Effective Mediated Communication

Published by admin, on Mar 20 2009, in the categories: Uncategorized


Effective mediated communication means computer mediated communication. Things like e-mail, note, talking online and getting to know new people through the help of internet. Some of the many computer-mediated communication systems are group decision support systems, electronic mail, voicemail, videoconferencing and groupware. Electronic mail allows users to write and send electronic messages. Besides theĀ  electronic messages, many systems allow users to transmit double file attachments. These attachments may contain application programs, graphic images, audio clips, video clips, word processing documents, spreadsheets, and a variety of other types of files.

People usually send different thing, from pictures to documents to music. Through internet you can send anything at a great distance. More similar with the e-mail isthe voice mail that supports sending and receiving audio messages. Video conferencing is a system that allows users to see and speak to individuals at different locations. Through video conference one can see and hear the other person situated miles away, but also transmitting computer files in the same time.

It is important that computer-mediated communication systems be considered as alternatives to traditional communication methods because they provide a variety of tools that allow users to communicate. These new communication alternatives help solve time and space problems that are imposed on groups. At work, you will often have to send different emails in your boss name. And those emails have to be perfect and have to make a good impression. Communicating through the computer can mislead people. A conversation on the internet is not always so clear. You can`t figure out exactly what the other person is saying, because you cannot tell what is the tone of voice, or the intonation.

Effective mediated communication can be done with video image and sound. When you can see and hear the other person then both of your messages can be clearly understood. Many people nowadays use this technology, because it`s easy and it`s more comfortable to sit at your desk and talk to someone far far away. Effective mediated communication can also be considered, when children learn from computers new things. Effective learning hinges on active engagement by the student and the construction of knowledge on their own leads to understanding. Teachers shouldn't feel useless just because the same information that they provide can be easily found on the internet, and maybe they learn with more pleasure from there. If teachers start to use mediated communication with kinds in classrooms maybe they will attract more learners.

Communicating through internet it`s easy and only a click away. At work in the office, at home or just when drinking a coffee you can connect your laptop to the wireless net and start conversating. To have an effective mediated communication then the best thing is to talk relaxed and try to say things clearly because the message could be misunderstood and you don`t want that. Nowadays there`s a computer in every home so , communicating through internet it`s not a mystery.
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