Habits of Mind - Communicating with Clarity and Precision

Clarity (noun)
To be clear.

Origin: 1300-1350
Latin: claritas

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Precision (noun)
To be exact or accurate.

Origin: 1630-1640
Latin: praecision

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Person of the Week: Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King, Jr. was the head of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s and was very good at communicating with clarity and precision.

Movie of the Week: Galaxy Quest

In this Sci-Fi comedy, actors of a "Star Trek"-like show are summoned by real space aliens to help defeat an evil space pirate. The actors did not communicate with clarity or precision that they were not actual space travelers.

Song of the Week: Bugle Calls

Musicians who play the bugle, especially in the military, communicate their sounds with clarity and precision.

Sources:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/clarity
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/precision
http://www.thequoteblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/MartinLutherKingJrPic.jpg
http://www.movieviral.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/galaxy-quest.jpg