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After reading Ch2, I find myself most interested in the way that communication is used as an umbrella term. Students studying communications could be pursuing a career in journalism, PR, public/polictical communications, etc. I’m curious about the benifits and issues surrounding the broadness of the degree. In some ways, studying all aspects of communication may be helpful for students because it creates a rounded and full spectrum of studies. However, getting such a broad overview of the subject could take…

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For my “lone wolf speech,” I am going to talk about how to be a better version of one’s professional self. Connecting with the audience will probably be my biggest challenge, as I am soft-spoken and I get anxious in most situations. To combat this I will need to work on projecting my voice so that I am speaking evenly and with volume. On top of that, I will have to work on eliciting emotions with my tone, facial expressions,…

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Page 1, paragraph 1, states that “ our creations are inseparable from us.” I find this interesting because it’s more accurate than many would like to imagine. We have created a world so far advanced from early life that it is impossible to separate us from our technology. Many people can live without their phones or other fancy devices, but that shouldn’t be confused with living away from technology. Our creations build upon each other in a way that has…

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The distinction between action, interaction, and transaction stood out to me from this chapter. Being born into and raised in a digital world has stagnated the number of transactions between one another. In contrast, the convenience of phone calls, texts, and social media has dramatically increased the number of actions and interactions. Reading someone’s tweet, seeing their posts/pictures, or reading something on their platform are all common examples of action. It is a one-sided type of communication, yet it has…

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Communication is active interpretation, consideration, and response within an interaction. To effectively communicate, one must be mentally engaged with the subject ( actively considering and interpreting what is being said/presented). The third piece, reaction, is based on the previous pieces: interpretation and consideration. Unlike the first two parts, the response is an outward expression (mainly seen through physical motion, facial expression, or language). There are many possible barriers to communication, including (but not limited to) misunderstanding the subject’s intentions, forgoing…

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