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Date Posted: 14:14:27 08/26/02 Mon
Author: Emily Weaver
Subject: Re: Topic 3--According to McCroskey (p. 34), Communication is simply a tool---describe...
In reply to: Cally Enochs 's message, "Re: Topic 3--According to McCroskey (p. 34), Communication is simply a tool---describe..." on 10:51:46 08/26/02 Mon

>>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 effective or ineffective. To be
>a good communicator you must think through what you
>would like to communicate and what you would like the
>receiver to comprehend.
>
>Communication that is not thought out in advance may
>allow the reciver to translate the message to
>different information than what you might want them to
>receive. A good example is in the response to the
>three worst email you have recieved. Someone said
>something about an interoffice email received using
>the word "bare", it is possible to use words that
>don't mean the same meaning in written communications,
>as well as using the wrong nonverbal language when
>communicating.
>
>It is just as easy to send a "flaming" conversation as
>it is to send a "flaming" email. However a "flaming"
>conversation might occur on accident and easier,
>without thinking through what you are going to say


Hi, Cally! I agree with you that you have to think about what you are going to say and how your going to say it, because someone may interpret what you say totally opposite of what you were trying to convey. This is why I'm more of an observer.

In person I'm a very quiet person because I'm thinking too fast in order to communicate effectively, and sometimes I stutter, repeat myself, or end up putting my foot in my mouth because I end up interrupting and not let the person finish talking to me. I'm trying to work on this though. I hate speeches but I guess that is why I'm in this class so I can somehow over come this. I'm better on paper than in person but wanting to own my own business I need to get over this and fast.

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