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Date Posted: 14:20:20 08/25/02 Sun
Author: Shelly Hopson
Subject: Re: Topic 3--According to McCroskey (p. 34), Communication is simply a tool---describe...
In reply to: Ken Harley 's message, "Topic 3--According to McCroskey (p. 34), Communication is simply a tool---describe..." on 15:41:20 08/21/02 Wed

>If communication is simply a tool, according to
>McCroskey, how do we feel when the tool is used to
>cause ill? What happens when we rhetorically
>communicate to cheat or hurt or take from someone
>else? Can we, through an understanding of
>communication, begin to craft our messages to others
>for conflict resolution instead of creating more
>conflict?
Communication can be a tool, and like many tools it can be used to benefit or harm the end receiver. It all depends on the ambitions of the sender. We are a world of mass diversity in all contexts of the word. We as communicators must consider our audiance no matter the size in order to avoid hurting them. We must not only consider the "who" we are speaking to, but also the "where" and "how". Any good communicator would speak in the terms that your audience will understand and enjoy, not speak in terms that make them selves sound educated or above the people who are listening. We can either be an antagonist or protagonist in any conflicts that we are involved. By staying positive and wanting to turn the conversation around, we can surely talk our way into a resolution. It's all a matter knowing what and how you said something, taking into consideration where you said it and in front of whom. By throughly planning how you need to say something will save you from wasting time back tracking and trying to explain your self later.

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  • Re: Topic 3--According to McCroskey (p. 34), Communication is simply a tool---describe... -- Tammy Goodman, 20:35:03 08/25/02 Sun
  • Re: Topic 3--According to McCroskey (p. 34), Communication is simply a tool---describe... -- Kiesha Elix, 20:03:34 08/26/02 Mon
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