Electronic Communication: Better Way of Communication

Using the computer to help you in a presentation is one of the many advancements we have gained from the computer and internet. You can now use PowerPoint to help you express your ideas to your audience in a very clear and precise way. PowerPoint has many options for you to choose from. You can change the color of your slides, add different designs to the slides, and use many different font styles. In our group presentation, we used PowerPoint and were able to add pictures to the slides that were needed for our presentation, organize the information the way we wanted it, and present the information to the class in a professional manor.

Many people communicate with each other using the internet; whether it is using e-mail, instant messaging, or moodle. E-mail is a definite must for instructor-student communication. It must have been really difficult to get questions answered when there was no e-mail. It is really easy to have communications with your instructor or your fellow classmates with e-mail. I check my e-mail at least twice a day to see if there is any news from my instructors or questions from my classmates. E-mail is also used between friends, co-workers, and family members. It is a very effective way to stay in touch with each other and it makes for very easy communication.

Instant Messaging is real time chatting on the internet. You are able to type something to another person and get an immediate response. Although e-mail and instant messaging are great ways of communication, you cannot tell the tone of the person’s voice or the emotions they are feeling. Another problem with instant messaging is chat rooms. You don’t actually know who is on the other side the of conversation. That person could be feeding you with a bunch of lies and they could be a complete psycho.

Moodle has been very helpful in English 250. We have received homework assignments from moodle and we have also handed in assignments on the moodle. Using moodle saves the students from having to print out the assignment, wasting paper and ink.

Overall I think communication electronically is one of the greatest inventions of our time. There are so many things that can get accomplished a lot quicker and easier. But always be careful of what you say and how you say it, and makes sure you don’t give away any personal information.