Um..

              My favorite part of Tuesday's lecture were the presentations. I think we were all able to walk away with  something that we could do better when we are giving a presentation. I especially noticed all the "um's" that were said. I noticed it in myself as well as my other classmates. Even though I tried so hard not to say it while I was speaking, I still caught myself saying it. It's going to be a hard habit to break but I am determined to break it. I noticed how distracting it was when other people kept saying it during their presentations and I hope that I can stop saying so it won't be a distraction while I am speaking. I want people to listen to what I have to say- not sit in the back and think to themselves, "Let's start counting how many times she says the word 'um'."
Well, until next time!

What I learned in MCOM is....

As I sat pondering what in the world I was going to write about this week, the only thing that came to my mind was this scene from Spongebob:

      Okay, but seriously. What did I learn?

I learned about: THE COMMA.

        Let me tell you a story. When I was in grade school and learning about how to properly form sentences, I was taught that we should always use a comma to divide all items in a series (i.e. "I asked for M&M's, chocolate chips, and brownies"). So, that is how I grew up writing. Everything was all fine-and-dandy until my high school english teacher told me that you could either use the comma or you could not use the comma (i.e. "I asked for M&M's, chocolate chips, and brownies" OR  "I asked for M&M's, chocolate chips and brownies"). WHHAT? Mind blown. And from then on, I was just a poor, confused little girl.

        In our MCOM class this week, I found out why everyone was telling me different things. Apparently, it depends on your audience. For the business world, you always use the comma. So, because I will most likely be communicating with people that are in the business world, I choose this day, to always use The Comma.