1. MOM & DAD
WHAT CAN A
COMMUNICATIONS
DEGREE CAN DO FOR ME?
Maytal Adato
Greg Sherwell
Stephen Miller
Kevin Moran
Isaiah Williams

2. COMMUNICATION IS A KEY ASPECT OF LIFE
“Communication--the human connection--is
the key to personal and career success” Erin
Laffey (junior communications major)

3. What exactly is
Communications?
 Nonverbal and Verbal Communication
• Expression
 Words
• Writing
• Tones of voice
 SYMBOLS
• MEANING

4. Salisbury University
 PUBLIC RELATIONS

5. SALISBURY
UNIVERISTY
 HUMAN COMMUNICATIONS
INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS

6. SALISBURY
UNIVERISTY
 MEDIA PRODUCTIONS

7. SALISBURY
UNIVERSITY
 MEDIA STUDIES

8.  largest major/ department in the Fulton
school of business.
 623,800 jobs in 2008 (Bureau of Labor Statics,
U.S department of Labor, 2010-11 Edition).

9. So what kind of job can you get
with a Communications degree??
 Corporate Communications Director
 Marketing Managers
 Speech Writer
 Film Editor
 Public Relations Specialist

10. Speechwriter
 Individual who is hired to prepare and write speeches
that will be delivered by another person.

11. MOM and DAD: I think that I have proven
to you that a communications degree
help me be successful in today’s
competitive society.

12. Citations:
 Salisbury University Website/Career Services
 Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S Department of Labor,
Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition,
Advertising, Marketing,, Promotions, Public Relations,
and Sales Managers.
 Defluer, PP. 55, 2005