Your Future:A Career in Communications

John Wilson Monique Green

Nathanial GodfreyWaverly Thompson

Definition of “Communications”

PROCESS

GENERATE MEANINGVERBAL

NONVERBAL

INDIVIDUAL

SOCIETY

CULTURE

SENDERS RECEIVERS

HistoryRhetoric: Behaviorism:

• Speech as a Science• Mechanics of Communication

• Speech as an Art• Derived from Ancient Greece• Court Situations• Democracy

Communication Myths

• CMAT is for people who are not smart

• CMAT majors are lazy

• CMAT majors cannot establish a stable, good

job/career

• Identity /Culture• Perception• Verbal/Non verbal• Personal and interpersonal relationships

Communication Success in Careers

• Verbal Non-Verbal • Small Groups

• Ethical Communication • Technology

Verbal/Non-verbal

Small Groups

• Team work = Career Success • Advantages

• Problem Solving

Ethical Communication

• Upward/Downward Communication• Avoiding Upward Distortion • Avoiding Power Language

Technology

• Filtered Communication vs. Face to Face• Asynchronous

With Your Degree in CMAT…Job Salary

AdvertisingMarketing Specialist $55,679

Sales Promotion Manager $87,576

Communication EducationCollege Professor $62,531Language Arts Coordinator $55,117

Electronic Media/Radio-Television/Broadcasting

Film Editor $32,722News Director $63,838Actor/Actress $51,281

JournalismReporter $51,247Editor $84,528Media Interviewer $87,624

Public RelationsPublicity Manager $85,560Lobbyist $100,709Fund Raiser $85,841

Theater/Performing Arts/Dramatic Arts

Performing Artist $48,302Casting Director $58,414Stage Manager $31,295Choreographer $34,882

Here at Salisbury University

1. Human Communications Studies Track

2. Journalism/Public Relations Track

3. Media Production Track

4. Media Studies Track

Tips

• Minors as well as double majoring• Passion• Success• Long term

Summary

Sources

• http://degreedirectory.org/search/find.html?c1=41&c2=3216&c3=43&q=0&schoolType=noPreference&zip=zip&state=&sf=1

• http://www.salisbury.edu/careerservices/student

• http://commstudies.ucla.edu/majors/ChoosingMajor/CommunicationArt.html

• http://www.salisbury.edu/commarts/jobs.html• http://salary.com/category/salary/