Patricia Nicole S.

Dandan October 3, 2020

BACMS-1A Ms. Mau Gines

Communication Modes

There are things in life that we can do multiple times. Unfortunately, making first
impression isn’t one of them. First impressions last. Some says it only takes a couple of
seconds for someone to make a first impression of a person that is why we must show our best
personality because I believe that what we wear and what we say is exactly a preview of who
we truly are. Once first impression is made, may it be great or not, takes a long time to change.
First impressions are not always about the physical appearance of a person but it also includes
one’s body language, voice, perspective, behavior and attitude. However, our body language
and appearance speak much louder than the words that come out of our mouths and so, we
should always be aware of our actions. Failure to present our best selves can cause so much
judgments and disappointments. Take for instance a person trying to make a spectacular good
first impression for a job interview. Obviously, if he does not show his best assets, he will most
likely lose the opportunity to work and can lose his confidence. Another instance would be a guy
trying to show his best during courtship. Failure to show his best qualities will probably make a
negative view about him and the environment he grew up to. With this, it is really essential to
put in mind how we present ourselves towards anyone because what we show to others, may it
be just a glimpse of seconds, can reflect as to how we were raised, our socio-economic status,
the level of education we had and the wholeness of our character. We should always remember
that we can never get a second chance to make a good impression.

As social beings, we, humans use our ability to express ourselves through
communication. May it be through oral, written, gestures, facial expressions and even silence.
Conversations with other people are key to changing lives especially relationships towards
others. Yet, there are points in our lives that sometimes we avoid a necessary talk with
someone and chooses to embrace our fears and just flee. There are times where we do not
have the courage to face the outcome of the conversation we had with someone. See, we
always build assumptions in our minds and then avoid talking to someone when we really need
to have that talk and then what happens is the worst possible outcome. A great example of this
would be a son or daughter having this fear to converse with his or her parents and will always
find a way to escape the needed talk. What will happen with this is, it will only build a bigger gap
for the son or daughter to his or her parents and would probably lead to misunderstandings or
worse a broken relationship. We should always remember that if a conversation did not start,
the outcome will most likely be negative. Having said this, we must steer the outcome rather
than being a victim of it. We should always be brave enough to start a conversation that
matters.

Whenever something seems wrong, we talk about it with others. And because we are all
talkers, our concerns can be easily shared. The conversation will most likely spread and people
will also start discussing, adding and refining the alternative view until then, a new perspective
will arise. As that point of view spreads, lifestyles, beliefs, technologies, laws and institutions
can change. Change does not easily happen from an instant. All social change begins with a
conversation. Change begins from deep inside our hearts and this will only happen if we
express ourselves by the means of communication. Communication is a powerful tool in a
society because what comes out of our mouth can influence others instantly, may our point is
either bad or good. An electoral campaign is a great example of this, whether a candidate’s
viewpoint has pure intentions or neither, he or she can easily manipulate the people’s
viewpoints with regards to a certain belief. Having said these, we should always put in mind all
the things we say because words can easily transform lives.

Meaning is made in conversation, reality is created in communication and

knowledge is generated through social interaction…Language is the vehicle through
which we create our understanding of the world. This quote means that meaning arises
during a conversation. We define or describe people and various things through the manner of
conversing with them. We, humans are the ones who gives meaning to whatever things built in
a dialogue. Furthermore, reality exists during communication. The more we were able to
experience things and the more we express it through dialogue, is a great possibility of
recognizing true people. Through social interaction, knowledge can be gained because we can
fully grasp our learnings and impart knowledge to others. Everything is made possible with
social interactions and by this, we use language as a medium to be able to relate with others. It
is our vehicle to express our thoughts and ideas to connect with people because having a
common knowledge makes easier networks and understanding of the world we live in. Take for
an example an extremely introvert person who chooses to be alone, not conversing his ideas to
anyone. Obviously, his views will be the same because he does not engage himself with
socialization. He will never acquire new knowledge and learnings because he was not exposed
to various perspectives. With this, his communication skills will never be honed and that he will
never understand the world he lived in.
 Nothing in this world is permanent. Everything in this world is ever-changing. Our hunger
for something that is new to us will always be impossible to satisfy and so, changes may apply.
Our needs and wants will forever be defined with what is around us and what is yet to come.
And so the rise of technologies. In this digital era, the world is now dominated by technology
because it is part of everyone’s life now. We are all opening ourselves with this system, creating
connections, opportunities and experience for learning. At the same time, we are exposing
ourselves to a world filled with frauds, predators, haters and all the negative things. Technology
is a useful servant because it has taught us its value which helped us to lighten up our work
loads. Who would have thought that due to this pandemic, our education and the never-ending
learning can still be possible with the technologies, internet, social medias we have? However,
we should not let technologies be our master because spending too much time with it has
consumed us to an extent that we, humans were not doing our responsibilities---solely being
human. What we should do is to balance things out and understand the technology’s roles in
our lives. Let us not let technologies overpower us because technology is a dangerous
master.

There are various ways in communication. Over the past years, the way we
communicate has drastically changed. There are now more ways to express ourselves.
Nevertheless, we should be mindful of the medium we use although we all have our
preferences, it is also significant that we know when to use such communication method or not.
Failure to do so can lead to ineffective communication. There are different kinds of
communication modes and all of it have its pros and cons. The first communication mode is
through face to face conversation between two or more people. With this, conversation can flow
easily and effectively since the people involve can see one another and speak with each other
freely. Additionally, with this mode, the speakers can easily express their messages with the
help of the body language, facial expressions, gestures and the tone of their voice. However,
with this mode, keeping record is subjective to everyone’s interpretations as you have to rely on
note taking. Another thing would be, setting up time that will work for everyone because it is
impossible to have a time that will work for everyone since we are all busy. The second
communication mode is through videos. The advantages of this are: you can be access any
platforms anywhere while conversing with someone and you can also share files and even
screen share if you need to demonstrate something. The disadvantages of this are: Poor
internet connection can interfere and just end the video or call right away and this mode
requires a lot of bandwidth to be effective and so, it can have a negative impact on those around
you. The third communication mode is through audio where sound is only transmitted through
the speaker’s voice. What’s great with this mode is that we can multitask while talking to
someone since you don’t need to focus all of your attention over it. Also, you can convey your
tone with just your voice, not requiring for your body language and facial expressions. What’s
less great with this mode is that the speakers will most likely interrupt each other since there is
no take turns with this method, the speakers only trust their guts if that’s their turn to talk.
Another would be, the noise interruptions or connection problems of each speaker involved. The
last communication mode is through texts where communication happens through written
messages. The pros of this mode would be: writing things down tends to make us be more
precise as to how we speak because we can think of what we need to say and convey with
enough time. Also, our messages stay on record and that there would be no room for
misinterpretations. The cons of this mode would be: the texts have no tone and so, it’s hard to
tell the writer’s feelings while writing it and texts can be misunderstood also since typographical
error can lead to miscommunication.