Computer-mediated communication

Communication in today’s society has evolved dramatically. Technological advancements have played a crucial role in the expansion of communication and interaction globally, greatly benefiting numerous people. With technological advancements such as Smartphones and Long-Term Evolution (LTE), many individuals are able to access the internet anytime, anywhere, creating a substantial increase in social networking. However, face to face conversations are becoming more obsolete as the popularity…

For the first major assignment for Professor Julia Green’s Communication 211 for Spring 2016, I partnered with classmates Lori Rainey and Sarah Beattie to “analyze how the different forms of communication yield different results when it comes to communicating” (Green, Week 4 - Major Assignment 1: Blog). By going through the exercises, I have reconfirmed that the form of online communication best suited to me is email versus social media such as Facebook, or texting. Unlike some people, I find…

technology has transformed the way people communicate on a daily basis. We use technology in different ways in order to get what we want. This growth is changing ways of communication and the connections that we are making. Although these new interactions have their positive influences, they have also negatively impacted face-to-face communication. Many people are unable to tolerate long periods of time without the use of technology. People rely on it for everything; from paying their bills to…

Communication is a vital necessity in establishing, maintaining and strengthening interpersonal relationships. Technology has brought the world of communication from composing a letter to be conveyed via the horseback mail transporter of the 1800 Pony Express to every individual’s fingertips via smart devices and social media platforms. Within today’s milieu, we can send communications from any location instantly to anyone, anywhere, thus empowering relationships to be decidedly affected. This…

Everyone in the group must learn how to overcome and combine these aspects. To be able to mesh the ideas all together, without causing any friction within the group is how one effectively communicates. People first learn these to have effective communication skills in an academics setting. Throughout their academic experience, a person will be able to learn and refine their skills, that they will then use throughout their career. The author will draw their own…

In 1973, two social psychologist named Irwin Altman and Dalmus Taylor have developed this theory to explain the process which develop through relationships. It proposes that it is based on the breadth, depth and frequency of communications between two individuals. A model that they used to relate to this theory is the onion model which signifies the layer of the onion as stages of disclosure of one self in a relationship. The core of the onion resembles the core of the true-self…

Communication is a crucial daily activity for all human, no one in this world who would not communicate with each other. Various types of communication can be used in daily life to communicate with others. One of the types of communication that is often used is verbal communication. According to Aquino (2008) stated that, verbal communication involve talking and also listening. The most important is that the tone or inflection we used during the conversation. The concept of attitude is another…

Though, there are many different ways communication has been done from the beginning of time, it’s no secret that language is the primary code humans use to communicate. “Although there is no specific date that we can pinpoint as to when language was first "discovered," we can estimate that our ancestors have been verbally communicating for approximately a million years.”(Bevan & Sole, 2014) How much time in a single day do you communicate with your phone, computer, or both? Why does this…

unable to communicate without the help of electronic devices? The principle of communication—ability to listen and speak clearly—stretches as far back as living organisms began roaming the Earth. From prehistoric creatures to the earliest civilizations, conversation has been used and adapted into millions of different gestures, symbols,…

presentation, but also showed up when creating our second presentation. Some obstacles I faced while being a part of this group were, verbal communication, group think, non-verbal communication and computer mediated communication. Verbal communication was one of the first problems that my group and I faced when working with each other. Verbal communication has four key characteristics that one should take into account when working in a group. The first key characteristics that group members…