Sunday, February 5, 2012
Perceptions of Communication
Thank you for your replies. I really enjoyed the feedback and insight. One thing about communication is that it is dependent upon at least two people sharing information. As a sender of information, I had technical difficulties and could not communicate via electronic means in the blog. What message can the receiver conclude when the receiver is expecting an answer? Are we a society which expects instant feedback and comes to an erroneous conclusion without further exploration? I am looking forward to your thoughts and insight.
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I loved your voki! Yes, I agree that we now jump to conclusions when we do not hear back instantly. I once thought that I had offended a friend because I was blocked from contacting her on her cell phone. I found out later that her phone had been stolen and all calls were blocked! That was a lesson to me.
ReplyDeleteI really like your voki. As for communication, I believe everyone at one point or another jumps to conclusion when we do not obtain feedback immediately. It takes two to communicate; one to be the sender and one to be the receiver, with the receiver giving feedback. These roles interchange as the conversation continues. The problem lies in texting and use of technological tools, because we get interrupted, become unable to respond and often leave one another hanging at one point, whether the person is the receiver or the sender. In addition, perception plays a major role in the communication factor when texting. We have no other clues other than words, responses and replies to the texting. We are a society that expects instant feedback. Take the net gen for instance. This generation has been raised to get everything at their fingertips, that in order to wait for something longer than a few seconds, they perceive that something is wrong. All communication has a goal, and when failed communication occurs, that goal is not reached and the anticipated communication did not occur, regardless of the method of communication used (Anderson, 2009).
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Reference
Anderson, M. A. (2009). Chapter 10: Communication skills in leadership and management. In Nursing Leadership, Management, and Professional Practice for the LPN/LVN in Nursing School and Beyond (4th ed.). Philadelphia, PA. F. A. Davis.