{"id":1758,"date":"2012-12-13T08:10:31","date_gmt":"2012-12-13T00:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shirleytaylor.com\/blog\/?p=1758"},"modified":"2013-01-11T09:04:00","modified_gmt":"2013-01-11T01:04:00","slug":"the-changing-face-of-communication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shirleytaylor.com\/blog\/the-changing-face-of-communication\/","title":{"rendered":"The Changing Face of Communication"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shirleytaylor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/online-students-social-media.jpg\"><img align=\"left\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1759\" height=\"298\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shirleytaylor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/online-students-social-media.jpg\" style=\"cursor: default; \" title=\"online-students-social-media\" width=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shirleytaylor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/online-students-social-media-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.shirleytaylor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/online-students-social-media.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 320px;\">Over the last decade, technology has transformed the way we work, helping us to communicate faster and more effectively than&nbsp;ever before. However, we are now using email and text messaging more than ever. We are communicating on Facebook, Twitter and other social media portals. With all this virtual communication, the standard of our oral communication is&nbsp;declining. The power of speech and sight is phenomenal, yet so many young people are more comfortable texting than speaking.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 320px;\">Excellent communication skills are probably the most potent career and personal skills you can possess.&nbsp;They include delivering a message clearly and convincingly, as well as understanding and appreciating other people&rsquo;s messages.<\/p>\n<p>Effective oral communication can spell the difference between success and failure in getting your job done, and in building successful relationships both personally and professionally.<\/p>\n<p>Isn&rsquo;t it worth taking a look at your communication skills, and considering how they can be improved? You&rsquo;ll soon feel the benefits in so many ways.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the last decade, technology has transformed the way we work, helping us to communicate faster and more effectively than&nbsp;ever before. However, we are now using email and text messaging more than ever. We are communicating on Facebook, Twitter and other social media portals. 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