Communications Portfolio

I have two posts on my "Chase's Musings" Blog. They go over two topics in which I felt were particularly important at the time.

Every Day Help

With all of us trying to decide which project will be best for our 'Final,' I think we need to all realize something. Helping people does not need to be such a big production with so much planning. We don't really need to go out of our way to help others, either. For me personally, just smiling at people can make a difference. There are many times when I'm walking on campus and pass someone I am vaguely familiar with. Instead of smiling and saying hi, I often try to just act as if I didn't notice them. That needs to change! Just receiving a smile can change a person's day. Live our lives in a way that we will be in tune with other's needs. We need to take advantage of the situations we are given many times every day to help those around us.

Watch what you say!

With all this talk about language, it got me thinking about my personal life. I've always been somebody who uses sarcasm as a second language. This has often led me to situations that were awkward, offensive to someone else, and entirely avoidable. Still, I wasn't one to stop the sarcasm, mostly due to habit. I just always assumed that people knew me well enough to understand when I was being serious and when I was being sarcastic. Apparently, not everybody understood me this way. One day over the Christmas break, I met up with a girl who I always had a crush on, and apparently, she had a crush on me throughout high school. Quite frankly, she told me about a time in which I made her cry due to something I said. I don't remember what I said and when she told me what I did, I thought to myself that I would never actually mean those words. I know I was being sarcastic in that situation. However, she did not. We are on great terms today, but due to that miscommunication, I could have ruined a friendship forever. Thankfully, it didn't turn out that way. We need to all be aware of what we say and how we say it!

Scripture Discussion #1

1. @sharpsterman #comm150 1cor10:10, never thought of murmuring that way, but i really like that thought. It makes great sense12:25 PM Jan 11th via web in reply to sharpsterman
2. eph 4:29 language is a powerful tool and can be used for harm or good. we should always use our words to uplift others12:22 PM Jan 11th via web
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3. still kinda confused on this whole thing, but i really liked was exodus 4:10-16. This shows that the lord will always provide a way

Scripture Discussion #2

#comm150 D&C88:129 we often think of comm as only speaking. Often times the loudest messages are spoken quietly or not spoken at all.

BIG 5 Personality Test Discussion

#comm150 not sure how true those personality tests are. I hope i'm not as big a jerk as that test said i am, some things seemed tru tho10:58 PM Jan 21st via web

Strategic Language Discussion

1. #comm150 everybody can succumb to a salesmans persuasions!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nd1P2PQMH_M8:41 PM Feb 21st via web
2. @trackdude7 #comm150 that is just unbelievable. Talk about taking things out of context8:10 PM Feb 21st via web in reply to trackdude7

Miscellaneous Tweets

Group Final Ideas:

1. #comm150 also think somethin with the elderly would be great. They might be in the most need of help, even if its just someone to talk to10:42 PM Jan 28th via web
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2. #comm150 came up with some great ideas in class. Id like to see somethin with the testing center, i often come out feeling terrible :)10:41 PM Jan 28th via web
3. @JordiAndrews #comm150 i like your idea. Making someone smile can make their day, and its just as easy to make someone smile as it is to not12:20 PM Jan 27th via web in reply to JordiAndrews
4. @trackdude7 #comm150 i think thats a great idea. It helps not