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By taking the initiative to accomplish this task, I showed leadership skills that my supervisor later praised me for, which was definitely encouraging.
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My supervisor was excellent in many aspects of her job, but could be forgetful when it came to returning client calls or attending to invoices that came due. When an item requiring her attention came across my desk, I would always be sure to have a face-to-face conversation with her, and to hand her a written not regarding the details of the same issue. I found that by communicating in both verbal and written messages it was far more likely that the needed information would actually be not only remembered but acted upon by the supervisor. The writing helped to ensure accuracy, of course, but I think it was of greater importance that she had a physical artifact simply to remind her that there was any information to remember at all more than the actual contents of these written notes. Transmitting the details via verbal communication helped to bring her immediate attention to the issue, and the written note would remain around until the issue had been dealt with, so both supported memory and action.
3. Persuasive Situation and Inoculation Theory
It can be difficult to convince others of the rectitude of a certain course of action when one is known to have supported similar ideas in the past. While this consistency...
When I was trying to promote a certain direction in what might be termed an "extracurricular" office activity, a combination social event and charity drive, I knew that my idea would be rejected because of the way people laughed off or dismissed some of my personal tastes and other ideas that were similar to my concept for the event. Because of this, I decided to use the inoculation theory (though I didn't know to call it that at the time), which basically consists of pre-empting something negative that might come about in a persuasive conversation or ongoing dialogue by bringing it up and dispensing with it. Pursuing this strategy, I hoped, would give my ideas more of a fair shot.
It turned out I was right, and by prefacing my suggestion with a comment that recognized my proclivities and the way they were good-naturedly mocked, but asking people to truly consider my proposal, I feel that I was able to have a strong voice at this planning meeting. My ideas were not adopted wholesale, but many of my specific ideas were incorporated into the final compromised plan and helped the vent come off as a great success. Using the inoculation theory of persuasion theory helped to dismiss the dismissal of my ideas, as it were, and thus helped me to have a more persuasive voice.
Wolf's book, based on a number of scholarly articles she wrote during the last several years, looks at the manner in which women have been portrayed in the Broadway musical, and the references and relevance of those portraits to society's expectations of the time. REFERENCES Communication Studies. (2012). Retrieved from: http://www.communicationstudies.com/ Cary, S. (2003). A Beginner's Guide to the Scientific Method. New York: Wadsworth. Cresswell, J. (2003). Research Design. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Ferguson,
As a result, consumers again have choices. By limiting media exposure, and being aware of media techniques used to brand and market pop stars, we can make educated choices. Rather than choosing what to listen to by turning on the radio and television, we now have the choice to investigate on our own, on the Internet. It will be interesting to see how pop music responds. Bibliography Daly, Steve. "Britney Spears
Individuals involved in my life during my work from 2003 until the present at Catholic Family Services include: Supervisors: Professionals: Clients: My learning experiences in Oral Communication which began with my formal employment in 1997 and continue even today can be considered comparable to lessons taught in a classroom, albeit, as at times I had to be my own teacher. I contend that the following things I have learned, in addition, to those
communications skills to solve problems they are likely to encounter in the workplace. Communication is the process of sharing information, expression, feeling, and thought between two or more people. Effective communication plays an important role in the organizational development, and communication forms an important constituent of every aspect of an organization. To maintain good working relations, it critical for the entire workforce to communicate with one another to enhance coordination,
Communications -- Personal Statement Say the word 'communications,' and immediately people think of the written or the spoken word. They think of a page of newspaper, a conversation with a friend. But corporate communications encompasses so much more than merely the verbal exchange of ideas. Corporate communications is kinesthetic. Through my work at my current place of business, Alcoa I communicate by email to all Alcoans worldwide, regarding the Earthwatch program, including
At the same time, a series of interrelated events occur between the communication partners over time and space. The active sender is comprised of encoder / interpretation / decoder. The passive-recipient, on the other hand, constitutes decoder / interpreter / encoder. Similar to the Shannon & Weaver theory, each encodes and decodes the message according to her own interpretation of content. Ultimately, communication is made up of signs. It is we