The essay discusses the author's interpretation of communication as conveying thoughts and feelings through various means, such as body language and tone of voice. The author recounts a frustrating encounter in band class regarding fundraising for a trip, highlighting a breakdown in communication with the band director over expectations and deadlines. This experience illustrated the challenges of effectively expressing ideas and the consequences of miscommunication.

1. Communication Definition Essay
What is my definition of communication? In my opinion, communication is any way conveying
what someone is feeling or thinking. These things can include body language, facial expressions,
tone of voice, and of course, physical words. I have a problem with saying the word like way too
much and I have been trying to stop myself. Once upon a time I was class, more specifically band
class. In the recent years of me being in band, we have been fundraising money to go on a band
trip to Branson, Missouri. Ever since my freshman year our band director, Mr. Sorey has been
saying we will be going on the trip in 2017. The members of the band learned just recently that we
will not have enough money to go on the trip next year. We were supposed...show more content...
At first he just going on and on then someone interrupted him trying to get him to get to his point.
I was extremely irritated and so was every other junior in the room. Finally, I decided to raise my
hand and say something, and trust me, I said something. Right off the bat I said, "So you saying us
juniors are going to have to raise money our entire high school career but not get anything out of it?"
He basically replied to this by just saying yeah pretty much. This got me extremely heated. I went on
by telling him that is he way too lenient with dealing with the fundraising deadlines. More than half
the band would turn in their money whenever because there was nothing driving them to get it
finished. I said there should be some type of punishment for not turning in the money by the
deadline. He stupidly thought that I meant literal, physical punishment. This is when
communication failed me miserably. I tried to explain that I meant like detention or making it
affect your grade but I could not find the words to express this. He told me I was thinking like a
teenager when in reality, I was the one not being an
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