tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90955262012067712962012-01-28T18:24:00.293+05:30Dr. Ranee Kaur BanerjeePEOPLE, PLACES, VOICES, FACES...http://www.blogger.com/profile/09915043555307038876noreply@blogger.comBlogger411100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095526201206771296.post-38377961485310320902012-01-03T19:17:00.001+05:302012-01-03T19:21:27.982+05:30

This one is for those of you who believe in last minute studying! I had a question about Channel redundancy, Channel optimization, channel capacity and channel overload. So here's my concept clearing endeavour:The total or ultimate extent of the channel to convey information is its capacity.Optimisation is the most efficient use of channel capacity.When more information than a channel can

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Diogenes de Sinope (called so because he was born in Synop which is now in Turkey) is also known as Diogenes the Cynic, the founder of Cynicism. He lived between 412 and 323 BC and died in Corinth (a place that is also famous or a particular style of ancient Greek pillars.) Of course, cynicism didn’t mean then what it means now and the Cynics were actually the precursors of the Stoics,

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TA can be immensely useful for anybody who needs to work with people (and who doesn’t!). In fact, those who deal with organisational development may find TA an invaluable tool. As a manager, I can use it to understand and structure my clients' aims and goals. Then I can sit with the clients and build a strategy on how we can achieve those targets given the specific parameters and ground

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We discussed Dr. Eric Berne's social psychology theory of Transactional Analysis in class during our last week of lectures. Since Berne's death in 1970, the theory has evolved and is now applied widely in areas such as organisational development and education as well as the more expected fields of psychotherapy and counseling, When I teach you the basic concepts of TA, I can make all of you

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Here's the promised PowerPoint on one of my favourite models! var docstoc_docid="94620096";var docstoc_title="GERBNER'S GENERAL MODEL";var docstoc_urltitle="GERBNER'S GENERAL MODEL"; GERBNER'S GENERAL MODEL - You could also see the articles at the following URLs: http://www.cultsock.org/index.php?page=introductory/gerbner.html http://eldar.cz/mishutka/mn/%9Akola/masov%E1%

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Group 8, Section A: In case you're wondering why you have relatively low marks in your group oral presentation evaluation, it is because there was no reference to the assigned portion on language, thought and communication in your presentation. Also, if I may say so, your presentation was quite ordinary and I couldn't really see any spark of creative thought or enthusiasm. On the other hand,

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As promised, the slides on the linear, one-way, transmission models of Communication. var docstoc_docid="92494650";var docstoc_title="THE LINEAR OR TRANSMISSION MODELS OF COMMUNICATION";var docstoc_urltitle="THE LINEAR OR TRANSMISSION MODELS OF COMMUNICATION"; THE LINEAR OR TRANSMISSION MODELS OF COMMUNICATION - Also, here are some URLs for you to read more on Lasswell's Formula and

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The game I made you play last Friday is one where you actually demonstrate the communication process to  your class-mates. I've found over the years that this game brings home the entire process of communication to you in an experiential way that is both enjoyable and memorable because you became a thinking and breathing part of a live communication model. The game also serves to introduce

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Group 10, Section B: you've set a really high TSB standard yesterday and I can only wish other groups take this as a challenge.  What did I particularly like about your group presentation? Your presentation took what I discussed in class further--it was not a rehash of material taught in class. You did your own thinking and research, assimilated the concepts, thought of your own examples and

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Effective business communication can make an otherwise ordinary company perform extraordinary feats of success. All the text books you will read talk about the role of communication in business in terms such as " communication is the life-blood of an organization" or "communication networks form the nervous system of a business enterprise." Cliched and hackneyed though the words may be, they

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Someone sent me this picture in a spam e-mail. I don't remember what the caption that went with the picture said exactly, but it went something like this: "When managers look down, all they see is sh*t; when workers look up, all they see are as*ho**s." You can fill in the blanks yourself! This brought home to me even more how crucial effective formal and informal inter-personal communication is

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Please use this presentation for reference. Please do not regurgitate this in your exams. Please do credit in case you use any of this material for your presentations and TSBs. var docstoc_docid="91797105";var docstoc_title="RKB Fundamental Communication Concepts";var docstoc_urltitle="RKB Fundamental Communication Concepts"; RKB Fundamental Communication Concepts - var

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I found this wonderful article on language and thought. You should all read it. Here's the link: http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/boroditsky09/boroditsky09_index.html

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The following excerpt is taken from: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=does-language-shape-what Does Language Shape What We Think? A new study looks at what happens when a language doesn't have words for numbers By Joshua Hartshorne ...In a paper published in 2008, MIT cognitive neuroscientist Michael Frank and colleagues demonstrated that Pirahã, a language spoken by a small

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We talked in class about how language is related to communication and also the relationship between thought and language. Over the last century or so, there has been a lot of debate on how and whether at all language affects thought. 19th century German Philosopher Wilhelm von Humboldt claimed that language was directly connected to thinking. American linguist Benjamin Lee Whorf based his thesis

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Axiom 1: There is no such thing as perfect communication Picture credit: Ranee Kaur Banerjee It is impossible for you to interpret my words exactly, perfectly, just as I meant them. This is because you and I are different in a myriad small ways. When I say the word "tree," you know what I mean, generally speaking, but you don't know, cannot know my tree. Similarly, you cannot know how tall my

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image credit: www.researchers.in.th Think of all the ways you communicate everyday. You think, you read, you speak, you make lists, you gesture, you listen to the radio, you chat on facebook, you watch TV, you talk on your cell-phone... Extra-personal communication is when you communicate with non-humans. The most common form of extra-personal communication is your exchange of information with

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image credit: 4.bp.blogspot.com We communicate because we have no choice in the matter. It is an animal need. We communicate because we don't know how not to. We communicate because in order to know ourselves, we must see ourselves reflected in other eyes. We communicate because we could not understand or think if we didn't. We communicate to express our thoughts, issue commands, get the

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So then, sharing information—communication—is the only way for us to know more than what we can actually see and feel: by reading, talking to others about their experiences; seeing television; listening to the radio etc. In its most basic sense, then, communication is just the exchange of data. And how is this data transfered? It may be transfered only in two broad ways: Verbally (using

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Is there something called reality--an objective, stand-alone phenomenon that exists without perception? Even if there is, can we know it (the elephant) in totality? How can we know more than what we can actually see and feel? image: Ranee Kaur Banerjee The most basic limitation of language and communication is that because thought is governed by language, we can only express something totally

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Here's the actual poem I mentioned when I began introducing the fundamentals of communication to you: There were six men of Hindustan, to learning much inclined, Who went to see an elephant, though all of them were blind, That each by observation might satisfy his mind. The first approached the elephant, and happening to fall Against his broad and sturdy side, at once began to bawl, "This

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Way back in the 1980s, Roger von Oech’s A Whack on the Side of the Head became a cult book for advertising and marketing professionals. As a fresh-out-of-college Trainee Copywriter in one of India’s best-known advertising agencies (the one where the legendary Satyajit Ray, among many other luminaries, used to work once upon a time), I was introduced to this book by my Creative Directors and for

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Nida Ishtiaque for her sensitivity and apt analogy. I thought the roll metaphor was brilliant! Abhinav Roy: your "string of noodles" captured my imagination. Very well written. Pratapadiya Ghosh: the "kaala jamun" correlation was strong, pertinent and extremely well-conceived. Arshdeep Singh: others thought about popcorn too, but not quite in the same way as you. I really like the way you

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I could tell you had fun during the storytelling exercise, but whenever I make you go through an experiment, assignment, group effort or exercise, I’d like you to ask yourself why I made you go through it. What does it teach you about communication? As for the story exercise, I hope I was able to prove to you how easy it is to mis-communicate. I feel your classmates on the floor ably demonstrated

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If you were a cooked meal, which dish would you be and why? Post your replies as comments below this post. You will probably need to log in with a gmail id.  Rules: Mention your name and roll number before you begin. Use full, grammatical sentences. I don't want a list of unconnected words. I will deduct 1 point for every word above or below the magic number: 25! The idea is to tell me how

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I was reminded of this wonderful old adage by Jack Reacher. For those of you who don’t know who Jack Reacher is, go to a bookstore and pick up a Lee Child novel. image credit: brooklinebooksmith.blogspot.com Reacher is this Bruce-Willis-in-Die-Hard kind of character. He’s an ex-US Military MP who lives in the United States of America but in no particular city or apartment. He’s the

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Top Tip: Enjoy your exams!Although this may seem strange advice to you, I've found over the years that you tend to do well in things that you enjoy doing. I've also found that you can find great pleasure in almost anything if you so desire.Look forward to the opportunity of expressing yourself.When you sit in that seat with the examination booklet and the question paper, look forward to writing

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A very big HR recruiter once told me that strong writing skills were the number 1 talent he looked for in job candidates across all functions. Did I agree with him, he asked me or did I disagree with this approach?This made me start thinking about the importance of writing skills in business.Obviously, the recruiter did not mean that he was looking for creative writng talent in every job

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Is the Master in Business Administration (MBA) course right for you? If you're not really sure, my Top 10 reasons why not to do an MBA may help you decide.The Master in Business Administration or MBA is the best known professional post-graduate management course in the world. Since most multinationals now consider it an essential, not just a desirable, qualification when they recruit employees,

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Groups involve people and sharing of ideas, so obviously, communication plays a major role in whether groups translate into successful teams or not.When I wrote about Tuckman's stages of group development, I also gave you an indication of the kind of communication that happens in each stage.In general, however, effective group communication comes out of behaviour or conduct that is conducive to

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Dr Meredith Belbin, a British researcher and management theorist, studied team-work for many years.He defines a “team role” as “a tendency to behave, contribute and interrelate with others in a particular way" and named nine such team roles that underlie team success.Please do keep in mind that:Belbin's "team-roles" are based on observed behavior and interpersonal styles.While Belbin suggests

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In 1965, Bruce Tuckman, an educational psychologist, first described 4 stages of group development as Forming, Storming, Norming and Performing. He did this after he had observed many small groups in various environments and concluded that all groups went through certain "stages" before they became optimally effective. In 1977, Tuckman (this time working with Mary Ann Jensen), added a 5th stage,

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A group is formed when two or more people get together and interact with one another out of choice or necessity. These people accept certain rules or norms, rights and duties and give their consent to share responsibility in performing certain tasks or in assuming a common social identity.Informal groups serve the purpose of satisfying emotional, social or psychological needs of their individual

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A group can become an effective team when it has been given a raison d’être or a reason for being from a larger system.This larger system must also direct the group to a defined path. Also, in order to become a team, a group’s members must have complementary skills and expertise. They must need each other to complete the goal that they have to achieve. Above this, if the group is to become a team

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Here’s a common workplace problem. I’m going to describe it with a really worn-out example, but it still works for me when I want to explain this phenomenon.There were four colleagues called Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody. There was an important job to be done and Everybody was asked to do it.Everybody was sure Somebody would do it; Anybody could have done it; but Nobody did it.Somebody

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Every sub-task is clearly assignedFinal accountability is jointTeam member viewpoints are respected and consideredRegular meetings are held between team members and progress is monitoredAll relevant information is passed aroundA sense of ownership is inculcated in all members

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The size of the Group (small groups are more likely to form teams because they will be more cohesive)Interdependence (groups that are more interdependent are more likely to become teams)Achievement of goals (groups may or may not institute goals, but the institution of clear goals is more likely to make teams out of groups)Management demands and pressures (teams have to be built because of a

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Groups are dynamic—their roles keep changing from situation to situation just like personalitiesDepending on the task or topic, a natural leader may become a facilitator or a disinterested partyThe skill is to fit into the role you find yourself enacting: if you are a leader, you must act with authority. If you are trying to solve a delicate problem, you must be persuasive, not authoritative…

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