Organizations I would consider joining

The Association for Women in Communications

The AWC is an association for women professionals in various areas of the communications discipline. It is a network of women in the professional communications fields designed to help members build professional relationships with other women in the various communications professions. This organization also recognizes members’ outstanding achievements in their field through awards and conferences. I would consider joining this organization because it is designed by professional women for other professional women. Since the members are all women and in similar fields, they can share their experiences and challenges unique to women in the workforce and help each other grow as professionals.

Public Relations Society of America

The Public Relations Society of America is a network of professionals working in the public relations discipline. It is a professional organization that provides support, information and networking opportunities to its members. This organization also provides professional recognition to it members through award events that recognize professional achievements in the field of public relations. This organization is open to any public relations professional.

APCO International

APCO International is a world-wide organization of public safety communications professionals which provides technical assistance, professional development, training and support for public safety communications professionals. This organization is open to all public safety communications agencies such as Emergency Call Centers, Law Enforcement Agencies, Emergency Medical Centers, Fire Departments, Transportation Agencies & Facilities, Emergency Management Centers.

American Communication Association

The ACA is an online organization for all persons interested in the world of communications. The association is completely online and is free to join. This professional organization is designed to promote scholarship, training, networking and advancements in the various fields of communication. This association also provides accreditation to Diploma, Associates, Certificate and Baccalaureate programs.

Association of Professional Communication Consultants

The APCC is a non-profit organization of consulting professionals designed to provide education and support opportunities for prospective and existing consulting professionals respectively. The organization provides many useful services to its members including networking opportunities, opportunities for members to market their services as well as tools for new consultants to improve their skills.

American Communication Association. (2012). Retrieved June 14, 2012 from: http://www.americancomm.org/ APCO International. (2012). Retrieved June 14, 2012 from: http://www.apco911.org/about-apco.html Association of Professional Communication Consultants. (2012). Retrieved June 15, 2012 from: http://consultingsuccess.org/wp/ Association for Women in Communications. (2012). Retrieved June 15, 2012 from: http://www.womcom.org/ Public Relations Society of America. (2012). Retrieved June 15, 2012 from: http://www.prsa.org/AboutPRSA

Media Technology Blog Posting

Assignment 2-Four Media Technologies

William Kincheloe

Com 345: Capstone

Deloris Freemont

3/8/12

1. Word Processors/Print Media: Word processors allow a person to take their thoughts and place them on paper in order to make them a reality. Without word processors all print media would take much longer to reproduce books, lecture notes, or anything that requires a computer rather than a typewriter. Word processors allow for mass production in regards to print media and delivery a printed message. Word processors also help organize brainstorming idea due to the accessibility of writing, editing, and getting information reproduced at a faster rate than any other print media tool. Print media has its one major advantage which is the ability to stimulate an audience when no electronic devices are around such as laptops, reading devices, or media phones are around. Another major advantage surrounding print media is its repetitive effectiveness when a business is trying to increase their presence within a community. One example of this is when a new business within the community has a grand opening; a series of print media ploys will have taken place in order to attract an audience. Radio exerts that are read aloud from on air personalities or celebrity personalities have to read print media in order to deliver the main points of awareness for that business. Television commercials use print media to enforce a point of reference for the public regarding a company's name, address and phone number. Sometimes business's will take print media a bit more in depth and spell out a noun in order to remember a company's name such as 1-800-got-junk. Magazine ads use print media in order to elaborate on past, present, and future stories, ideas, or specials. Print media are usually believed like third parties due to the credibility of sources that are involved and this is why print media will always have a place with word processors.

2. Proposals/Marketing Plans:

Proposals allow a person to put an idea in to a formula that is fairly new or into a formula that has already been proven to succeed usually in business, media, and writing. A "proposal is report like document that promotes and describes a plan—for a new magazine, a new departmental structure, a public relations campaign and so on. A marketing plan is a similar document that clearly outlines the overall integrated marketing communications strategy and how it will be implemented." (Marsh, 2009) Proposals/Marketing plans are very import media technologies that have an array of different elements that allow a proposal to become effective. Every proposal has some form of print media that has language geared towards an audience. The terminology regarding proposals are specific and detailed usually incorporating computers, blogs, websites, visual aids, social networks and Internet. An audience has a specific demeanor about themselves and they respond differently to media technology but a proposal usually evokes a plan of action with another party making a decision regarding the proposed plan. Marketing plans have several components regarding media technologies. They range from radio, print, television ads and when they are combined together and each technology piggy backs of each other then the marketing plan will have more than one way to describe its use or purpose. Proposal/marketing plans are geared towards a target market that has been researched for maximum benefits. Proposals are important to audiences that need a detailed understanding about a plan or action.

3. Visual Aids

Visual aids allow an audience to follow a writer's frame of mind with limited guidance. Visual aids help increase the overall message due to our brains believing more of what is seen rather than trying to remember what was heard. The main source of a visual aid is to reference back to the topic at hand or to introduce a new topic. Audiences are designed to look for visual aids due the vast amount of dependency that is instilled in our lives since we were babies. Visual aids play a key role in proposal because they touch basis on one of the three learning styles which are hap tic, hearing or visual.

4. Social Networks

Social networks are the new an upcoming way to generate mass amounts of awareness due to the availability of going viral. This is like a newspaper that is updated with live comments from live sources rather than watered down news or media information from the 500 pound gorillas that try and dominate social thoughts. Due to the emergence of social media we are able to interact with other individuals from all walks of life. Social media networks like linked-in help us connect with business minded individuals, entrepreneurs, small businesses, and corporate giants. Making it easier than it has ever been to connect the dots and make the most money possible. Face book is used to help with party planning, business networking, consumer reviews, and personal connections. Face book now provides timelines and event reminders, birthday updates and check-ins. The timeline helps you to reflect on past memories and events that have taken place. The timeline and check-in features are also very helpful for law officials to help find missing individuals that were on Face book before there abduction. Just recently there was a young female that came up missing, they used her Face book page to place her in another state and to find out who she hung out with, the police even used her pictures and comments to paint a picture or a storey-line for them. Face book is a versatile social tool and is constantly changing with each passing day, there are more applications added making Face book one of the number one social network tools in the world. The audience for social networking is, young teen, young adults, middle aged, men and women, seniors, business owners, corporations, the list goes on.

References:

Retrieved (March, 30): http://myadbase.com/guide_final.php?page=print_media Ann McGlynn (August, 2009).
Retrieved March 3rd 2012: http://qctimes.com/news/local/article_80fc6bac-904f-11de-b85a-001cc4c03286.html Lannon, J. M. (2008). Technical Communication (11th ed.). University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth: Pearson Marsh. Strategic Writing: Multimedia Writing for Public Relations, Advertising and More, 2nd Edition. Pearson Learning Solutions p. 167.

Assignment 1- Creating your Blog

Assignment 1- Creating your Blog

William Kincheloe

Com 480: Com Studies Capstone

Deloris Freemont

5/23/12

Summary

 After creating my blog with the help of Google I realized that there are several elements or guidelines of purpose such as design, content and audience. The name of my blog is http://willsarchives.blogspot.com/ and I enjoyed designing the site and I look forward to adding tremendous content with will engage audience members on a cognitive level. Each of the following elements plays a role that helps enhance different messages.
Design, content and audience are individual elements that separate a boring looking blog from a contemporary upbeat blog. The overall design of a blog is geared for attention which helps capture minds of people looking at the blog. The design of a blog should be vibrant and easy to read with a upward and downward flow of communication. The flow of communication coincides with the next element of content.
Content is everything that is written on the blog such as stories, events, news, and classifieds. The element of content is very important because after the design and layout of the blog sparking the interest of a audience the content is what is supposed to keep the interest yearning for more information like a paper shredder needs paper. The content of a blog is usually associated with interest that others want to know about, should know about, or is and ideology that's on the mind of the author geared towards a specific audience.
The last guideline of purpose is the audience. This is important because the audience is who depicts or deems your blog prevalent and with the emergence of social networks such a twitter, Face book, and my space, your audience could expand overnight if given the opportunity. Knowing who your target audience is will help enhance the overall flow of design and content within a blog. Once you identify your audience then you have a specific set of rules that you abide too in order to appeal to a bigger audience.
Creating a blog on Google was very simple and not time consuming at all. The only problems that I depict with blogging has to do with the user friendliness of adding gadgets, calendars, and secondary measures that give a blog site a "pop" or "jazz" effect. I like the fact that there is a place to write different stories about anything with the option of having someone respond to your thoughts is an amazing feat that I look to embrace and take full advantage of.

References

 Lannon, J. M. (2008). Technical Communication (11th ed.). University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth: Pearson

Ten Commandments of Intercultural Communication

There is a lot to consider when dealing with other nationalities and other cultures
within the workplace. After reading the 10 commandments of intercultural
communication I realized that these commandments are basically standards that
should be considered when dealing with other cultures. In every workplace there
are always people from diverse backgrounds which will require us to learn and
understand a different culture. On example of this is when you attend college and
work on campus. They’re a lot of cultures that don’t all speak the same language
nor do they understand the same way as well. I own a moving company and I come
in contact with an array of different people ranging from Asian to Indian. The 10
commandments and the moving business have a lot in common due to what the 10
commandments do regarding improving awareness to improve the respect associated
when dealing with other cultures.

What is this Linkedin.com's purpose?

After reviewing the linked in website I concluded this is a massive networking organization that offers an array of free services to members that sign up. I am a member of linkedin.com and my home page is http://www.linkedin.com/pub/william-kincheloe/41/b71/6a1

At linked in I started several connections with people that are within my field of service, interest, and, hobbies. This is a great website because of the unlimited opportunities that are available in the interest of networking. You may use this website to advance your career opportunities by keeping your profile valid and by following a company like Face Book. Linked in is a way to find out more information about a company’s direction and a great way to get your foot in the door. This networking tool exemplifies simple measures gained through a social media networks, geared towards rapid advancements with building positive relationships. LinkedIn is really a huge database of professionals. Twitter lacks profile depth; Facebook is all over the place demographically and is also hard to find people according to Neal Schaffer with windmillnetworking.com. I believe this website is an effective tool because of the vast amount of memberships (120,000,000) attained since the start of linked in 1981. I also believe this website is a inexpensive form of communicating while maximizing networking results.

Delivering Bad News Tactfully and Effectively

In any business situation conflicts can be approached in many ways. Given the present situation, the employee being with the company for two years should earn some sort of lead way. Furthermore, the company is only a mid-sized company so you don’t want to make a scene in the business environment. The best way to handle the employee would be to send him an email on the business network requesting a meeting after his shift was over. The meeting would involve just involve the employee and I to ensure that things remain calm. I would give the employee the floor and allow him or her opportunity to share their side of the story or explain what has been going on that has attributed to the decrease in performance. After the employee offers their explanation I would show him the complaints we received about his customer service. I would let him know that the company’s main selling point is our excellent customer service and that I know he has the expertise technically as well as the ability to provide quality customer service. He also needs to understand that the company is more than happy to help with any problems in his life that are hindering him from succeeding because as he succeeds so will the company and vice versa. However, I would have to put him on probation to let the other employee’s know that providing substandard customer service and disturbing the work environment will not be tolerated.

I anticipate that the employee will walk away from the meeting feeling like the company is in his corner and that we will work with him as long as his performance is at high level. The employee won’t feel like I scolded him or belittled him and will in turn likely show me more respect. When employees all the sudden experience slumps in performance it is due to something going on in their life outside the work environment. The employee may tell me something that I can actually help with. The happier the employee is the better his performance will be at work. 

In most business situations collaboration is the best negotiation style not just when managing a conflict. Also referred to as the “power over style,” collaboration moves to invite suggestion, ideas, and perspective from both parties to reach one goal for mutual benefit. In this business situation collaboration was vital because training another employee to reach the level of technical expertise required to work for the company may be expensive. Hiring another employee with the same expertise could also be expensive and could also have lasting effects on the work environment. I would want things to be loose at my work environment so that the employees are comfortable. When talking to the employee I would make sure to stay calm and avoid accusing him or her of anything.

In conclusion taking sides would only agitate the employee. Even though the conversation would have to stay calm it is important that the problem is dealt with. I would hope that we could both work to a point where we are mutually getting what we want out of the business relationship.

Four different media technologies

1. Word Processors/Print Media
Word processors allow a person to take their thoughts from a dream and place them on paper in order to make them a reality. Without word processors then all print media would take much longer to reproduce books, lecture notes, or anything that requires a computer rather than a typewriter.Print Media is geared towards advertising and handouts at events or functions geared towards the event. Word processors allow for mass production in regards to print media and delivery a printed message. It also helps organize the thoughts of those who brainstorm due to the accessibility of writing, editing, and getting information reproduced at a faster rate than any other print media tool.

2.Visual Aids
Visual Aids allow an audience to follow a writer’s frame of mind with limited guidance. Visual aids help increase the overall message due to our brains believing more of what is seen rather than trying to remember what was heard. Visual aids help haptic audiences that need a map or need a hands on assistance in order to fully comprehend a message. Visual aids are also geared towards older generations which helps guide their attention.


3. Social Networks
Social networks are the new an upcoming ways to incorporate mass amounts of awareness due to the availability of going viral. This is like a newspaper that is updated with live comments from live sources rather than water downed news or media information from the 500 pound gorillas that try and dominate social thoughts.

4. Radio Exerts.
Radio exerts are geared towards people who commute to work, car pool to school, or someone who spends a tremendous amount of time traveling with a vehicle. Due to the technology boom it is safe to say that most Americans have 2 to 3 radios at home. Another reason why radio is a great way to attract audiences is due the fact that it is portable which unlike television is not. The only media technology that is better is the internet because it is interactive.