1. Nathan D’Alessio
Megan Dyer
Michael Caracappa
Jonathan League
Elizabeth Peek

2. What is Communications?

3. Human Communication Studies
 Students of human communication studies
 Organizational Communication
 Human communication is vital

4. Journalism/Public Relations
 Communication with journalism
 Journalism keeps us up to date
 Publicist
 Helps prepare students

5. Media Studies
 Preparing for careers
 Media critics
 Media studies follow issues that are both exciting and
indicative of us as a culture
 Issues with media law

6. Media Production
 Preparing for careers
 Hands on experience
 Working with media production

7. The Communications Model

8. Jobs Available
 Technical Writers and Editors
 TV/Radio Production
 Journalist
 Film Director
 Politician
 Public Speaker
 Human Resources
 Publicist

9. Salaries Expected
 Journalist :60,000
 Producers and Directors: $64,430 (avg.2008)
 Public Relations Specialist: $52,000 (avg. 2008)
 Politician: 37,000 -270,000
*These salaries are from 2008

10. Skills Learned
 Speaking skills
 Decision-making
 Experimenting with ideas
 Problem solving
 Team building
 Working with others
 Motivating others
 Good Writing
 Better Reading
 Good Listening
 Good judgment
 Problem solving
 Quick thinking
 Relate to abstract ideas
 Leading, coordinating
 Conflict resolution
 Creativity
 Conceiving, developing &
generating ideas

11. Communications in Real Life
 Name: Melissa Boyer
 Job/Title: Technical writer for Poole & Associates in Annapolis
Junction, Maryland
 Responsibilities:
 Writing
 Editing
 Re-purposing content to suit various audiences
 Corresponding with different levels of management
 Coordinating multiple projects

12. Questions for Melissa
 Do you use a lot of what you learned from your Communications Degree?
 Courses that focused on knowing your audience and writing to suit their
needs were especially helpful
 Technical editing and publications management courses helped me learn
to manage projects effectively and use an information plan to meet
deadlines
 Document design courses also helped me present my work in a way that
would draw the audience in
 Do you enjoy working in the field of Communications? Favorite Part?
 Very much enjoys working in the field
 Feels a sense of pride knowing somebody will be able to understand the
appropriate information
 Favorite part is it’s a rewarding field
 Directly impact a message being sent out to your audience and make it
better

13. Conclusion
 Various fields to work in
 Well paying
 Enjoyable
 Rewarding
 Many skills learned