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Three Communication Models
A lesson describing the evolution of communication models from a one-way linear model of Aristotle and Claude Shannon, to the Interaction and transactional model of Schramm and Berlo, to the new Iterative Fractal Model.
Two Views of Communication: Transmission & Ritual
James Carey describes his two Communication Models: Transmission and Ritual.
Christian Nationalism is not the Message of Jesus
Christianity is not represented by Christianity. Jesus’ message is non-Statist.
Double-Helix Communication Model
The Double-Helix Communication Model is a new “Fractal” based communication model that sees communication as iterative.
Bad Things Conservatives Say About Trump
List of bad things Conservatives say about Trump.
The Right Tool Can Make A Difficult Problem Easy
I was watching a Photoshop Tutorial and the Instructor said, "I don't have to go to the trouble of selecting those whites and masking them or deleting them. I can just use a blend mode to do that and that's a key concept. Sometimes what...
Durham Report Proves Liberals Are Wrong about Russian Collusion
May 17, 2023 Matt Vespa states, It’s a damning report that takes the FBI, James Comey, and the rest of the Department of Justice’s brass to the woodshed over the Russian collusion hoax. The special counsel investigation into the origins of this circus spearheaded by...
Communication Models List
A comprehensive list of all the communications models we use to make better decisions and improve our lives. Updated Sept 2023.
Improve Communication Improve Decision Making
Better Decisions come from better information. And, better Information comes from better communication. This Class will help you make better decisions by learning how to improve your communication to help you get better information.
Liberals are “Leftist Thugs.”
Ann Coulter argues that “Leftist Thugs” exist to suppress conservative college students. This an example of “Indoctrination” by “conservatives” to conservative thought, as Coulter puts it, “The principles that make America Great.”
Conservatives Are Losing Because they are Soft
Why Are the Red State Republicans So Soft? Kurt Schlichter says Conservatives are losing because they are too soft. Feb 27, 2023 If you are a California conservative, you are probably pretty based. In fact, you are probably heads-on-spikes based. I go speak to these...
Why Aren’t Conservatives Winning More?
Talk Less Listen More
One thing you should be listening more to is yourself. Accurate “Self-Awareness” is critical to successful communication and information processing. My method is: Two Sentences. Then Shut Up and listen!
Kevin McCarthy On Face the Nation
Transcript of an interview with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy that aired Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, on “Face the Nation.”
Focus on Intent
17%, per Gallup, now say that they are satisfied with the direction of the country. .
According to the General Social Survey, the percentage of Americans, since 2000, saying they are "not too happy" has increased from 10% to 24%, and those saying they are "very happy" has decreased from 34% to 19%
Ptah Hotep Wrote About Being Polite
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein 1879–1955German-born theoretical physicist. Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind. Science, Philosophy and Religion: a Symposium (1941) ch. 13 As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; and...
Biden Speech
Remarks by President Biden on the Continued Battle for the Soul of the Natio
Improve Communication Improve Your Life
Lessons Introduction The Improve Communication Series is intended to help you improve your communication, so you can get better information. With better information, you can make better decisions. And better decisions will help you thrive in our hyper-connected...
Being Critical is Not Thinking Critically
The presentation of the TIDAL Approach to Decision Making. The TIDAL approach is designed to mitigate the perceptual limitations caused by the way our brain works. Selective perception, confirmation bias, motivated reasoning, and cultural/linguistic biases are real things that affect our decision-making.
Improve Your Media Literacy
Course Description Learning Objectives Participation Guidelines Class Structure LessonsReferencesDiscussionsGradesImprove Your Media LiteracyThis class will provide the Media Literacy skills you need to thrive in our 21st-century hyper-connected digital world.Improve...
Improve Communication Improve Your Teams
Improve communication Your Teams teaches the basic communication skills needed to have teams that thrive in the 21st Century.
History of Health Misinformation
This lesson on the History of Health Misinformation provides evidence that Health Misinformation has been with us from our beginning.
The effectiveness of the communication is enhanced to the extent that the “intentions” of all the parties are in sync and in harmony.
How Do We Improve Our Lives
Is Our Current Media Situation Good or Bad
Our Current Media Situation is Better Than Anytime in the Past
Question 1 – Is our Current “Media” situation good or bad? Answer 1a – It is bad. Many People Communicated better in the Past. Many suggest that things were better in the past. This has been going on from the beginning of us. We like to complain that kids today don’t...
People Communicated Better in the Past
Argument 1 – People Communicated better in the Past. Many suggest that things were better in the past. This has been going on from the beginning of us. We like to complain that kids today don’t know what they should know. We like to complain that there is too much...
The Sender is Responsible for the Communication
In any given communication event, the sender is responsible for the communication effectiveness and achieving the intention of the sender.
Improve Communication Improve Your Life
Improving your communication and information processing skills will help you thrive in our 21st-century hyper-connected digital world.
How to Be an Active Listener
Active listening is a way of listening that involves full attention to what is being said for the primary purpose of understanding the speaker. And, understanding the speaker is fundamental to getting what you want. Active listening is an important skill set for many...
Wireless System Implementation for Facilities Managers
Wireless System Implementation for Facilities Managers WIRELESS SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION The facility manager will be called upon to assist with various types of installations WLAN: A wireless LAN is the most common installation for a facility manager in a general office...
Network Neuroscience
The new discipline of network neuroscience yields a picture of how mental activity arises from carefully orchestrated interactions among different brain areas. In order to tell the difference between what we just believe and what we know we need to understand...
Managing Wireless Technology for Facilities Managers
This began as a 40 Minute talk to the International Facilities Managers Association (IFMA) Atlanta World Workplace 2013 Conference. IFMA Atlanta Workplace 2015 Social Media Academy from Brandero Media on Vimeo.
List of Fallacious Arguments
Several of these have names in Latin, but I mostly ignored that and used English. If anyone is bothered by my using "he" everywhere, note that "he" is the person arguing fallaciously. Ad Hominem (Argument To The Man) Affirming The Consequent Amazing Familiarity...
Critical Thinking
Being Critical is Not Thinking Critically! Too often in practice, people equate critical thinking with merely being skeptical of whatever they hear. Or they will interpret it to mean that, when confronted with someone who says something that they disagree with,...
Communication Foundations
Communication SkillsFoundationsTelecommunications LawMaster the Internet@lantis Open ClassesImprove Communication SkillsLearn the 21st Century Communication Skills you need to thrive in our hyper-connected digital world.Learn the 21st Century Information Processing...
Claude Shannon Demonstrates Machine Learning
A Great Video of Claude Shannon describing the state of Machine Learning in the 50’s, just before the transistor. Updated Sept 2023.
Pragmatics of Human Communication
Updated March 1, 2023 – A Lesson on the Watzlawick, Bavelas, and Jackson book – The Pragmatics of Human Communication. Adds new thinking about Information and Cognitive Science to this seminal and highly influential work.
Ritual Model of Communication
The Ritual Model of communication suggests we communicate as a way to maintain our communities, not just to pass information. The thinking suggests that connecting with others is “sometimes” more important than what we might connect about. Updated Dec. 2023