In the article I read online at Dear Mrs. Web as part of the Relationships At Work and Play assignment I found that she gave good advice to a girl who is wondering whether her best friend will remember her if she becomes a famous singer.

Here is the question and the advice given.
Question:My best friend wants to be a singer and she is really good. I 'm afraid that when we grow up, she might become famous and not remember me. What do I do?
Advice: “When you grow up” is a long time ahead. The future is not ours to know, so stay in the present, and enjoy your friend. Perhaps you will become her manager.

I found this to be a good answer to her question because she gives her hope for the future.

Relationships At Work and Play

After visiting some of the advice columns listed in our packet and one single ad I found this assignment to be inappropriate. I fell this way because some of the people in our class are married and others already have boyfriends or girlfriends, or some of the students might not want to get involved with such a activity. After visiting a singles ad page I found that there were lots and lots of guys looking for women, and some the the information I found was not appropriate to discuss. In conclusion I suggest that this Relationships at Work and Play assignment be reworked, maybe just read the articles. The articles were not bad though.

Online Research Exploration

The Online Research Exploration assignment I found interesting because I did not know that there were as many different college level search engines available for students to use. After clicking on Nebraska Access and completing the short tour of how to begin. I researched three topics from my Self-Inventory worksheet they were Tri- City Storm Hockey, Lincoln, NE, and Kindergarten Teacher on NebraskaAcess and on Google Advanced searches . The results I found were amazing, there were so many matches for each. For example when I researched Storm Hockey on google advanced search I found 75,500 matches. Wow! When I researched the other topics they was lots of matches too. The thing I learned while completing this assignment is that Goggle has a lot more specialized searches then just the one common search as I thought it just had.

In the article Make Humor Work for You, Not Against You it gives some suggestions about how to use humor correctly.

The ten ways to make humor work for you are:
1. Keep workplace humor appropriate and consistent. When in doubt, don't use it.
2. Hone your humor voice. Genuine humor comes from your authentic self.
3. Never apologize before telling a joke or a story.
4. Avoid overusing self-deprecating humor.
5. Tell great stories when speaking in public.
6. Want a cheap faceliftt? Smile.
7. Ka-ching! Funny makes money. What one culture finds funny, another may not. A good understanding of these differences will allow you to adapt your communication style as needed. In general, stick to universally identifiable topics.
9. See humor as play; don't be too structured.
10. Incorporate easy, low-risk humor into daily communications.

If you use some of these tips it might improve your communication skills and make others view you as funny. This relates to class because how you communicate affects the way people see you to be.

In the article Workplace Stress, Bad for Heart it describes how a lot of stress in a workplace is bad for your heart. It says that the risk of heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular problems rises with the level of stress at your workplace according to a new study. I believe that this could be linked because when someone is really stressed at work it could take a toll on their health. Stress in any workplace is the part of every day, but their is a solution. The solution is to be treated fair at work than the level of stress that you feel is said to decrease according to Dr. Chandola the author of this article. This relates to Oral Communications class because if a person is stress than there communication, verbal and nonverbal is affected. So, if you work in a workplace try to keep the level of stress that you fell on a everyday basics low, than your heart will be in better shape and you will not feel as stressed.

In the article Nine ways to succeed at your job it discussed helpful tips about how to be successful at a job.

The nine ways to succeed at a job are:
1: Prepare to pay your dues.
2: Listen and absorb.
3: Dress for the job you want, not for the job you have. Stick with conservative and classic pieces in solid colors.
4: Avoid office politics.
5: Watch what you say and do.
6: Ask questions.
7: Find a mentor.
8: Volunteer for something that's not in your job description.
9: Do what you are told. If your superior asks you to do something, do it a with a smile.

Trelatesltesspeecheach class because you want look, and be your best at a job and these tips will help you achieve the best you can be. Also a lot of communication goes on in the workplace and how you communicate verbal and nonverbal will affect whpositionsions you will be offered in futurerure.

In the article Adventure camp builds teamwork it tells about how important teamwork is to make a team run smoothly. In this adventure camp they are working on leadership and teamwork skills while climbing ropes high in the sky. In chapter 16 in the textbook Communciations by Seiler & Beall it states how important teamwork or team building skills are and gives examples of them. A example is members of an operating room team must have very good team building skills to work together and get to job done. It is important for members of any team to have team building skills for a team will work well together.

In the article There's too much groupthink in America today talks about how groupthink is being used to much in America. From Chapter 15 in Communication Making Connections by Selier and Beall textbook it says that groupthink a dysfunction in which group members see the harmony of the group as being more important then considering new ideas, critically examining their own assumptions, changing their own flawed decisions, or allowing new members to participate. Which means people really don't think on their own they rely on other members of the group to do the thinking for them. From the article the author says that groupthink is used to much in America today and people do not think enough on their own to come up with new ideas for the group that they belong to. So remember if you belong to a group remember to think up your own ideas and share them.

In the article Top 10 Best Jobs it discussed the top jobs in America now right.

Here is the Top 10 Best jobs list:
1. Software Engineer
2. College professor
3. Financial adviser
4. Human Resources Manager
5. Physician assistant
6. Market research analyst
7. Computer IT analyst
8. Real Estate Appraiser
9. Pharmacist
10. Psychologist

This relates to speech class because when we talked about chapter three we listed what we thought we the top ten jobs and the top ten worst jobs. Then we look a figures from a few years back and seen what they said. These jobs listed above are the present top 10 best jobs.
Also if you want to see the top 50 jobs now right and well as how much they are making go to this link. http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bestjobs/top50/index.html

In letter to the editor in the Grand Island Independent Kids walking to school would save gas, money it tells one person view about how to save gas money by having children walk to school instead of riding to school in cars everyday. She points out that children would receive exercise and well as the parents saving on gas money. I agree that children walking to school would save the parents lots of gas money each year, but if the school is too far away for a child to walk, then there is no other choice but to drive them to school. This is a good idea but in reality in most cases is not possible. This letter relates to class because it shows one person using their power of freedom of speech to point out a idea about how to save gas money when the prices for gas are high. But if gas prices keep soaring then children walking to school might be the answer to try to use as less gas as possible.

In the article Good news: e-mail is instant, bad news: causes isolation it tells about how e-mail is fast, efficient, and easy, but it is causing people to communicate less and less by person to person. In the article it surveyed staff at a office and they said that they use e-mail about 71% of the time and only 14% rely on face-to-face meetings. This is sad because less and less face-to-face communicate is happening nowadays because of e-mail has taken over the communicate world. I know that I use e-mail a lot to communicate instead of directly speaking to the person face-to-face because it faster, and easier. I think that e-mail someday will become the only form of communication because people will be so busy with other stuff that they had to do that they will not be able to communicate in other way. Whether we like it or not e-mail will become the easiest, fastest, and most preferred way of communicate in the future and face-to-face communication will eventually fade away. It very sad to think that someday we will only communicate through the computer and people will not really get to know the each other as well as they did before e-mail became the "thing of the future".

In the article What's it take to be a true friend? it discussed the ways to be a true friend. It says that a friend is there when you need them in good times and bad, someone you can relay, and someone who's always ready to listen. Also he mentioned that everyone usually has many friends but only people have a few true friends that will do anything for them. This is true because I have many friends, some at college, some from high school and some who live on the other side of the world, but there is only one person who I can say is a real true friend, she is somebody I have known my whole life, and she will do anything to help me out in a time of need. True friends are hard to find, but when you find one don't let them go."Truly great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave, and impossible to forget." -G. Randolf

Remember to keep in touch and keep the friendship going.

In the letter to the editor Religious posters shouldn't be at school in the Grand Island Independent it talks about a senior girl's feeling about the religious posters that are being posted in the halls of Grand Island Senior High School. She says that many the posters posted in the halls are extremely religious and only are geared to one religion, and they do not belong in a school setting. I happen to agree with her, because posters of one religion, only one religion should not be displays on public school grounds. I feel that brings religious posters in to school causes mixed feelings. Also I realize that expression religion is our right as Freedom of Speech, but I believe that such posters belong in others places other than public settings. There is a time and a place to display religious posters, and it is not on school grounds because there are so many different religions nowadays that some people get upset with posters displayed that are not there own religion. It is hard to know what religions all people are, so it is better to keep all religious items such as posters out of public setting, like a school. If your not sure for sure if a item/items will upset a certain group of people in a public setting, then don't post such items to keep everyone happy!!!

In the article 3 Ways To Succeed On Your First Job (Or Any Job) by Kevin Donlin it gives a few simple tips for anyone to succeed on their first job or any job. The first tip is work hard at the right things, which means understanding what is expected and arriving early; the second tip is seek out responsibility, which means prove yourself; and the third tip is don't be afraid to ask for help, which means ask questions if you don't understand. Where I work all of these tips are very important to be successful on a every day basis, especially the last one:Don't be afraid to ask for help. Where I work there is a saying "There is no dumb question, it just the one you did not asked!" So, in anything that you do if you don't understand ask questions will think better of you according to Kevin Donlin, a you will understand and not make a mistake that could be very costly in some jobs or profession that you might have later on in life.

In the article Rude awakening: What the #@!$%#@! Is happening to us? It tells about how society language has changed for the worst. More and more people are using bad words and cursing language in every day situations when something does not go there way. Also it explains an explanation of how it got so bad and suggestions of what people should to improve the language used by society nowadays. A few of the suggestions by Erin Anderson are to recognize the value of connecting with others, and remember a quote like this "Life is too short to get upset by every rude person that comes into my world. I think these are good suggestions, but if we remember to think before we speak then maybe our world might not be so rude. This relates to Oral Communication class because speaking is important every day in our lives and the way we speak reflects the way people will perceive us to be.

After reading the article Keep voicemails short and sweet I discovered some tips for leaving voicemails. In the article it gives some good imformation about how to correctly record a voice mail. It says to keep them short and sweet so the person reciecving the voicemail will be more willing to listen instead of just erasing it. Also it say the more to the point you are the better the person will understand the message. I thought this was good information because I believe a lot of people really don't know what to say after the beep and this article helps out. So, before you record your next voicemail, be sure to read this article first, so you know what to say after the beep and how to say it right!

For Oral Communication class we are to do a Self-Inventory Worksheet to help us select a topic for a speech. Here are my answers.

* Places I have traveled: Lincoln, Kearney, and Hastings
* Things I value: family, and friends
* Dream Jobs : kindergarten teacher, first grade teacher, or middle school Art Teacher
* Sports I like: Storm Hockey!!!
* Jobs: Scholzsky's Deli, and Preferred Mail Service
* Volunteer Jobs: Head Start, Harvest of Harmony, Religious Education Classes, Harvest of Harmony, and (new this year) Relay For Life.
* Types of Giving I do: Donate Christmas presents for the poor children at Christmas time.

Over the years I have learned that it is very important to be honest. In the article Is honesty always the best policy? it talks about how important it is to be honest in the workplace and in everything that you do. This article really made me think about honest because of one very important line. It is "A mistake lasts a moment. Broken trust lasts a lifetime!" This is so very true because if you happen to make a mistake at work and admit that you did it, then it is not as bad as trying to cover up for your mistakes by lying. It is always better to tell the truth then lie because just like the article says "Broken trust lasts a lifetime". After you lose somebody trust it is all most impossible to gain it back again. So remember to tell the truth, no matter how bad the mistake is. The truth will always get you further in the long run and honest is something that you don't want to lose.

In the article Moms and daughters- the mother of all relationships talks about how mothers and daughters communicate. It shows the difference in communication between them. I am the only child and I live with my mom and communicate sometimes is difference between us. For example one time I thought she said one thing, but really she meant something else. This does not happen very often, because me and mom have a close mom-daughter relationship with each other and most of the time we communicate well. Communication in a mom-daughter relationship is important to be able to talk to one another and understand what the other one is saying. I believe since I have a close relationship with my mom I learned how to communicate well during my childhood which will benefit me later on in my life. This article relates to this class because we learned in class from Chapter five of our textbook "We are always communicating something to everyone weather we realize it or not, and we can not stop communicating."So let me leave you with a thought. Think before you communicate, so the right message gets across!!!

The article I read was on Women's brains wired for worrying, research suggests. In this article it talked about how women worry and remember more details in times of stress, than men do. I believe this is so true because I worry a lot and I believe that other women worry a lot too. Presently I am in a time of stress and I am remember the details very well like this article said. Women in nature are more worry-warts than men because I believe that they have a lot more on their minds or maybe its because of the way their brain is wired. When you ask a women what's on their mind most of the time they have something that they are worried about in the back of their minds. In conclusion the term "worry-wart" fits women well because women are always worrying about something or someone. We never stop worrying!

Over years I have learned that is very important to think before you speak. In the article"Trying to be cute will often cost you with customers" it proves just that. In the article it tells us about a women who order a bagel and the language that she receives back from the owner of the store. The owner of the store uses inappropriate language back to the customer and it make the customer think twice before going back to that bagel shop. I have experience times when I eat out when the employees use inappropriate language or gestures to me. I usually do not go back to that restaurant or place for a while. After reading this article I really makes me think how important the language we use to communicate each and every day is. The way was communicate, how we say it, and how we look while communicating is very important to be good communicator, not only in speeches but in life as well. If we can't communicate accurate, then what do we have in life? Nothing, really because being able to communicate is key to success in life.

The article I read was about E-mails preferred over phone at the office. In this article it tells about how most people who work in an office today preferred to communicate through e-mail first before any other means. The article stated that "But e-mail has now taken over the world, or at least office communications. Nearly three-fourths of the executives, 71 percent, said it was currently most-favored form of communication. In-person talks were cited by 14 percent, followed by the phone." Also I preferred to use e-mail first before talking to someone of the phone because e-mail is faster to use. The down-side of using e-mail for most of your communicate needs is it is less personal touch when communicating. You can't see the person or use non-verbal language, which can either make or break communication. I feel that E-mail is fast becoming the most preferred way of communicating in all aspects of life because it easy and fast to use. I know I prefer e-mail before phone and most people that I know to do!

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Workplace etiquette

The article I read was about workplace exquisite- Sloppy speech says a lot about you. In this article it talked about how people who use words like "eh" and "uh" are thought of as an airhead and are not respected in the workplace. I believe this is true because people in a high class job should know how to speak properly. Also this article remind us about the three important things to remember when we communicate: what we say, how we say it and what we look like as we speak. These simple words are so true because the way we communicate affects the way people perceive us to be. If a person uses a lot of nonsense words when presenting an important speech or presentation we (the public) perceive that person to not know what they are talking about, and we do not care to listen to what they are saying. While on the other hand if somebody does a great job of communicate without nonsense words, then we seem to listen and maybe believe what they are saying. The Oral Communication textbook in chapter one taught us the way we communicate really does affect many aspects of our life and proper communication is a must to be successful in life!!!

Hi! Welcome to Jenny's Jungle. I am a second semester college student taking an Oral Communication course at Central Community College in Grand Island and this is my first blog. I am eighteen years old, soon to be nineteen. Right now I am attending college full-time and working towards completing my generals at CCC-GI so that I can transfer to UNK and reach my goal of achieving a degree in Education. My educational goal is to become a kindergarten or a first grade teacher because I love working with young children. But to reach my goal I have to first complete college, which I am working towards. Also I work part-time at Preferred Mail Service where I put postage on the mail. While not busy with school or work I enjoy volunteering at Head Start and hopely Dodge Elementary school soon. Also in my spare time I enjoy watching TV, sifting the net, shopping, and playing computer games. Well, this is a little bit about me.... In a nutshell. I'm looking forward to blogging.Well, See ya later!