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Welcome to our Presentation. Cloudy life. Group Members Farid Ahmed Mahbuba Akther Marufa Aktar Shamsun Nahar Shanaj Parvin. Chapter-18. Technology-Enabled Communication. Technology-Enabled Communication. Tools for constructing messages Tools for presenting messages
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Welcome to our Presentation
Cloudy life Group Members Farid Ahmed MahbubaAkther MarufaAktar ShamsunNahar ShanajParvin
Chapter-18 Technology-Enabled Communication
Technology-Enabled Communication • Tools for constructing messages • Tools for presenting messages • Tools for transmitting messages • Tools for collaboration • Feature Developments
Tools for constructing messages Computer tools for planning. Computer Tools for gathering and collecting information. Computer Tools for analyzing and organizing Computer Tools for writing.
Computer tools for planning • Outlining or brainstorming • Project management • Personal information management
Tools for gathering and collecting information • When you need information for a writing task, consider conducting an electronic search. • While technology makes constructing documents with graphics easy, writers still need to carefully review the messages they send. • Data can be gathered form internal or external computers.
Push Technologies • Filtered Channels • my.yahoo.com • my.msn.com • Company portals • Personal Agents • Google news alerts • Journal alerts • Aggregators (RSS)
Tools for analyzing and organizingTools for writing • Statistics • Spreadsheet • Graphics • Outlining or Brainstorming
Graphics from Data Mining Courtesy of Omniviz
Computer Tools for writing. • Word processing software • Spelling checkers • Thesaurus software • Grammar style checkers • Reference programs • Graphics and drawing tools • Speech recognition tools • IRM
Some Word Processing Features for Business Writers • Editing/Revising Features • Special Function Features
Editing/Revising Features • Insert/Delete • Move/Copy • Search/Replace • Calculating/Sorting • Tables • Hidden Text or Remarks • Hyphenation • Formatting/Styles
Special Function Features • Footnotes • Table of Contents and Index Generators • Merge • Macros • QuickText and AutoText Shortcuts • Headers and Footers
Speech Recognition Just talk to your PC and your words appear immediately on the screen, in letters, email, chat rooms, and more. See video demos on the text web site.
Tools for Presenting Messages • Software (print and digital) • Desktop Publishing • Word Processors • Web Authoring Tools • Portable Document Publishers • Hardware • Printers • Computer Displays 30
Tools for transmitting messages • The medium in which you choose to send your message is important. • Mobile technology expands the physical environment of the message sender. • Voice messaging systems are gaining business use. • Videoconferencing combines oral and video media.
Oral Messages Visual Messages Combinations Mobile PhonesVoice Message SystemsSound Files/Internet Phones PaperElectronic MailFacsimile (Fax)HTML DocumentsText and Instant Messaging VideoconferencingSmart Phones/Video EmailVideo Instant MessagingMultimedia BlogsCompound Documents Tools for Transmitting Messages Channel Characteristic Physical Tool 32
Tools for collaboration Asynchronous computer tools Synchronous computer tools
Asynchronous Synchronous Word ProcessingElectronic MailDiscussion Tools (blogs, wikis, and threaded discussions)Groupware Face-to-face Meeting SystemsDistributed Meeting Systems Tools for Collaboration Form Tools 34
36 View WordPerfect Office X3 Demo on Feature for Removing Meta Data
Examples of Synchronous Collaboration Tools • Face-to-Face Tools • ThinkTank • Polycom • VTEL • Distributed and Web-based Tools • WebEx • Groove/Microsoft Office Live Meeting • GoToMeeting 37
Future Technologies Near Term • Miniaturization of hardware • Extended battery life • Growth of Internet TV and video • Improved email • Explosion of web services and mash ups • Growth of social networking
Future Technologies Longer Term • Adaptive computing • Machine learning • Natural language searching • Effective use of social networking
Future Technologies Result: • Human mind will continue to control message formulation. • Increased need for more people with good communication skills. • Advances in technology are more likely to increase the demand for people with good writing and speaking skills.