or wildly as the Great Dane to get his point across.

His attempts to ping the ball far and wide remained but more often than not his long passes were on - point rather than Hollywood, with the runs of Lingard in particular helping to get the best out of the Englishman, who regularly looked to cut across the park to find the winger racing for the byline.

The goal scoring item is more than fair, and you don't have to look any further than Ryan McNamara going from 57 points to 36 points between junior and senior years to get that idea across.

It just does not seem like a good way to get your point across, which is a good point.

You know how frustrated you get when you can't seem to get your point across to someone?

Sometimes a not - very - verbal child will resort to «no» just because she's mad or flustered and struggling to get her point across.

We do not have to shout from the rooftops topless while breastfeeding to get our point across!

Sweetly telling your son what hurts, even if he doesn't understand the exact words, can help get your point across.

The use of force will 99 % of the time result in conflict and in most cases the child will only grow to be frightened of the offending parent and not even learn the point you are trying to get across.

Sometimes toddlers lash out physically because they don't know how else to get their point across.

I remembered this scene when I came across one particular line from Badinter's book that I can not get out of my head: «It was precisely at the point that Western women finally rid themselves of the patriarchy that they acquired a new master in the home» — the master being «l'enfant roi,» for whom only the homemade marmalade will suffice.

It got to the point where the alarm, right by my head, would not wake me, though it would wake my husband across the house, who would then have to come and wake me!

It's not the way to successfully get your point across.

There are ways to get your point across in more subtle and powerful ways, which do not require you to get angry in a way that is upsetting to you and potentially off - putting to others.

Video tutorials from Jack Black and others — why not try a little humour to get your political points across?

He told the press gallery lunch last summer: «I really don't know any politician who is better at getting his points across.»

Murdoch says politicians are eager to get their points across but he hasn't spent much time with them personally.