SAM 174 | Complex Communications
We have many traits that make us uniquely human. Among them is our ability to engage in complex communications. We can look at black ink squiggled on a piece of bleached paper and derive meaning from those symbols. \xa0We call that skill reading comprehension.
And we can listen to and comprehend the meaning of more than 10,000 words. We call that listening comprehension. Indeed, our ability to communicate is quite complex.
But our complex communications system has a downside also \u2013 complex miscommunications.
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Intro music
Safety Dance (1982)
Men Without Hats
GMC - Virgin Records
Licensed by BMI Music
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Contact Rich Gasaway
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612-548-4424