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Humans have been communicating for a long time

Cavemen

Egyptian

Hieroglyphs

Elizabethan

Theatre

Silent Cinema

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Standard Methods of Communication

o Verbal

o Speaking

o Telephone

o Written

o Letters

o Body Language

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Devices That Have Changed Our

Communication

• Written Language

• Letters over long distances

• Books to record history and stories

• Telephone

• Wired provide instant communication

• Wireless allows people to talk anywhere

• Internet

• Social media instantly connects people

• Websites provide instant information

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Speech

First developed form of communication.

The Linguistic Society estimates around 6,909 languages

spoken world-wide.

http://www.linguisticsociety.org

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Written Language

First evidenced in

3100 BC in Mesopotamia.

Provides a way to record

history.

Letters can be sent over long

distances.

Books can be written to preserve stories.

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Telephone

Invented by Alexander Graham Bell in

1876.

First touch-tone telephone debuted in

1941.

Allows people to speak to each other

across great distances.

http://inventors.about.com/od/bstartinventors/a/telephone.htm

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Wireless Telephone

First cordless phones were

introduced in the 1970’s.

In 1994, digital cordless phones

made their debut.

Cellular phone service study was

started in 1947.

Enables people to talk from virtually

anywhere in the world.

http://inventors.about.com/od/bstartinventors/a/telephone.htm

Cordless

Phones

Cellular

Phones

Smart

Phones

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Internet

People can search for information on

any topic at the click of a button.

Started to take shape in the 1980s.

The 1990’s showed large growth of

internet users.

By the 2000’s, the internet was

available from just about anywhere.

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People can constantly

stay connected.

Personal information is

everywhere.

Every aspect of

people’s lives are

available for viewing.

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Texting

• Use smart phones for instant messaging.

• Squeeze much information into simple messages.

• “2” for “to”

• “4” for “for”

• “ur” for “your”

• Keeps conversations private compared to phone calls.

• Popular with teenagers and young adults.

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Faster but at what cost?

Rely on texting and emails rather than

verbal communication

can result in laziness.

Social etiquette becomes

non-existent.

People become used to instant

information and communication

and thus become

impatient with everyday tasks

and events.

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Effects of lesser communication

College students communicate professionally like they text.

“How R U duin? C U l8r. LOL” becomes commonplace and “How are

you doing? See you later” goes missing.

Families and social groups lose effective communication.

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Distracted driving and accidents

Cell phone distractions

were attributed to 23%

of all automobile

crashes in 2011.

That equals 1.3 million

accidents.

Teenaged Drivers Who

Own a Cell Phone

Admit to talking on a cell phone while driving

Admit to texting while driving

Admit to not talking or texting while driving

http://www.onlineschools.com/in-focus/driving-while-intexticated

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Increased speed and availability.

Communicate anywhere in the world.

Faster and more immediate

communication has reduced the

social quality of that communication.