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Communication Skills Elective Course Project Presented by: Name: Mayar Hassanin Gaber Abdelaziz ID: 5426 Group:B

Supervisodby: Proff.mohamedGomma

The impact of social media on communication skills.

Abstract There’s no doubt about it. Social media has had a huge impact on the way in which we communicate. The past decade has seen the creation of posts, hashtags, feeds, likes and pins – altering how we talk to each other and how society itself communicates. Social media has changed the way in which we interact forever. It has proven itself to be a lasting communication tool and has managed to capture a worldwide market. It offers users access to a global audience with an amplified voice. By having such a huge impact on our daily lives, social media is largely responsible for the shift from face-to-face contact to brief digital interactions. This has both positive and negative effects. Social media has been credited with putting us more in control of every piece of information we receive and consume, expanding our minds and shrinking our world. Though it is also attributed with people using the Internet as a substitute for real life.

Social media affects the ways individuals react to emotions, social cues or nonverbal cues Social media has some damaging effects on communication skills and unfortunately lasting damaging effects when social media is used in excess or obsessively.

One, it affects the ways individuals react to emotions, social cues or nonverbal cues, as it erases this important aspect of the basis of communication. Secondly, it often elicits this normalized lessen social activity face to face interactions, as individuals will associate social media communication as effective communication and then in hand lessen the likelihood to have face to face interactions.

Lastly, self-esteem and self-confidence are negatively affected often through social media, unrealistic expectations that are viewed, this in hand effects communication skills leaving individuals with negative feelings about themselves and hindering there communicating with others, as internally are struggling and not feeling adequate.

Introduction Social media can be described as the collection of online platforms that involve sharing and collaborating with an online community by posting, commenting, and interacting with one another.

Around 3 billion people use social media today, which means that 40% of the world uses social media for communication. It’s no surprise that this widespread use has social media effects on communication. 11% of adults reported preferring staying home on Facebook than going out on the weekend. Communication is affected in ways such as personal expression, our expectations of others, and the way companies communicate with customers.

Main manuscript Since the proliferation of social media, the ways we communicate have changed. The concept of communication had a lot of limitations to it; but with the rise of social media, the world is getting closer. Social media has not only found new ways of communication but also has reshaped the old ones. The rise of social media has changed the world’s perspective on communication. The increase in the speed of communication has created a sense of urgency and a need to share things among people, provided an inside perspective of faraway places, and made digital messages more personal. The traditional ways of communication have now been replaced by modern ones. Much like everything, this concept also has two sides. One is an optimistic side and the second a pessimistic one.

Positive Effects of Social Media on Communication

While analyzing the benefits social media has on communication. First and the most significant benefit that comes across is the increase in the speed of communication. The significant flaw of the traditional communication system was its slow nature, and social media seems to be a solution for the same. Messages are getting delivered within split seconds. Important notifications, instructions are also conveyed to multiple people within an eye blink. People with similar interests are

coming together to form groups for a purpose. According to surveys, 39% of respondents felt closer to their friends because of social media while 26% felt they had more friends because of social media. Representatives of various cultures also come together without any boundaries or constraints. Social media helps random people meet each other by initiating the conversation. Social media is not limited to Whatsapp and Facebook only. In the last couple of years, Instagram has been the most used mobile application ahead of Whatsapp and Facebook on the list. Moreover, various applications are giving a platform to people for showcasing their talent. Talented people from the rural and remote areas which were untouched or never noticed are now seeking peoples’ attention. Many arts

and artists are gaining popularity with the use of social media. Different ways of doing different things are being invented and spread. Many singers have gained popularity through Youtube and parallel social networks and it has been the turnaround in their fortunes. The internet and social media has drastically changed the way people all over the world interact and communicate. One of the biggest changes in the way that we interact, due to social media networks, is the sheer number of people that we can interact with. Because of social media networks, we are now able to interact with thousands of people all over the world – this is why we see people who have thousands of Facebook friends or tens of thousands of Twitter followers. Without social media, that would be impossible. Social media networks allow us the opportunity to share opinions with a far wider audience. Another big change that has occurred is that there is now no filter on the way we speak. In the past, unless you spoke to people directly, you had no way to get your message across regardless of your freedom of speech. Now we can use social media to get our messages out to thousands or even millions of people uncensored.

Negative Effects of Social Media on Communication

Now let’s just have a look at the cons too.Many people tend to binge on social media, spending hours and hours scrolling though sites. Ultimately, this may lead to a constant craving of more internet and more social media consumption. The more people get, the more they want — and it’s hard to stop the cycle.

Here’s a sad social media effect on communication. We are becoming bored when we have real, in-person conversations. People have such a need for social media consumption and that instant, colorful feedback only social media can give, they will often become bored during real conversations, resorting to their phones. This can lead to a decrease in the quality and number of meaningful conversations. person reactions to non-verbal, emotional, or social cues are changing in that people don’t need to respond to these types of communication when they are online. This leads to less experience and awareness of others’ needs based on these types of cues that can only be received from in-person communication....