From the moment we are born we communicate. In the beginning, communication is crude. We cry and coo. Nevertheless, we are working toward communicating a message to those around us.
We are communicating now... virally(1). Sounds scary, but it's not really. If you find this blog interesting; you'll tweet it, forward the post, instant message, text or actually call to tell someone what you've seen.
The study of communications will never be complete and it will never be a perfect science. 2+2=4 is a perfect science(2). The communication equation is a moving target. Perhaps today it is a ratio of technology savvy and physical equipment available, divided by desire.
I believe the only non-variable in the communications equation is it's requirement. We must find ways to communicate. For example, Helen Keller while blind, deaf, and mute was un-tamable(3) until she found a way to communicate. Alexander Graham Bell's mother and his wife were both deaf. His motivation and his life's work on hearing and speech development led to the discovery of one of the leading communication devices still used today, the telephone.(4)
How are you communicating today? Are you effective? Are you using the best tools for the job? Future posts will help you answer these questions, so stay tuned and welcome to Communication is Required!
(1) http://www.wilsonweb.com/wmt5/viral-principles.htm
(2) http://blogs.sun.com/gameguy/entry/the_incredible_abstractness_of_mathematics
(3) http://www.afb.org/section.asp?SectionID=1&TopicID=129
(4) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/telephone/peopleevents/mabell.html
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