A change in communication, but are we really communicating?

1. Are we really communicating?
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By:
Alexandra
Lau
Tang

2. Social media
connects
people with
others
worldwide
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and opens
new
possibilities

3. But today, social media seems
to be all people are doing.
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4. On apps: facebook,
snapchat, twitter,
tumblr and
instagram
Phones, tablets
and computers
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5. “89% of those between 18 and 29
years old are social
media users” - Jeff Bullas
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6. Face-to-face interaction
nears extinction with social
media wave,
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where connectivity prevails
over communication

7. From this a bubble forms,
comprised of
you and technology
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8. “Gen Y and
Millennials...would
prefer to use instant
messaging or other
social media than
stop by an office and
talk with someone”
– Susan Tardanicao
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9. “Young associates lay out
their suite of technologies…
then they put their
…they turn
their desks into .”
-Senior partner at a Boston
law firm
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10. Our devices act as safeguards to
the may hold for us.
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11. And with its capabilities,
I am able to how
people perceive me.
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12. “With all the powerful social
technologies at our fingertips,
we are more connected – and
potentially more disconnected –
than ever before.”
- Susan Tardanicao
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13. “7% of communication
is based on the written
or verbal word…93%
is based on nonverbal
body language”
- Susan Tardanicao
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14. social media
removes nonverbal
behaviour
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15. without it, decisions and
relationships are forged
based on
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16. sparse
information
from images,
abbreviations,
emoticons and
text
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17. Which may not
represent
the truth.
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18. “When someone
writes a text in all
capital letters,
does it mean
they’re yelling?”
- Susan
Tardanicao
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19. Misinterpretations
arise with
assumptions
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20. Be face to face with the person,
analyze nonverbal notions
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21. “Someday, someday, but certainly
not now, I’d like to learn how to
have a conversation.”
– 16 year old boy
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22. Start today
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23. Sources
Bullas. J. (n.d.). 22 Social media facts and statistics you should
know in 2014. Retrieved from
http://www.jeffbullas.com/2014/01/17/20-social-media-facts-and-
statistics-you-should-know-in-2014/
Tardanico. S. (2012, April 30). Is social media sabotaging real
communication?. Retrieved from
http://www.forbes.com/sites/susantardanico/2012/04/30/is-social-
media-sabotaging-real-communication/
Turkle. S. (2012, April 21). The flight from conversation. The New
York Times. Retrieved from
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/22/opinion/sunday/the-flight-
from-conversation.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0