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.