Comments on: This Week in the World: Need SpeakStrong Wristband Input – contest

By: Vicki

Vicki — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 23:47:35 +0000

I like the idea of the wristbands. Here are a couple of my suggestions:

Meaningful input not mean
Meaningful=firmly+kindly

Vicki

By: Mary DeVincent

Mary DeVincent — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 21:10:18 +0000

How about “SpeakStrong with Kindness” Or
“SpeakStrong without Meanness” or
“SpeakStrong NOT Mean”

By: Brent

Brent — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 19:59:09 +0000

Speak Strong – Live Strong

By: Randel Bjorkquist

Randel Bjorkquist — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 13:10:26 +0000

Meryl,

My first thought, when reading your wrist band idea, was of the yellow and pink latex ones used for cancer awareness. My second thought was, after trying to come up with a good saying of only 25 characters and reading all the posted suggestions, that a new 25 character saying or abbreviation just will not have the same impact as your complete saying.

So my best suggestion would be to go with latex type, or one of a similar material (see Tina Metallo’s comment), and put your complete saying on it. If you are lucky, you may even get a chance to put it on there twice, i.e. “– say what you mean, mean what you say without being mean when – say what you mean, mean what you say without being mean when “

By: Pam

Pam — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 22:27:58 +0000

What would Pippi say?

By: Etjen Palmer

Etjen Palmer — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:13:28 +0000

I hope it’s not too late to make a bracelet suggestion. Here’s one: “Speak Strong – Be Strong”.

By: Ted

Ted — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 21:04:48 +0000

Here’s one: “Words Can Hurt or Heal”

By: Tina Metallo

Tina Metallo — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 20:47:01 +0000

I like all the ideas above–this is just a piece of info for Meryl and others. If the wristband is going to be similar to the yellow Lance Armstrong ones–ie, made of polyurethane…for those allergic to latex, please be VERY careful. I had a severe reaction (due to my latex allergy) to the bracelet. When I queried the foundation I was notified that I was not the only one to have the reaction and while not made of latex, they are made in a latex environment. I would have gladly donated the money and forgotten the braclet had I known. Check into it Meryl– I like your advice and your website. Just a cautionary note. And to the pundits…I know everyone is different, but I would like to offer this as a warning–not some zealot based statement.

By: Charity

Charity — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 20:30:49 +0000

Speak Strong. (13 characters with spaces)

Mean it when you say it. (23 characters with spaces)

By: Stephen Schmitz

Stephen Schmitz — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:01:28 +0000

Listening is the strongest voice we have