Communication Journal Entries

C. Journal Entries Discussion

Most of my journal entries were about communicating with family members, friends, and group members for school projects. Throughout my journals, using my phone to text was the main means of communication. This makes sense since nowadays is mostly focused on smartphones. A thing I noticed, when I communicated with my family members, is the older generation prefer to call instead of text. As a response to your question on my September 2nd journal, both methods of communication were effective. Texting is more effective for the younger generation, while calling is more effective for the older generation. My parents don’t know how to text, so calling was more effective for them. I discovered some of the benefits and
I was wrong. If it wasn’t for you, who asked us to introduce ourselves to the person next to us, I wouldn’t made a friend. I am a shy person, which makes it difficult for me to talk to a new person. At first, it was hard for me to just say “Hi”. Eventually, I become comfortable and was able to have a normal conversation. Knowing my personality type, this was a huge improvement for me. I used the communication skills I learned from this relationship to apply to other classmates. Whenever I talk to a person now, I listen and observe how I talk. I analyze myself and try to make myself talk more by asking more personal questions. I would like to know my classmates more on a personal level and began networking. For example, in my other class, I originally don’t ask my classmate what she was doing for the weekend. Now when I see her, I asked her that
I actually haven’t updated my resume since high school. After revising my resume for this class, I noticed how much 4 years can impact resume building. During high school, Microsoft Excel was considered a unique skill. Nowadays, who doesn’t know how to use it? Another reason why I have not updated my resume is because I had no job experience since high school. I heard stories of how hard it is to balance school and work at the same time. Because of that, I wanted to just focus on my education. Now, I learned that I need to start gaining experience. As I mentioned to you during our last resume help meeting, I plan to start working in the Marketing field to gain experience. My friend mentioned to me that she has a job at Fresno State’s University Courtyard, which consist of a Marketing team. I, once again, saw how important networking is. Before, due to my shy personality, I didn’t want to network. I now see the benefits of networking. As mentioned in class, I also believe networking will be the main way to get a job in the