The Effects of Technology in Conscious Communication

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There are four main components to being a conscious communicator. Conscious communicators are mindful; they respect diversity, display awareness of communication as a process and require the balancing of strategy, ethics, and outcomes. As communication methods have advanced over the years technology has both positively and negatively affected our society. Society has now been consumed by the use of iPhone, emails, instant messengers, iPad, laptops, social media, and text messaging. Did life before technology require people to communicate effectively and become engaged? Are people allowing technology communication to intrude the boundaries of home with work? Have people become less engaged?
Before technology became demanding people engaged in more meaningful conversations with others. “We are creating and encouraging a culture of distraction when we are increasingly disconnected from the people and events around us and unable to engage in long form thinking.” (Kraus, 2012) A pew research study stated that people no longer get into detailed conversation. It seems that even at casual dinner with friends you will notice that soon everyone at the table is engaging in conversation on their cell phones. People consider the accessibility a form of multi-tasking. “Doing several things at one time curbs the ability to focus on one single task.” (Williams, 2005) The book, “The Tipping Point,” the author states that electronic tools have added to clutter in our lives. (Gladwell, 2002) He further concludes that “They interrupt our conversations and concentration; interfere with creative thinking, strategic thought, and in general force us to multitask. (Gladwell, 2002) Because of the accessibility of communicating in business wor...

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