Thursday, August 28, 2008
First Attempt In Communication
Author: DarK FoX
Welcome. I'll briefly tell you what this blog is before going to the main soul of this post. This blog is a Human Communications blog. In research and readings, we will be sharing with you our opinions and findings on this topic on commincation or anything that is related. Now, on with my post.
Author's note:
1. May contain inside jokes from lectures/tutorials
2. This post is based on my knowledge/opinion
Communication, the conveyance of messages from one to another, is one of the most important aspects we have to consider in life. As humans, we are a creature of society and cannot survive in loneliness. Therefore, in order to do so, we have to converse, or talk if you prefer, to other people.
A person yellingThough you do not know it, company is one of the most essential needs required by any living creature in the world apart from food, clothes and shelter. It is however not included in the general basic needs and should be in there. So why is it so important anyways?
Basic Needs mindmap (with one more extra need)
The family equation
Also for practical needs. We communicate to get work done, yell at people, scold people, inform people, send details and request things from big people. There are plenty of medium we use to get things done.
(Raspberry) Pie Chart of Mediums of Communications
(May vary depending on the person)
Even so, we should limit communication because too much of it can turn into a problem. We can be misled or misinterpreted and we can even get lost in our own words.
Lost In Words
So now you know a briefly why this communication we do so naturally really important to us. It can be a tool and it can be a weapon; both helpful and deadly. Now that you understand the point of this post and whole blog, I enjoy the rest of the information being spewed out by the authors.
The point
This post, which will not self-destruct, was written by,
Eugene Low.
PS: The images of this blogpost are copyrighted to me unless stated in the references.
References
American Cliché, A person yelling, online, retrieved 29 August 2008, from http://americancliche.net/wp-images/yelling.jpg
Basic Needs mindmap (with one more extra need)For your health of course. Without communication, you would not meet other people and the loneliness you feel will consume you and kill you. But before that, you’ll become insane and unstable.
Insanity over loneliness graph
(May vary depending on the person)
Insanity over loneliness graph(May vary depending on the person)
To continue to the generations of humans. By talking, you get to meet your potential partner and in future you can start your own family.
The family equationAlso for practical needs. We communicate to get work done, yell at people, scold people, inform people, send details and request things from big people. There are plenty of medium we use to get things done.
(Raspberry) Pie Chart of Mediums of Communications(May vary depending on the person)
Even so, we should limit communication because too much of it can turn into a problem. We can be misled or misinterpreted and we can even get lost in our own words.
Lost In WordsSo now you know a briefly why this communication we do so naturally really important to us. It can be a tool and it can be a weapon; both helpful and deadly. Now that you understand the point of this post and whole blog, I enjoy the rest of the information being spewed out by the authors.
The pointThis post, which will not self-destruct, was written by,
Eugene Low.
PS: The images of this blogpost are copyrighted to me unless stated in the references.
References
American Cliché, A person yelling, online, retrieved 29 August 2008, from http://americancliche.net/wp-images/yelling.jpg
