Intercultural Communication

I want each of you to go the Journal of Intercultural Communication read one article from any of the issues. After you have read the article post a summary of the article here.

Semantic Noise

Often students have trouble understanding the concept of semantic noise and how it differs from internal noise. Here is a good example by David Madden.

As your comment to this entry I want each of you to find an example of semantic noise and post it.

How important is self-esteem.

Read this article and post your comments.

The Truth About Self-Esteem

Blog entry about public speaking

Public speaking can be fun and it can be a pain even for people who are used to doing it. Here is an experienced speaker talking about how her experiences have varied. Just keep in mind as you go through this course that you will make it through this experience and come out the other side better for having done it.

The Pros and Cons of Public Speaking

Origins of Non-verbal communication

I had not intended to post anything of substance at this point in the semester but I found this article in the New York Times and the content fits nicely with Chapter 4 in the text.

A World of Eloquence in an Upturned Palm

Welcome To Communication 100 at Volunteer State

You can read over the old entries in the blog to see what we were doing last spring almost all of it is still relevant to what will happen in class this fall. Take a few minutes to post a comment as a way of becoming comfortable with this interface. I know we introduced ourselves in class but tell us something about yourself as a reminder and as a way we can get to know each other better. USE YOUR REAL NAME in all postings here.

Presentations

This web site about how to do great presentations.

Go there. Read it. Learn from it.

Presentation Zen.

Be sure and check out: Top Ten Slide Tips.