Communication Blog #3 Part 2

What is the first thing you think of when you here the name John F Kennedy? Chances are that most of you reading this will associate this name with tragedy or some other bad memory or time in American history. But this simply is not the case, this is a name that defines power and defiance. If you take one look at JFK's inaugural speech you can hear the power in his words. He discusses the importance of unity and peace throughout the whole world. He says that the power to enforce all of the details he touches on such as prevention of communism, help the poor and prevent all different types of poverty worldwide. He makes a pledge to the people and makes to very easy to believe that everything he says about the cold war is going to come true. John F Kennedy Was one of the greatest political minds of all time. It is both sad and tragic that his life was ended before he had a chance to change the world.

Communication Blog #3

Stephen Colbert Capital Hill

The video that I have chosen to write about for my third blog entry is a speech that Stephen Colbert gave in front of the Subcommittee of Immigration. In this video you can clearly see that Colbert is the main focus as he is in the center of the frame the entire speech. Throughout the speech Colbert remains cool, calm and collected as he somewhat mocks the people in which he is presenting to. Colbert discusses the fact that he does not want the farm work to go to immigrants, and uses his so called experience to back up his claims. Now as the video goes on you can clearly notice different aspects about the way Colbert is presenting his information. The way he is sitting all slouched over makes me feel as f he does not care about the topic and the way he is constantly looking down at his paper is unacceptable. Compare this to the man sitting directly behind him,who has sat there stone faced joke after joke, and you will see polar opposites. Colbert proves in this video that humor is a great way to get our point across and uses this skill to his highest potential. This is the kind of situation where i would say Stephen Colbert is in his element.

Communication Blog #2

 The class I'm going to write about in this blog post is Psychology. While I find the course very interesting and in depth, it is probably on of the hardest to pay attention in and really listen. Psych is what I would call the typical lecture style class. I have around 100 students in my class, and if you take one look around you, can clearly see who is listening to the teacher and who isn't. Now as far as the steps of listening, I try my best to use each step in each class. Now in all of my other classes I can do this relatively easily. However for me Psych is a different story.

In Psychology class I can almost complete every step in the true listening process. However the two problems I have are understanding, and memorization. My main problem with understanding is this, I sometimes cannot keep up with what the teacher is telling us. Because of this I sometimes may right the wrong thing or miss it completely. This just puts me into a deeper ditch because if I copy the wrong information than I will have a big problem memorizing it. And when the time comes to use that info I will have listened to the wrong thing.

On top of the problems I might have listening, my surroundings greatly affect how effectively I take in the information being presented. For example in he middle of class today while the teacher was discussing the functions of the nervous systems when a guy walks through the door and just stares at everyone in the room. We are all now locked in a starring contest with this guy and the information I had just stored is suddenly gone. In particular class I do not have trouble responding. I simply look over what I have read the previous night and use that knowledge to form an intelligent answer.

Now I never claimed to be a saint, and my listening does need alot of help. But when the situation presents itself I am a very good listener and can surprise you with an excellent response.

First Communications Blog Post

Sean Hannity/Michael Moore Interview


For my first blog entry I wanted to write about a not necessarily new interview, but a very interesting one. This interview took place on October 6, 2009 between Sean Hannity and Michael Moore on Fox News. Right from the get go in this video you can see that Sean Hannity is the more dominant figure in the room. He is sitting upright is using his hand motions very well, and is a very strong and persuasive talker. However when the camera pans over to Michael Moore you see just the opposite. He is very slouched has his hands folded on the table and does not seem very comfortable in the area he s in. As the two men begin to converse Hannity asks strong seemingly easy questions and Michael Moore has trouble answering them. You can hear the uneasiness in his voice as he trys to answer the questions being thrown at him. He offers mediocre answers and constantly declines facts when there is a large amount of proof to support it. For example when Hannity asks "If you were in Cuba do you think Fidel Castro would allow you to make millions bashing his system?". Moore responds by saying "I don't know". Another example when Hannity talks about the war in Iraq Moore mumbles and utters things under his breath. This shows his disapproval of the subject, and how he is uninterested in discussing  it. While Hannity dominates most of the interview, there are rare occasions where Moores responses silenced the smooth talking Hannity. However I would say that Sean Hannity is the dominant person in the room on this one. This interview was a great example of interactive communication, and shows how body language and tone can make or break you in an argument.