discussed more...

I think how we communicate through media could have been discussed more. I feel nowadays that is the only way we really communicate. The use of social sites such as Facebook, email, text messaging is now how we stay in touch and communicate with others. Rarely do we even talk on the phone anymore but catch up with people through viewing their statuses on social network sites. I think this is an important topic because there is so many issues that go with it. For example privacy, as soon as we began to communicate as more of a social media society we are putting our privacy at risk especially by using social media sites.  I think it is important especially in communication classes to educate not only on how things can change drastically in the way we communicate but also on ways we can protect ourselves. I think this is the first time we’ve seen a way of communicating that may be more dangerous than others.

what i learned...

I think through out the course, non verbal communication really stood out to me. I never really thought about non verbal communication, and how it makes almost more of an impact than verbal communication. It is so interesting how we can read people and their feelings without even saying a word. A thing that really made me think was how different cultures interpret non verbal communication in different ways. In some countries it is rude to make eye contact or shake hands, but in our country it is exactly the opposite. Reading about non-verbal communication taught me that I really have to be aware of the way I communicate non-verbally because it is so easy for people to interpret differently than what I would like.

social isolation

• Pick one concept from the assigned reading, not already discussed, that you found useful or interesting and discuss it.

I really loved reading about the internet and social isolation. I completely agree with this concept. Nowadays communication is through the internet and other technology. When I go out to dinner I constantly see people on their phones or checking their face book. I personally am a book worm and live on my ipad with the easy access to downloading new books. I think that has allowed myself to be isolated more than I should be.  This has easily taken us away from communicating face to face, and isolated us each into our own technology based worlds.

media

I definitely agree with today’s society, that medium is the message. “Cool medium” is the idea that the audience is suppose to fill in the message. “According to McLuhan’s theory, each medium has its own internal logic, and each affects how we experience the world.” (page 291) Cool medium relates to our society because of how we use the media in everyday life, we need it for updates on our news and for entertainment purposes. Some of the stuff we hear especially news stories allows for us to want to get involved and even base opinions or biases on certain situations.

Have you made friendships that exist exclusively in cyberspace? If so, how are they different from f2f relationships? If you have not formed cyber relationships, why not?

I have never made friendships that exclusively exist on cyberspace, however I feel that most of my relationships continue through the easy acess of cyberspace. Today, that is huge part of how we communicate with others and I sometimes wonder how many people I would continue to communicate with if cyberspace did not exist. I think it all comes down to the fact that it is easy and convienient, without cyberspace it would take much more effort to maintain relationships with others so because of the fast pace world we tend to live in, I think cyberspace makes it easier to communicate with each other and keep in touch. I personally am a shyer personality so I think forming friendships on cyberspace would be difficult for me.

interviews!!

My favorite topic was typical interview questions! This was perfect for me, as I attend Jessup University and will be graduating in December, and then starting my path looking for a job! This really spoke to me on ways I can handle the different types of interviews I will be going on.  I usually get so nervous on interviews that I will completely stumble, but this table is a great way to help me prepare and sound confident for the interviews I go on. This table is all about preparation, and I know the more prepared I am the better I will do on my interviews. I liked this table better than finding information from the internet because I felt that it worked hand in hand with me applying who I am in my interviews, instead of sounding rehearsed. The table to give insight on not only being the person who is interviewed, but the interviewee as well.   

etiquette

 I definitely agree with the rules of etiquette in the text. Nowadays, people cannot even have a conversation with one another, without someone checking their phone. We are constantly distracted by our phones. There is a time and a place for using cell phones, one thing that drives me crazy is seeing me people at resturaunts or a dinner table texting or answering their phone, I think it is extremely rude and it takes away from personal time. Answering machines messages should be short and to the point, not dragged on. Its important to know the right time to call people and think about their type of schedules, whether they get up early or go to bed late. Email is a great way to communicate, but I think people tend to use it as only way of communicating and I think its so impersonal. I think it is all about the right time and place, but to me personally we live In a society were we are driven by these phones and electronic communicating. It has become so impersonal, and I think its sad that wherever people go they are constantly consumes by this phone.