Earth Hour « Communicators & Communications

Quick Takes: Earth Day is coming

Posted on April 19, 2009 by Howard R. Debs

(This is a Quick Takes post; very brief posts on very timely topics with more detailed discussion to follow as warranted.) April 22nd. Earth Day. What’s it all about? Time to visit: http://ww2.earthday.net/ and while you’re at it now’s a good time to read the Earth Hour post on this blog devoted to considering the event [...]

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President Obama’s scorecard as Communicator-in-chief

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Howard R. Debs

How do you determine whether you’re communicating effectively? By evaluating results. You set objectives, sometimes referred to as goals in the blogosphere, for your effort, be it a blog, a presentation, etc. and then you use some appropriate means to measure effect. Now your objectives need to be realistic and attainable, and there are short-term, [...]

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Earth Hour: Nonverbal and Symbolic Communication

Posted on March 29, 2009 by Howard R. Debs

The lights went dim. The darkness fell. It was Earth Hour. Yesterday, all across the world, in 84 countries. At the Sydney Opera House in Australia. At the Eiffel Tower in France. At the Bird’s Nest Stadium in China. At the Great Pyramids in Egypt. At the Acropolis in Greece. At the Sears Tower in America. [...]

Filed under: communication theory | Tagged: Earth Hour, George Herbert Mead, nonverbal communication, Susanne Langer, U.N. Climate Change Conference | Leave a Comment »