CMN 210 Chapter 5: Midterm Review
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Merging sectors of professional communication causing new issues in its management and. Understanding how tech has shaped our culture and society/ human condition. Persuasion and influence through pleasing expression are important to gaining power in society. Difficult to control o(cid:374)ce it(cid:859)s out there. Media is an extension of our bodies. Causes deep and lasting changes that transform his environment. Shaped by the nature of comm not the content of comm. If we understand the media we will be able to control it; if not we will lose our identity. Hot media excludes; low participation by the audience. Has high definition: complete filling of data without intense participation. Ex. radio intense amount of audio that leaves nothing to be filled. Computers make our lives easier in this information revolution. Do(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:374)eed to fully u(cid:374)derstand the functions of the computer to use it. Speech consists of 3 things: the speaker, the subject, the listener.