High Context Culture

People from high context cultures tend to do little talking. I'm surprised that this is so as I thought that people from these cultures would be talkative people. They tend to surround themselves with people who share their goals and aspirations. The culture explains itself, as not many words are conveyed.

Decoding

Decoding is the process of relaying information. There is also no right or wrong way to do this. Effective encoding and decoding all depends on source; who, what, where, when, why and how information was given and received. I used to think that decoders were always right, but boy, was I wrong!

Encoding

Encoding is the process of processing information. There is no right or wrong way to do this. It all depends how the information was taken/passed. I originally thought that any encoder that was wrong or off was to blame but this is not always the case.

Business Communication

A more sophisticated form of communication, business communication is huge and in-depth. Each term, alone, cover a lot of ground so put together your talking about a terrain of territory. Generally, business communication is used for promotion (marketing) but can also be used for virtually anything else (pertaining to business, of course). Business communication encompasses so many topics that it itself can be considered information overload.

Communication

Communication is simply the exchanging of information (between so and so). We all do it because it is a part of life. Whether it's simple or complex, high context or low context, we communicate on a daily basis. Imagine a world without communication....(I know, scary isn't it?!).

OBAMA WON!!!!!!

YES!!!! YES!!!! Change has finally come. Now we will experience a whole new generation of influence, power, and leadership. (Serious) history has been made and I have never felt better.

Yay! Today's Election Day!

And I didn't vote (And today should be a holiday). I'm finally of age to but I had no idea there was a process. I was just planning to go to my elementary school and cast a vote. I also wanted to work today, but that's also another process (I know what your thinking, there's a process for everything; and there is, so you'd be right about that one).

Senators Working Twice As Hard

As election day approaches, both McCain and Obama are speaking in as much places as (humanly) possible. They are urging votes and campaigning in areas that can bring in huge numbers. There was a lot of "early voting" going on. Not sure how that works, but I'm guessing that it's a good thing for the senators.

Influence, Power, And Leadership 4

The order in which I, P, & L are placed has become accustomed to me. I also think that this order is proper, in that influence is the basis of them all, and that leadership is the most weighted of the three. Influence can guide you to both power and leadership. Leadership doesn't necessarily have to incorporate the other two but can show that one has the ability to unite others to work together and achieve a common goal, something that I consider to be a trait, a gift, if you will.

Influence, Power, And Leadership 3

I think our current president, Bush, is the worst example ever of influence, power, and leadership. You know how they say everyone lives through a major event that will impact their lives forever? Well, Bush is that life changing event. Yep, my life has been officially altered for good. Sheesh, why can't his term just end already?! Then he really won't have any of the great 3, making him more generic than a brandless brand.