Communicating in a Noisy World.

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Abstract:

The proliferation of information in todays society is glutting communications channels and making it ever more difficult to get a message through. Although briefly reviewing advancements in communications technology, this paper concentrates on the prosaic presentation of textual and graphic material in our day-to-day commerce with people. It examines the barriers we create--sometimes with the help of new technologies--that blunt our messages and confuse and discourage the intended recipients. Author

Author(s):
Gaynor, Patricia M.
Author Organization(s):
ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
Descriptive Note:
Student essay,
Pagination:
0034

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

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Collection: TR
Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_6.1.1_Wired Transmission; JCA_6.1.3_Switching and Routing; JCA_6.1_Information Transport; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_8_Building Partnerships; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_1.2.3_Educating; JCA_8.2_Shape; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_8.1_Communicate; JCA_1.3_Human Capital Management; JCA_5.2.2_Develop Knowledge and Situational Awareness; JCA_5.2_Understand; JCA_8.1.1_Inform Domestic and Foreign Audiences; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_5.4.3_Establish Rule Sets; JCA_5.4_Decide; JCA_6.4_Information Assurance
Modernization Areas:
Quantum Science and Computing
Communities of Interest:
Weapons Technologies
Descriptor(s):
*SOCIAL COMMUNICATION, *COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, *COMMUNICATION AND RADIO SYSTEMS, *MESSAGE PROCESSING, DATA PROCESSING, METHODOLOGY, MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS, DATA MANAGEMENT, INFORMATION TRANSFER, INPUT OUTPUT PROCESSING, GRAPHICS, LANGUAGE, COMPUTER APPLICATIONS, WORDS(LANGUAGE), SYSTEMS APPROACH, VISUAL PERCEPTION, MAN MACHINE SYSTEMS, MAN COMPUTER INTERFACE, INFORMATION THEORY, INFORMATION PROCESSING
Field(s)/Group(s):
Administration and Management, Information Science, Psychology, Human Factors Engineering and Man Machine Systems
Report Date:
1983 Apr 18