The document discusses how social media and technology may be negatively impacting communication. It notes that 89% of people aged 18-29 are social media users and they often prefer communicating through apps rather than in person. However, social media removes nonverbal cues that account for 93% of communication. This can lead to misinterpretations since meaning is lost without body language and tone of voice. The document suggests that people should communicate face to face more to avoid assumptions and better understand each other.

1. Are we really communicating?
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By:
Alexandra
Lau
Tang

2. Social media
connects
people with
others
worldwide
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and opens
new
possibilities

3. But today, social media seems
to be all people are doing.
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4. On apps: facebook,
snapchat, twitter,
tumblr and
instagram
Phones, tablets
and computers
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5. “89% of those between 18 and 29
years old are social
media users” - Jeff Bullas
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6. Face-to-face interaction
nears extinction with social
media wave,
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where connectivity prevails
over communication

7. From this a bubble forms,
comprised of
you and technology
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8. “Gen Y and
Millennials...would
prefer to use instant
messaging or other
social media than
stop by an office and
talk with someone”
– Susan Tardanicao
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9. “Young associates lay out
their suite of technologies…
then they put their
…they turn
their desks into .”
-Senior partner at a Boston
law firm
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10. Our devices act as safeguards to
the may hold for us.
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11. And with its capabilities,
I am able to how
people perceive me.
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12. “With all the powerful social
technologies at our fingertips,
we are more connected – and
potentially more disconnected –
than ever before.”
- Susan Tardanicao
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13. “7% of communication
is based on the written
or verbal word…93%
is based on nonverbal
body language”
- Susan Tardanicao
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14. social media
removes nonverbal
behaviour
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15. without it, decisions and
relationships are forged
based on
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16. sparse
information
from images,
abbreviations,
emoticons and
text
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17. Which may not
represent
the truth.
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18. “When someone
writes a text in all
capital letters,
does it mean
they’re yelling?”
- Susan
Tardanicao
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19. Misinterpretations
arise with
assumptions
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20. Be face to face with the person,
analyze nonverbal notions
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21. “Someday, someday, but certainly
not now, I’d like to learn how to
have a conversation.”
– 16 year old boy
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22. Start today
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23. Sources
Bullas. J. (n.d.). 22 Social media facts and statistics you should
know in 2014. Retrieved from
http://www.jeffbullas.com/2014/01/17/20-social-media-facts-and-
statistics-you-should-know-in-2014/
Tardanico. S. (2012, April 30). Is social media sabotaging real
communication?. Retrieved from
http://www.forbes.com/sites/susantardanico/2012/04/30/is-social-
media-sabotaging-real-communication/
Turkle. S. (2012, April 21). The flight from conversation. The New
York Times. Retrieved from
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/22/opinion/sunday/the-flight-
from-conversation.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0