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job at “The Circle” and Mae rapidly realizes that the work place is only focused on transparency, privacy and digital interactions rather than physical interactions. At The Circle Facial recognition is through new inventions, Emotions are through Emoticons and conversations takes place at…

As a child of immigrants that grew up in a very negatively charged society, it became clear for me at early years of my existence that adapting my behavior and communication can help to survive discriminations. I acted and talked in different ways depending on the people that surrounded me. However, that was in Russia where people are still afraid to show their true ethnicity or ideas because of the amount of racists that occupy the country. So, how can adapting our behavior and way of talking…

The Importance of Reflective Listening in Professional Contexts Effective communication is integral across a variety of professional workplaces to build and maintain relationships. In an interview with a professional in two diverse workplaces –on the spectrum of oral to written communication– I had the opportunity to discuss common miscommunications and their potential solutions. Through reflection and research, I investigated suitable communication skills to effectively supplement my future…

Corporations operating in today’s business environment leverage every available asset at their disposal to create a competitive edge over their counterparts. Among the most powerful and adaptable of these assets is their employees. A common quote employed by many successful leaders, one of which being Richard Branson, states “If you take care of your employees, they will take care of the clients.” But what if those employees become so incapable of effective communication that they diminish…

So what exactly is ‘motivation’? - Well, motivation may be described as an internal process that makes a person move toward a specific goal. Motivation, like intelligence, can’t be directly observed. Instead, motivation can only be inferred by noting a person’s behaviour. Motivation can be described in many ways. According to psychology researcher, Kendra Cherry, “motivation is defined as the process that initiates, guides, and maintains goal-oriented behaviours”. Motivation is what causes us…

The first article topic is mainly about cultural capital. From the realism of material production activities to do with a mechanism unique to the region of relatively independent cultural production activities, meaning the necessary means. Money, economic capital and correlated with the dominant culture as contrasting concepts, such as the rules of the language products, knowledge and symbolic systems, incident or behavior type, value, and to refer to the aesthetic tastes, inclinations, etc. (P.…

Social Media and Its New Vocabulary Thanks to social media the English language has radically changed from what it was 50 years ago. It has changed so much that new words keep being added to the dictionary, words that if we are being completely honest are usually only used by people no older than maybe 30. Words that have been invented in recent years are words like “fleek”, which is generally used to describe when someone is looking good. Another example to the ever growing list of…

There are a myriad of theories and constructs that exist within the communication discipline that can ensure interpersonal relationships will thrive. However, there are five theories in particular that have proven invaluable in today’s world. With the advancement of technology and the accessibility of said technology, it is more pertinent than ever that people be versed in how to communicate with people they have interpersonal relationships with not only in face-to-face contexts, but online as…

Wall E movies was a success when it first came out in 2008, it is success in its earning profit but most importantly it affectively depicts what humanity do to the planet Earth nowadays. The film is a documentation that capture the effect of destroying the planet and how people would be rely completely on technology eventually. It is a wakeup call for humanity to realize that technology can change the way we live to a whole new level. Yet, the depiction seen in Wall E is one of the…

pick up on certain things that are said, and also the lack of nonverbal communication can hinder the ability to feel a stronger connection with one another. This is also knows as cues-filtered-out theory. Cues-filtered-out can be averted by adding emoticons in messages to show emotion, rather than just wall after wall of…