Can you hear me Now

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Can you hear me Now???

• Communication
• in the
• New Millennium
• By Sarah Gelb Gary Williams

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Advantages of New Technologies

• Fast
• Easy
• Keeps you close with people around the world
• Networking tool
• Get in touch with anyone at anytime

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So Whats the Big Deal?

• Learning how to use these technologies
  effectively and professionally is important for
  your
• Career
• Personal Safety
• Preservation of character
• (both personal and institutional)

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Communication Process

• Most communication is
• 70 Non verbal
• Posture, Movements, Gestures, Facial Expressions,
  Physiological Responses
• 20 Tone
• intensity, pauses
• 10 Words

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How do we stay connected to the world around us?

• Email
• Cell Phones
• Instant/Text Messages
• Facebook
• Face to Face interaction???

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Challenges of the New Millenium

• Are our messages getting lost in translation?
• Reliance on Technology Lack of Face to Face
  interaction
• Lack of nonverbal communication cues
  Misinterpretation of Messages
• Therefore, we need to examine the types of
  messages we are sending to make sure we are
  conveying the right image of ourselves

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Email Etiquette

• Make sure your email address is appropriate for
  employers, professors, parents etc.
• Ex. hotbabe_at_aol.com may not be the way you want
  to portray yourself to future employers

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Email Etiquette

• Know your audience
• An email addressed to a friend or peer should
  be different when addressed to a professor or
  employer

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Email Etiquette

• Response Time
• - Respond to an email as soon as possible
• - Normally within a day or two
• ie. When your advisor emails you to set up an
  appointment, email them back right away

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Email Etiquette

• Use Appropriate Grammar
• - Ex. hey prof. mike, i am sorry i missed
  clss yesterday. i wsa sick and couldnt get out
  of bed. will you send the asignment i missed
  thanks ttyl -sarah
• An email is similar to a letter or a paper
• Spell Check, Capitalize, Punctuate and DO NOT Use
  Slang

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Cell Phone EtiquetteIts Simple Be Respectful
of Others!!

• Ringer should be off
• in class, in a meeting, at dinner etc.
• Dont dial while driving
• Dont text or play games in class
• Dont pick up your phone in the middle of a
  conversation
• Voicemail message should be appropriate for
  anyone who might call
• - ie. no loud music, clear pronunciation of your
  name, no bad language

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Cell Phones

• If you are on your cell phone
• In the car you are 4-5 times more likely to get
  in a car accident while talking on the cell phone
• Walking around campus
• In the library
• In a restaurant
• Are you really paying attention to the people
  around you?
• Do you care if it is dangerous, disruptive, rude?

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Facebook

• Admittedly, Facebook is a great way to
  communicate, express yourself, and connect with
  others
• Over 1,000 Carthage Students use it
• Over 9 million and 1800 college campuses across
  the country use it
• But are you putting your Best FACE forward?

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Bridgets Profile

• Account Info
• NameBridget Bolly
• Member SinceJuly 14, 2005
• Basic Info SchoolTufts'08 StatusUndergrad
  SexFemale ConcentrationGeology/Environmental
  Studies/Sciences
• ResidenceCrafts House
• Birthday07/31/86
• Home TownFitchburg, MA
• Contact info dorm x5437 cell 617-845-9542
• Email bridget.bolly_at_tufts.edu,
• Interested In Men
• Interests good beer, naked, hiking/backpacking/an
  ything outdoors, the Loj, wolves,, sailing, trap
  shooting, drinking tea in bed
• Clubs and JobsTMC, TWO, Tufts Sailing, ATO,
  craft house, TLC tutor
• GroupsTufts Wilderness Orientation (TWO!) The
  drinking team with a sailing problem Alpha Tau
  Omega I Went To a Public School....bitch
  Fatty McButterpants Mourning Wood

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Johns Profile

• Account Info NameJohn Cern 
• Basic Info SchoolTufts '09
  StatusUndergrad SexMale
• Residence Hill Hall 410
• Birthday4/1/87 Home TownMadison, CT
• Contact InfoAIM Screennamejkc231, cell
  617-486-9788
• Interested InWomen
• Interestsfootball, hittin the weights and going
  heavy in the squat rack, being lazy, sleeping
  till 12, giving change to homeless people who say
  good jokes,, not being sober a lot, random/crazy
  nights that are good stories,, causin rawkus at
  times.
• Clubs and Jobs Tufts Football 8 strong safety
• Groups Thursday Nights are Party Nights Tufts
  Gettin Fucked Up Committee TU Football
  Drinking In the Shower I Pregame Harder Than
  You Party Men Against Freshman 15 Let's Hug
  it Out, Bitch I Like, Want, or Have a Phat 'Ole
  Booty (Tufts Chapter) Hate Girls That are Hot
  In their Facebook Pic But are Beat In Real Life

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Facebook -Is PUBLIC not Private

• You are solely responsible for the content,
  photos, profiles and Member Content that you
  display (post) on the service, or transmit to
  other members. By posting Member content to any
  part of the website, you automatically grant, to
  Facebook an irrevocable, perpetual,
  non-exclusive, fully paid worldwide license to
  use, copy, perform, display, translate, reformat
  and distribute such information and content.
• -Facebook User Agreement

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Facebook Think About Your Safety

• Sexual Assault, Harassment and Stalking have
  increased drastically on college campuses since
  2004
• 13-27 of college students report being stalked
• Facebook profiles with your picture, address,
  phone number and daily schedule increase you
  likelihood of being stalked, harassed or assaulted

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Facebook Think About Your Future

• Employers are using Facebook to do background
  checks and see if a persons profile supports
  their resume or interview
• Police are using Facebook to investigate underage
  drinking parties
• College Administrations are using Facebook to
  investigate underage drinking violations
• When will the NCAA begin investigations?

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Facebook- Students Face the Consequences

• North Carolina State University charged 15
  students with underage drinking because of their
  Facebook profiles
• November 2005, four students from Northern
  Kentucky University were fined for party pictures
  they posted on the site
• The United States Secret Service met with a
  University of Oklahoma freshman in March 2005
  after he posted a joke about assassinating
  President Bush
• One student was arrested after he used a
  composite sketch of a rape suspect as his profile
  picture
• Pictures of a 19-year-old Indiana University
  student enjoying an alcoholic beverage have
  caused her father's congressional campaign to
  heat up just days after he announced his
  candidacy.
• Others have been punished for rushing a football
  field, hate speech against people who are gay,
  and criticising a teacher

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Facebook- Athletes Face Consequences

• Last May, LSU swimmers Eddie Kenney and Matt
  Coenen were kicked off the team after athletics
  officials discovered they belonged to a Facebook
  affinity group that put up disparaging comments
  about swim coaches.
• Fans of opposing teams have downloaded
  information or images posted on Facebook.com
  about a student-athlete and then used it to taunt
  or humiliate that individual during a contest
• At Colorado, offensive tackle Clint O'Neal and
  his girlfriend, cross country runner Jackie
  Zeigle, were accused of sending a racially
  threatening Facebook message to Hispanic cross
  country runner Greg Castro in December. O'Neal
  and Zeigle were issued tickets for harassment by
  campus police, according to Colorado associate
  athletics director Karen Morrison. O'Neal was
  suspended from the Champs Sports Bowl, where
  Colorado lost to Clemson, and Zeigle quit her
  team.

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Is it worth it?

• Being Eliminated from a Job Search
• Getting Expelled from School
• Getting Arrested
• Being Stalked, Harassed or Worse
• Shaming your Team, Family, School and Self

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What do you think?

• Comments
• Questions
• Concerns

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References

• Briody, Dan . Thou shalt learn and abide by the
  Ten Commandments of cell-phone etiquette.  .
  InfoWorld, 06/12/2000, Vol. 22 Issue 24, p59B,
  1/2p (AN 3212267)
• Freiberg, Chris. Indiana U. Indiana U. student's
  Facebook heats up dad's political campaign. The
  America's Intelligence Wire, Feb 10, 2006 pNA.
• Dince, Rebecca. Tufts U. Future employers using
  Facebook to obtain info on applicants. The
  America's Intelligence Wire, Feb 8, 2006 pNA.
• Klien, Julie. Stanford Schools use Facebook for
  admissions, disciplinary action. The America's
  Intelligence Wire, Feb 14, 2006 pNA.
• Rivera, Rachel. K-State Experts Say Students Not
  Always Putting Best Face Forward on Facebook. The
  America's Intelligence Wire, Oct 18, 2005 pNA.
• Saad, Grace. Mississippi State U. Web sites
  like Facebook aid stalkers on college campuses.
  The America's Intelligence Wire, Feb 16, 2006
  pNA.
• http//www.usatoday.com/tech/news/internetprivacy/
  2006-03-08-athletes-websites_x.htm
• The Facebook, www.facebook.com