Hi class,
Out of all the concepts learned from reading this book, I believe that audience adaptation is my favorite. Audience adaptaion is defined "when we take into account the beliefs and life experiences of audience members and use that information in constructing a message". This basically means making a message relevant and understandable to the audience. The reason why I like this concept so much is because it is so important, if you want to be a great speaker. In order to get the audiences attention for the entire speech, you have to "speak their language". For example, if you are reading a book or telling a story to a class of first graders, you can talk to them like how you would a class full of colleges students and vis versa, you can't talk to a class full of college students like you would to a bunch of first graders. I met a few people who did not know how to adapt to their audience and their speeches quickly went down hill.
Friday, August 10, 2012
Thursday, August 9, 2012
This Class
Hi class
What I have learned throughout this class is the many different communication concepts that I have been using throughout my life, without even knowing. For example, Nonverbal communication, Communication in groups, audience adaption and many more. There are a few things I like about this class like how we can comment on our classmates' post, give them feed back, giving us all a different viewpoints on topics. That is a great way we can learn and grow together. I also like how we were able to learn about the many different communication concepts that we can use in our lives and that we have been using in our lives without even knowing. There are other things that I liked about this class but my favorite thing about this class, is the fact that it is online, and the teacher is so cool.
The only thing that I can say that I did not like about the class, are the test. I love how it is open book but, I did not like the little amount of time we had to find the answers. Even reading through the chapter it was still difficult to find the answers in the short amount of time we had. Overall, this class was great and I really enjoy it. The only thing I say should be changed is to allow more time on the test.
What I have learned throughout this class is the many different communication concepts that I have been using throughout my life, without even knowing. For example, Nonverbal communication, Communication in groups, audience adaption and many more. There are a few things I like about this class like how we can comment on our classmates' post, give them feed back, giving us all a different viewpoints on topics. That is a great way we can learn and grow together. I also like how we were able to learn about the many different communication concepts that we can use in our lives and that we have been using in our lives without even knowing. There are other things that I liked about this class but my favorite thing about this class, is the fact that it is online, and the teacher is so cool.
The only thing that I can say that I did not like about the class, are the test. I love how it is open book but, I did not like the little amount of time we had to find the answers. Even reading through the chapter it was still difficult to find the answers in the short amount of time we had. Overall, this class was great and I really enjoy it. The only thing I say should be changed is to allow more time on the test.
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Most Interesting
Hi class,
By reading "Thinking Through Communication" I have learned about many different concepts. Not all, but most of the those concepts that I have read about, I found them to be very interesting and true. Out of all of those concepts that I have read about, the one I found to be most interesting is the nonverbal communication. Nonverbal communication in the book is defined as "the study of communication systems that do not involve words". The reason why I have found this concept to be most interesting is because even before I knew what nonverbal communication was, I have been witnessing it through out my entire life.
The interesting thing about nonverbal communication is the fact that we can tell what other people are thinking or feeling just by seeing their body language and facial expressions. In the book they call it Kinesic Code 1: Body Movement and Gesture, and Kinesic Code 2: Facial Expression and Eye behavior. This is so true. You can see if somebody is digusted with something or if they are extremely happy by looking and their facial expression or even their body language.
The nonverbal communication my mom used on me when I was younger that I loved so much was when I was really upset about something or sad, and she just gave me a big hug and a kiss. That comforted me and by her doing it, it let me know that she was telling me that everything was going to be alright, and it made me feel better.
So as you can see, nonverbal communicayion is a concept that I found to be most interesting.
By reading "Thinking Through Communication" I have learned about many different concepts. Not all, but most of the those concepts that I have read about, I found them to be very interesting and true. Out of all of those concepts that I have read about, the one I found to be most interesting is the nonverbal communication. Nonverbal communication in the book is defined as "the study of communication systems that do not involve words". The reason why I have found this concept to be most interesting is because even before I knew what nonverbal communication was, I have been witnessing it through out my entire life.
The interesting thing about nonverbal communication is the fact that we can tell what other people are thinking or feeling just by seeing their body language and facial expressions. In the book they call it Kinesic Code 1: Body Movement and Gesture, and Kinesic Code 2: Facial Expression and Eye behavior. This is so true. You can see if somebody is digusted with something or if they are extremely happy by looking and their facial expression or even their body language.
The nonverbal communication my mom used on me when I was younger that I loved so much was when I was really upset about something or sad, and she just gave me a big hug and a kiss. That comforted me and by her doing it, it let me know that she was telling me that everything was going to be alright, and it made me feel better.
So as you can see, nonverbal communicayion is a concept that I found to be most interesting.
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Chapter 2 Concept
Hi class,
A concept that I found to be interesting after reading chapter 2 is the term definition. The term definition "....to determine, bring to an end, or settle". Yes if you read this I'm sure you are thinking to yourself, why is this concept so interesting? The reason I found this to be interesting or better yet, ironic, is because just recently I was bored and playing games on my phone and I just so happend to ease drop on somebody else's conversation. One person was making fun of the other for not knowing how to explain what the word definition means. I kept hearing a group of people laughing too so I got up and walked closer to the scene and saw that it was one teenaged boy and 15 years old getting made fun of by a bunch of people. I felt bad for the kid and stood up for him. Then I also thought to myself, I know what a definition is but I too had a hard time explaining what the word definition means, without saying the word define. Honestly I thought it was funny so when I was reading the beginning of chapter 2 and saw the word definiton, it just reminded me of the situation.
A concept that I found to be interesting after reading chapter 2 is the term definition. The term definition "....to determine, bring to an end, or settle". Yes if you read this I'm sure you are thinking to yourself, why is this concept so interesting? The reason I found this to be interesting or better yet, ironic, is because just recently I was bored and playing games on my phone and I just so happend to ease drop on somebody else's conversation. One person was making fun of the other for not knowing how to explain what the word definition means. I kept hearing a group of people laughing too so I got up and walked closer to the scene and saw that it was one teenaged boy and 15 years old getting made fun of by a bunch of people. I felt bad for the kid and stood up for him. Then I also thought to myself, I know what a definition is but I too had a hard time explaining what the word definition means, without saying the word define. Honestly I thought it was funny so when I was reading the beginning of chapter 2 and saw the word definiton, it just reminded me of the situation.
Saturday, August 4, 2012
"Build worlds"
Good Afternoon class
I am going to talk about the social constructionist perspective.
In the perspective of the social constructionist, worlds are built through communication. How we view our world, our beliefs, knowledge and perspective, comes from what we hear from people in our culture rather than direct experience. But everybody is not raised and taught all the same thing so people will have different view points on many situations. For example, in the bible days many people did not believe that Jesus was the messiah and that he could perform miracles, but after he was crucified and rose from the dead three days later, many people started to believe.
One idea that we discuss in our culture that may not be discussed in others is that having a stabilized government is very necessary. Our government basically gives us rules and regulations that keeps our country organized and well put versus Mexico whose government is ran by drug lords so everything is chaotic out there. Having a stabilized government is making our country a safer place where we all can live great lives have a great chance of becoming very successful ourselves. Yes our country is not perfect or 100% safe, but at least it is stabilized.
I am going to talk about the social constructionist perspective.
In the perspective of the social constructionist, worlds are built through communication. How we view our world, our beliefs, knowledge and perspective, comes from what we hear from people in our culture rather than direct experience. But everybody is not raised and taught all the same thing so people will have different view points on many situations. For example, in the bible days many people did not believe that Jesus was the messiah and that he could perform miracles, but after he was crucified and rose from the dead three days later, many people started to believe.
One idea that we discuss in our culture that may not be discussed in others is that having a stabilized government is very necessary. Our government basically gives us rules and regulations that keeps our country organized and well put versus Mexico whose government is ran by drug lords so everything is chaotic out there. Having a stabilized government is making our country a safer place where we all can live great lives have a great chance of becoming very successful ourselves. Yes our country is not perfect or 100% safe, but at least it is stabilized.
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Moral Delimmas
Hi class,
Enthographers learn from observation. They observe people in their own "territory" and use different approaches to go about their studies. One approach is the covert role. The cover role is basically when the researcher goes undercover and and observes. The problem with this is, the researcher could end up building a relationship with the people he or she is researching and it could be harder for them to lie to the people being researched or even publish the information that was found. Another approach they use is the overt role. The overt role is when the researcher makes it clear to the people he or she is researching, that they are being researched. The problem with this is that the person or people being researched may not like the idea that they are being researched so they might act differently than how they would normally act. This could cause the researcher to find false information which would completely defeat the purpose of even doing the research, finding out the truth.
Honestly to resolve the cover issue, I would make sure while doing my research, to keep everything strictly business so feelings and emotions wont be catched. For the overt role, I probably wont be so blunt with it, so the person who is being researched wont feel so weird about it.
Enthographers learn from observation. They observe people in their own "territory" and use different approaches to go about their studies. One approach is the covert role. The cover role is basically when the researcher goes undercover and and observes. The problem with this is, the researcher could end up building a relationship with the people he or she is researching and it could be harder for them to lie to the people being researched or even publish the information that was found. Another approach they use is the overt role. The overt role is when the researcher makes it clear to the people he or she is researching, that they are being researched. The problem with this is that the person or people being researched may not like the idea that they are being researched so they might act differently than how they would normally act. This could cause the researcher to find false information which would completely defeat the purpose of even doing the research, finding out the truth.
Honestly to resolve the cover issue, I would make sure while doing my research, to keep everything strictly business so feelings and emotions wont be catched. For the overt role, I probably wont be so blunt with it, so the person who is being researched wont feel so weird about it.
Methods 13.3
Hi class,
The research method found in 13.3 that I thought was most interesting is the Ethnographic Research. Enthnographers learn from observation and that is the exact reason I found it to be most interesting. Its interesting because the researcher "goes undercover as a participant". For example, if I wanted to discover information about why football players are so hungry all the time, I would dress up as one, try out for the team, observe and participate in the activities of a football player. Enthographers do not do this for personal interest, they do it for scientific reasons. There are actual steps and approaches in Enthographic research. The first approach is the covert role. The covert role " goes "under cover" by becoming a member of the group being studied. The second approach is over role. This is apprach is different because this one is not under cover. The people know that they are being observed. What can also help this research are field notes, and an informant. Field notes are basically notes that you take from observing and informants are the people who are willing to inform you and answer whatever questions the researcher may have.
If I were to study some aspect of deception my research question would be, why do some kids in junior high school get bullied? The research method I would use is ofcourse Enthographic, because I think it is really effective. I would also use survey research because you can hear other people's views on the situation.
The research method found in 13.3 that I thought was most interesting is the Ethnographic Research. Enthnographers learn from observation and that is the exact reason I found it to be most interesting. Its interesting because the researcher "goes undercover as a participant". For example, if I wanted to discover information about why football players are so hungry all the time, I would dress up as one, try out for the team, observe and participate in the activities of a football player. Enthographers do not do this for personal interest, they do it for scientific reasons. There are actual steps and approaches in Enthographic research. The first approach is the covert role. The covert role " goes "under cover" by becoming a member of the group being studied. The second approach is over role. This is apprach is different because this one is not under cover. The people know that they are being observed. What can also help this research are field notes, and an informant. Field notes are basically notes that you take from observing and informants are the people who are willing to inform you and answer whatever questions the researcher may have.
If I were to study some aspect of deception my research question would be, why do some kids in junior high school get bullied? The research method I would use is ofcourse Enthographic, because I think it is really effective. I would also use survey research because you can hear other people's views on the situation.
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