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Can I get into the video game business with no programming skills?

admin — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 05:46:59 +0000

I am pretty damn good at communicating with people. I can get my ideas across and I can convince others through rhetoric that what I am saying is a good idea. Of course I need to refine it even further, but I believe that at the present it is at a high level. I am a college freshman.

I also think that my writing abilities are not too shabby. I play a lot of video games and I have a good grasp of the product as a customer. I have a passion for video games and I enjoy reading and learning about how they are made.

What I can not exactly figure out is can I get into the business with no programming skills? I have tried programming and I can honestly say that a mouse in a coma can probably do it better.

I am a creative individual with good communication skills and a passion for bringing up ideas for the improvement of video games.
I can not draw either.

However I can easily get people excited over something.

I also do not mind writing so I hope there is something I can do with that.

You can be a PR person. Go to E3, get people all exciting about a game. You could be like Reggie Fils-Aime. He knows squat about programming, but he sure knows how to get people excited about a so-so product like the Wii.

You can also be a game artist or designer. You’ll be responsible for creating the character’s looks or designing levels for games.

Can I get into the video game business with no programming skills? is a post from: Communication Skill Blog

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What the heck are the five levels of listening?

admin — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 05:47:59 +0000

I am taking this communications class and I cannot remember for the life of me what the five levels of listening are, I have scoured my test book and can find nothing. I googled and found next to nothing, can someone give me the lowdown?

Here goes! Are you paying attention?
Level 1–Ignoring the Speaker.
Level 2–Pretending to listen.
Level 3–Selective listening.
Level 4–Attentive listening.
Level 5– Empathic listening.

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ATTRACTIVE COMMUNICATION FOR BUSINESS

admin — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 05:47:59 +0000

Attractivity, LLC’s “Attractive Communication” skills-training/coaching/seminars/workshops reveal 110 powerful skills/codes/secrets of effective/attractive business communication.

Duration : 0:3:52

ATTRACTIVE COMMUNICATION FOR BUSINESS is a post from: Communication Skill Blog

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LISTENING POST_part1 // Mark Hansen and Ben Rubin

admin — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 04:48:59 +0000

my favorite installation::::this video is taken from the website of the creatores of LISTENING POST
Mark Hansen and Ben Rubin

Listening Post is an art installation that culls text fragments in real time from thousands of unrestricted Internet chat rooms, bulletin boards and other public forums. The texts are read (or sung) by a voice synthesizer, and simultaneously displayed across a suspended grid of more than two hundred small electronic screens.

Listening Post cycles through a series of six movements, each a different arrangement of visual, aural, and musical elements, each with it’s own data processing logic.

Dissociating the communication from its conventional on-screen presence, Listening Post is a visual and sonic response to the content, magnitude, and immediacy of virtual communication.

http://www.earstudio.com/projects/listeningpost.html

Duration : 0:4:58

LISTENING POST_part1 // Mark Hansen and Ben Rubin is a post from: Communication Skill Blog

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Effective Communication Skills Featuring Kanye West

admin — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 04:48:59 +0000

http://www.mikestenger.com

Good communication skills are important in everyday life. Although, not all of us use them or maybe not even know them.

Today we break down effective communication skills into 4 different steps. Now you’ll have some simple yet easy tactics to improve your communication and make more positive things happen in your life.

Duration : 0:4:20

Effective Communication Skills Featuring Kanye West is a post from: Communication Skill Blog

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JWA Video: Communication Skills That Build Winning Relations

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:49:59 +0000

Are underdeveloped communication skills holding YOU back?

One of the biggest mistakes we make each day at work and in our homes is to under estimate the power of communication. We simply take for granted that communication really is a tool, and that it can help “make or break” us. This training program shows us how our daily communication skills can dramatically propel us to new levels of success. You’ll get an inside-out look at the two basic categories of communication: Internal – the voice within, and Interpersonal – listening and dealing with others. Each category is explored in detail to help advance your understanding of how to create effective communication.

Duration : 0:2:14

JWA Video: Communication Skills That Build Winning Relations is a post from: Communication Skill Blog

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How can strong communication skills improve relationships?

admin — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 21:35:59 +0000

I think communication is VERY important in a relationship.
Being able to talk to each other, whether it’s important or trivial, or even if it’s just about the weather.
I think it improves it because you can be open and honest with each other.
You can have a laugh, and help each other out.

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Business Management & Customer Service : How to Improve Team Communication

admin — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:07:59 +0000

Improve team communication by keeping the team updated about what is going on, having regular team meetings, showing respect and balance for the team and getting feedback on delegation and instruction. Give teams incentives to work together with advice from a business consultant in this free video on running a small business.

Expert: Helen Vella
Contact: www.vellaandassociated.com
Bio: Helen Vella has worked in the corporate world for more than 25 years, and with this experience, set up her own business more than eight years ago in the United Kingdom.
Filmmaker: Suzie Vigoin

Duration : 0:1:55

Business Management & Customer Service : How to Improve Team Communication is a post from: Communication Skill Blog

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How to improve my communication skills?

admin — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 08:24:00 +0000

I often hear that I’m shy but that is because I really don’t like hearing my voice. Its low (not that low but still noticeable) and tend to mumble. Is there a way to change your voice to improve speaking or is there some speaking style perffered among the years of other. Overall I’m just asking how to improve talking to other people so they can understand you?

Well you can take a class or you can just start taking chances outside your comfert zone that is what I did because I used to be really she and even mumble and at times I still do. it does not make you a bad person or any thing you just need to find what works best even if it is trying both approaches to your situation.

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Evaluating communication skills

admin — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:08:02 +0000

The pairing of faculty and student researchers provides opportunities for our students to work alongside top researchers in their fields. This month well visit with one of those teams.

Martha Dunkelberger is an Assistant Clinical Professor in Communication Sciences and Disorders. She joined the university in 1997 after eight years of clinical practice. Her interest is in developing a better understanding of the developmental progression of phonological systems and literacy skills in preschool and school-aged children.

Sarah Panjwani is an undergraduate student, who is part of the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program in The Honors College. She and Prof. Dunkelberger are assessing the knowledge of Houstonian Speech Language Pathologists regarding the evaluation of culturally and linguistically diverse students in efforts to improve those students quality of education.

Duration : 0:10:5

Evaluating communication skills is a post from: Communication Skill Blog

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