I can relate this to my knowledge I gained from my sociology class. Social norms are things that we are taught throughout our life through society. As we start to follow these norms we may also forget some of the other ones. We use peoples body language to tell us if we are following the norms when we are out in public.

When I gain knowledge on a subject it allows me to be better. I believe the same thing can be said with communication. If we learn the different ways to communicate we can learn how to use them to our advantage. The more knowledge we obtain on communication the better it will help us understand and have more meaningful conversations.

In communities we have different sets of rules. Someone raised in Idaho won't necessarily have the same rules as someone raised in New York. This might effect the communication between the two parties. If we have different rules when it comes to communication the message might be received differently.

When I communicate my stress and anxiety can play a huge part. If I am overly stressed about something my communication becomes short and annoyed. Also when my emotions are heightened I become more reactive. If I am happy my communication is more upbeat and flowing

I can relate this to myself when others try to get a message to me, the receiver. Often times I have a really hard time hearing people when there is a lot going on around me. This "noise" prevents me from receiving the message that the transmitter was wanting me to hear. It can get frustrating sometimes because people have to repeat their message multiple times before I can finally receive their message.

In present times I think that mass communication has become the most common form of communication. Multiple times a day we have people who repost something to communicate a message to their friends and viewers. We don't even realize we are communicating with our friends and family through the things we post. However we do, when we post an image we always have a "vibe" or message we want the viewers to grasp.

Without communication developing relationships and relationships would prove to be much harder. Communication gives us the tools to meet are relational needs. Without these tools we would find it much harder to form the bonds that we have. I think a lot of people can relate to the fact that relating is to someone is important.

When we are uninformed about a topic it is harder to learn further about it. With a communications course we may know how to communicate but don't necessarily have the information to fully describe it. I can relate this to myself because I feel I know how to communicate however, I do not have the proper vocabulary to describe it.