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The Big Talk by Rendered Speechless on Oct 19, 2009I remember in one of the classes I took on my junior year in OrCom that there are variations in how managers communicate to their employees. It’s either you are transformational or transactional. Basically, what I picked up from that course is...

A Strategy is Nothing With No Good Foundation by Rendered Speechless on Oct 19, 2009The whole point of Organizational Communication 152 is to know and understand the trends and styles in communication.  We all know that communication is constantly evolving. For that reason, as communications practitioners we must know that what may...

Gain A.C.C.E.S.S. by Rendered Speechless on Oct 19, 2009For businesses to retain their edge or at least to survive, they have to have the vital information. Knowledge is very crucial in staying on top or in trying to reach the top. However, having too much can cause information overload that may also caus...

Just Sharing #2: Some Words to Remember by Rendered Speechless on Oct 19, 2009For everything that we do or about to do, we must always ask ourselves what’s in it for me. It’s not that I’m promoting selfishness but it is important to know that whatever one will be doing will have a great impact on one’s...

To Not Be A Twit: Tips on Twitter by Rendered Speechless on Oct 18, 2009This is for the Tweeps and soon to be Tweeps. Twitter is the new fad after YouTube and Facebook. Nowadays, everyone seem to have a twitter account even the departed (e.g. Freddie Mercury). Because it is a growing fad, there are tendencies or dangers...

Too Late to Twitter? (Sort of an Introduction) by Rendered Speechless on Oct 18, 2009The a-little-bird-told-me cliché of a phrase is taken to another level by Biz Stone, Evan Williams, and Jack Dorsey–the Twitter dudes. Today about a million users are using twitter and about a gazillion tweets pop-up in a minute. (so many bird...

Twitter Day! by Rendered Speechless on Oct 18, 2009I declare today as RS’ Twitter Day. I have been heavily using Twitter for almost four months. I find that it has helped me cope with all the stress of being an organizational communication student. It’s not easy being OrCom, you know? S...

Picture This #1: Effect of New Social Media by Rendered Speechless on Sep 18, 2009I’m not saying that the internet or new social media have a negative impact in our lives. What I’m trying to say is that new social media is getting more and more personal. For that reason, businesses should go with what’s right and...

Internet Killed the Video Star by Rendered Speechless on Sep 15, 2009With the emergence of the Internet and the current addiction of people to video sharing sites, the appeal of the boob tube is somehow faltering. YouTube, Vimeo, Veoh, and whatever video sharing sites (or even internet tv) is what’s in today. ...

Passport to Wiki by Rendered Speechless on Jul 26, 2009Wiki is claimed as a ‘paradise’ for businesses ready to take a plunge into the sea of mass collaboration. ‘Tourists’ often confuse it as a city in Hawaii but it’s not. Though, Wiki’s etymology is Hawaiian for fast.  The countless ‘Isla...