This is the first post on my ES2007S blog. This blog is very different from my other one, its not so much a chronicle of random thoughts and realizations but a structured attempt at personal growth as a communicator. I have a tendency to ramble but Ill defend that using this statement from Beethoven, " there was a method in his madness and a madness in his method".
Communication is the most important part of life; be it in a relationship, an act of creation or simply an idea. Communication is the link that fuels our emotions, the frame that lends shape to our thoughts, and the wings that give flight to our ideas. What I love about communication is that the language itself does not form the greater part of it. Simple non verbals such as smiling, shaking hands and hugging can trigger feelings of happiness and comfort. Music is also an excellent way of influencing mood and therefore feeling things. Even songs without words have the ability to make you feel morose or ecstatically happy depending on the tune, rhythm and tempo.
Most listeners enjoy the feeling they get while listening rather than study the technical aspects of music. A song can lift one's mood like nothing else, it's one of the purest communication channels interconnecting the mind of the composer to the feelings of the listener. Language barely proves to be a barrier, I can prove this with an example. The feeling I get when I listen to "Hallelujah" by Jeff Buckley is the same exultation of the soul I experience while listening to Il Divo's version in Spanish.
The very way people around you look at someone, react to his/her actions and words largely depend on their perception of the individual. This perception is largely a product of communication between your surroundings and you.
My goals for this course are as follows:
1) Communicate as effectively and appropriately as possible
2) Communicate only important elements without boring someone with details
3) Communicate in an organised manner
Communication is the most important part of life; be it in a relationship, an act of creation or simply an idea. Communication is the link that fuels our emotions, the frame that lends shape to our thoughts, and the wings that give flight to our ideas. What I love about communication is that the language itself does not form the greater part of it. Simple non verbals such as smiling, shaking hands and hugging can trigger feelings of happiness and comfort. Music is also an excellent way of influencing mood and therefore feeling things. Even songs without words have the ability to make you feel morose or ecstatically happy depending on the tune, rhythm and tempo.
Most listeners enjoy the feeling they get while listening rather than study the technical aspects of music. A song can lift one's mood like nothing else, it's one of the purest communication channels interconnecting the mind of the composer to the feelings of the listener. Language barely proves to be a barrier, I can prove this with an example. The feeling I get when I listen to "Hallelujah" by Jeff Buckley is the same exultation of the soul I experience while listening to Il Divo's version in Spanish.
The very way people around you look at someone, react to his/her actions and words largely depend on their perception of the individual. This perception is largely a product of communication between your surroundings and you.
My goals for this course are as follows:
1) Communicate as effectively and appropriately as possible
2) Communicate only important elements without boring someone with details
3) Communicate in an organised manner
