Poor Communication

I think this is a perfect example of what happens when you have poor communication.  Even when sending an email there are certain types of formats you should follow when sending one in a business setting and even when you're sending a personal email.  Knowing how to properly communicate with people is one of the hardest toughest things to do.  There are so many different types of cultures that if you don't know about their customs you run the chance of offending them or just not getting a response from the person like in this comic.

Communication

http://www.helpguide.org/articles/relationships/effective-communication.htm

This website offers a lot of insight as to what it means to be an effective communicator in business and in your own personal life.  Being able to communicate effectively means everything, if you can't effectively get the message across things can get misinterpreted.  Ultimately everything comes down to being an effective communicator.

If you have poor communication you are never going to truly make it in the business world.  Communication is such a large part of the business environment, and communicating poorly will cause problems.

Communication Quote

"Communication is a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. If you're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of every part of your life."

Brian Tracy

This to me has a lot of meaning. No one was born and was good at communicating.  Everyone has had to learn to communicate, from the first word we have spoken. Not everyone gets it right all the time but just as Brain says its like riding a bike, if you are willing to put forth the effort and try you will begin to see a steady improvement.

Types of Communication

There are many different types of communication and understanding all of them takes time.  Four of the main types of communication are verbal, nonverbal, visual, and written.  Some people for instance in education learn better from either visual, written, or verbal teaching.  But there are others such as myself that learn better when it is tactile. This means that we learn better when we are hand on doing the tasks that are being communicated.  Teachers are a very good example of excellent communicators because they have to be well versed in every one of these forms in order to provide the highest level of education and help to the students they're teaching.

Listening

Do you ever feel like you're talking to a brick wall while having a conversation with someone.  A lot of people tend to be good communicators but poor listeners.  I for one know that I am a poor listener, if something the person is talking about doesn't spike my interest I tend to zone of and focus on things of higher importance. Communication goes both ways in order to be an effective communicator you have to be and effective listener as well. You can't have one without the other.

"Bright Outlook for the Class of 2015

Wall Street Journal

Good new for graduates who are getting a bachelors degree in 2015 (Yay for me!!) you will have the highest chance of getting a job in almost a decade.  Six sectors have reported growth in hiring a few I noticed were business and scientific services (24%); finance and insurance (31%); and information services (51%).

Procrastination

Just face the truth we all have some sort of things that we procrastinate on.  Personally I am the type of person that waits until the night before a test or paper to even begin to think about what it is i need to do to accomplish the task.  Some people think that the added pressure helps them preform better.  But it actually doesn't because you are in such a rush to finish what you're working on you can over look simple mistakes and errors.

Writing Skills

http://www.skillsyouneed.com/writing-skills.html

As you all know we are now in the portion of class were we have to start writing some pretty length papers.  I thought that this website offers some good skills to keep in mind while you are doing the individual report and when you are looking to begin writing the group report.  Also you can use this to help with any other paper you are having to write in other classes.

Interviews

As we are doing our interviews it is key to remember some basic things that can make the interview a successful interview.  Following the key things in the picture will ensure that you are well prepared and presentable for the interview you are seeking.

Noise

Because of the crowd noise in the Super Bowl the center couldn't hear Manning and was unable to recognize that he was coming to the line to make a switch in the play.  Instead he snapped the ball resulting in a Broncos safety.  This can be related to any type of communication because noise is any outside factor that is disrupting the follow of information.

Effective Communication

I thought that this is a good video that really puts into perspective how well people listen and communicate with one another.  Two of the animals could have avoided being eaten had they just listened and then tried to resolve the issue with the bear, such as the rabbit does at the end of the video.