Comments on: Is This Effective Communication? http://cac.ophony.org/2008/07/14/is-this-effective-communication/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:36:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Luke http://cac.ophony.org/2008/07/14/is-this-effective-communication/comment-page-1/#comment-35346 Luke Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:29:23 +0000 http://cac.ophony.org/?p=452#comment-35346 Even better (from <a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/online/politics/2008/07/an-obama-primer.html" rel="nofollow"><em>Vanity Fair</em></a>) <img src="http://mtblog.vanityfair.com/online/politics/assets/goofus.gif" alt="" /> Even better (from Vanity Fair)

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]]> By: James Drogan http://cac.ophony.org/2008/07/14/is-this-effective-communication/comment-page-1/#comment-34980 James Drogan Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:36:42 +0000 http://cac.ophony.org/?p=452#comment-34980 One of the finer points of good communication is knowing when one shouldn't communicate. I'm not, by the way, holding myself out as a model of behavior on this point. And I understand that the decision to not communicate is, in itself, communication. Just because we can doesn't mean we should. There is a need to give some thought to how the message will be perceived by the receiver. Respect for the feelings of others deserves consideration. I am not arguing for political correctness here. One of the finer points of good communication is knowing when one shouldn’t communicate. I’m not, by the way, holding myself out as a model of behavior on this point. And I understand that the decision to not communicate is, in itself, communication.

Just because we can doesn’t mean we should. There is a need to give some thought to how the message will be perceived by the receiver. Respect for the feelings of others deserves consideration. I am not arguing for political correctness here.

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]]> By: Hillary http://cac.ophony.org/2008/07/14/is-this-effective-communication/comment-page-1/#comment-34895 Hillary Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:41:52 +0000 http://cac.ophony.org/?p=452#comment-34895 Excellent find, Luke. (Ask and ye shall receive, Mikhail!) It also highlights what made Obama's response so tough-- he came across as a a bit of an irony-challenged literalist himself...but I don't know that he had much choice! Excellent find, Luke. (Ask and ye shall receive, Mikhail!)

It also highlights what made Obama’s response so tough– he came across as a a bit of an irony-challenged literalist himself…but I don’t know that he had much choice!

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]]> By: Luke http://cac.ophony.org/2008/07/14/is-this-effective-communication/comment-page-1/#comment-34877 Luke Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:57:30 +0000 http://cac.ophony.org/?p=452#comment-34877 Here you go, Mikhail, from the <a href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/horsey/viewbydate.asp?id=1792" rel="nofollow">Seattle Post-Intelligencer</a>: <img src="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/dayart/20080715/cartoon20080715.gif"/> Here you go, Mikhail, from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer:

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]]> By: Mikhail http://cac.ophony.org/2008/07/14/is-this-effective-communication/comment-page-1/#comment-34874 Mikhail Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:00:05 +0000 http://cac.ophony.org/?p=452#comment-34874 I find that cover image quite funny though I certainly see how it may be misconstrued. Context is everything, as Hillary pointed out. Imagine, for example, if the same image was on the cover of this month's National Review. I find that cover image quite funny though I certainly see how it may be misconstrued. Context is everything, as Hillary pointed out. Imagine, for example, if the same image was on the cover of this month’s National Review.

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]]> By: Hillary http://cac.ophony.org/2008/07/14/is-this-effective-communication/comment-page-1/#comment-34865 Hillary Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:13:03 +0000 http://cac.ophony.org/?p=452#comment-34865 Hysterical McCain cover spoof, thanks for posting that. And I agree: context is all. I give the New Yorker some major slaps on the wrist for pushing it just a wee bit too far with this one...I mean, c'mon-- they're not MAD magazine, they can exercise a little restraint now and again, particularly in light of the recent <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4361260.stm" title="danish cartoon" rel="nofollow">cartoon hubablub in the Netherlands</a>. Pushing the envelope in this realm seems to indicate a wee lapse in judgment on the part of the blokes over in the Conde Nast building, or just an erroneous assumption that everyone will "get it," or, most likely, as you suggested, that the primary message they're looking to communicate is: Buy Me.  The real problem though, is that the intended message is often not the one communicated... Hysterical McCain cover spoof, thanks for posting that. And I agree: context is all. I give the New Yorker some major slaps on the wrist for pushing it just a wee bit too far with this one…I mean, c’mon– they’re not MAD magazine, they can exercise a little restraint now and again, particularly in light of the recent cartoon hubablub in the Netherlands. Pushing the envelope in this realm seems to indicate a wee lapse in judgment on the part of the blokes over in the Conde Nast building, or just an erroneous assumption that everyone will “get it,” or, most likely, as you suggested, that the primary message they’re looking to communicate is: Buy Me.  The real problem though, is that the intended message is often not the one communicated…

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