Week 5 Comments

I found it very interesting throughout the discussion board assignment on memos. I have received many memos in my tenure here at UIS. I did not know there was an official outline and rules for these such things. Doing this gives me comfort to know that I am learning essential things for me to use when I get in the workforce.

Week 4 Comments

I never knew there were so many rules that apply to making and presenting power points. While looking through the readings for week 4 I noticed that I am somewhat incompetent to all of this. The Digital Video Literacy power point and the Effective Presentation video were two extremely helpful tools. I liked how it broke down the right and wrong things to do during presentations.

Empathizing while listening really works!

I found it interesting this past week when we studied how to listen first and acknowledge the problem of the person talking. I also found it unique to empathize with the one who has the problem. This has been a particularly hard week for me. I have had credit card problems, viruses on my computer, and school stress all in the matter of about four days. It was hard for me to focus without getting mad or upset at the things going wrong in my life. I ended up talking to one of my friends about it and she did exactly what we studied. She listened very carefully to everything that was going wrong in my life and showed a great deal of empathy towards my problems. She then later brought it to my attention how lucky we are to live in America and how fortunate we are to just be alive period. She later talked to me about Haiti and how my problems were only minuscule compared to theirs. This was a huge help to me. It is always nice to study something and then notice that what you are reading about isn't just some false facts or information. It really works. Thank you.

digiquality.biz = identity theft

I know this has nothing to do with class but I just want to warn everyone who is reading this to check their bank statements. My card was just taken for only $4.91 but it is very frustrating. The name of the so called business is "digiquality.biz" When you call the number on the statement it is a recording of a lady answering the phone. Very weird accent also. Anyways I just want to warn everyone to watch out for this. Tax returns are coming and this is prime time for thieves to strike. Please let me know if this helps at all and if you have any other info please share. Thank you and God Bless!!

-Chris-

Here is a link to another blog with some info on this as well.

http://inforodeo.wordpress.com/2009/12/09/identity-theft/

Business Communication Journal Summary

This article tells of the growing number of mobile workers here in the United States. It stated some facts of the future growth expected in this industry. This rise is even being seen in the amount of email each American sends per day. The article is wrapped up with a warning to employers of the legal risks involved with mobile technology, stating that Businesspeople need to consider the strengths and weaknesses of mobile workers before adding them to their companies.

Article URL: http://bcq.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/73/1/106

Test Post

Just making sure this works.