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.