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The Elements of Framing Communications--Visuals, Tone and Metaphors
This article examines three additional elements of the frame – the research which supports each element, how to use it effectively in your communications and examples that relate each element directly to communicating infant-toddler issues.
This article examines three additional elements of the frame – visuals, tone, and metaphors and simplifying models – the research which supports each element, how to use it effectively in your communications and examples that relate each element directly to communicating infant-toddler issues. The concepts and research in this article are derived from the work of the FrameWorks Institute, a non-profit communications research organization in Washington, DC.
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