Thursday, August 28, 2008

Bloggingness!

I love making up new words. But sometimes, new words just don't work. They have a particular context, perhaps, but most of the time people just don't understand the meaning assigned to these new words.

Anyways, I am here to blog for class.

A document in the workplace is "a moment in the continuous process of communication".
What, then, does a PW need to know and be able to do in order to participate effectively in the process?

I think that PWs need to be able to communicate effectively. This includes being able to communicate clearly. Oftentimes, a person will be speaking, and, while he or she is able to understand the conversation, others around the speaker are not following along. This happens countless times in written communication as well.

A PW needs to be able to understand the material. Without a previous knowledge about what is going on, the PW will (normally) not be able to write something communicating the information. Unless, of course, the PW is really good at making up ideas.

PWs need to know the topic well enough to help others understand it. If they cannot do this, they are trying to communicate and are failing. In the end, this helps no one.

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