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Listening is one of the most important characteristics of effective communication. A successful listener does not just understand the words but also understand how the speaker feels about (Robinson and Segal 2015). An effective listening can make the speaker feel heard and understand, in which it could also help to build a strong and deep connection between project team and leaders. It could also create an environment where everyone feels safe and comfortable to express their ideas or feelings…

tone. Usually, I prefer reading non-fiction or realistic fictions, so I assumed that I would enjoy Persepolis more than the first two books that were read in ENG1100C. While I enjoyed reading about Marji’s childhood experience, I hated the comic/graphic novel format. To begin, I had little to no knowledge about the Islamic Revolution before reading this novel. At the most, I knew little details here and there about the conflict. But as a whole, I knew nothing. For this reason, this book was a…

James C. Petersen’s book, Why Don’t We Listen Better? Communicating & Connecting in Relationships, is based on listening and talking has five sections? In the first section the book explores several communication options. The second section of this book develops a practical way to communicate by active talking and listening, after this section he identifies several communication issues and listening procedures. Petersen then explores the talker-listener methodology with group inter-action and…

Before understanding what the author was giving instructions about, the story appeared as creepy. Knowing the meaning of his strange instructions, I am now fairly in love with this work. Interestingly Gaiman started off by writing comics. In fact, Neil Gaiman re-wrote the sandman comics that came out in twelve volumes. English born and of Jewish decent, Gaiman is an interesting man. I am now convinced to explore more of his literary works. In Gaiman’s short story fictions and wonders “Fragile…

After reading this graphic novel, it is difficult not to be in awe of the process. There is a lot of time and effort put into the creation of comics, requiring comic artists to posses a lot of skill. Comic artists must have the ability to interpret what will relate best to…

They create the overall design of a project and direct others who develop artwork and layouts”. According to the book, art director work with graphic designers and production artists to “determine how the ad’s verbal and visual symbols will fit together” (Arens et al, 74). In respect to advertising, their primary task is to correctly convey what the client(s) requests, which will bring them the…

Video case four shows the company of groupon. This company demonstrates three concepts from the chapter wonderfully. The three concepts are consumer lifestyle, psychological influences on consumers and problem recognition (perceiving a need). The concept of consumer lifestyle is demonstrated in the Groupon video. Consumer lifestyle effects which groupon consumers choose. The ideals- motivated groups on the groupon site are there solely to get the biggest bang for their buck. While…

S: The persona of the front cover is of a fashionista. This can be assumed by the bold letters in French. The title of the magazine is "Styles", and it is featuring hip-hop artist A$AP Rocky. Rocky is known as a fashion icon which further exemplifies the fashionista persona. - O: This is an international event. Styles magazine is a magazine company that is highly respected in the fashion industry. The magazine contains lookbooks of designer clothing and the author placed A$AP Rocky on the…

1. Describe the communication process, and identify the key components. Communication is the process of sending information between two or more people and can be done in different mediums like oral, written, music and body language. The communication process is different steps that the message goes through before it gets to the receiver. First it starts with a sender who is the one that will construct the message that is to be sent into words (or a video, song, gestures). The next step of the…

1. Leadership question: What social and cultural barriers may have made it difficult for the doctors to communicate with Jesica’s family? What might have the doctors done to increase the chances that Jesica’s family understood the true nature of the problems in this terrible circumstance? The social and cultural barriers that made it difficult for the doctors to communicate with Jesica’s family may have been differing languages, different understanding of the medical procedure, or the terms used…