Communication is the means by which one party interacts with another. It makes it possible for people to connect and spread information. The different means of communication grow exponentially as time progresses. People can speak, write, or use gestures/body language to name a few. Innovation in recent years led to even more possibilities thanks to things like the internet and cellular phones. People can now communicate with virtually anyone, anywhere, at any time utilizing things like text messages, facebook, webcams, or other chat programs such as Skype.
I recently taught my 83 year old grandmother in Hungary to use the program Skype so that we can keep in touch and save the cost of long distance phone calls. The ease of communication has made it so much easier for people learn from each other all over the world. It is hard to believe that people once had to wait for a telegraph or a letter to get the information they desired, and now we can do so instantly. Obviously it is a great convenience to have such new methods of communication, however; it makes me wonder if eventually people will become so used to virtual communication that social skills in a face-to-face setting with suffer and people will become awkward when physically brought together to communicate in person without a computer screen or a cell phone as a barrier.
-Natalie-
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