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    the world of multi-tasking. It’s hard to resist the idea that we can competently do something else at the same time that we are mindlessly making mouse-clicks even though research shows that we just end up doing both tasks poorly. The endless distractions provided by computers and our incessant

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    Presenting to Stakeholders Doug Cordova COM/285 01 April 2011 Tammy Walker Presenting to Stakeholders Having to give a presentation is always a nerve racking experience‚ regardless of how many times a person does it. The stress gets multiplied when it involves an audience of stakeholders consisting of managers‚ CEO’s‚ stockholders and the like. These people determine your future within the company. Giving a bad presentation not only makes you look bad‚ but also portrays the company’s

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    strongly agree with the author when he states that cell phone use distracts students’ attention. First‚ I believe that cell phone use in class is distractions because it may cause children fail the class and not having a bright future. Most people do not have self-control‚ especially children. As the author mentions‚ “students fail is because of distractions in the classroom.” Children take cells will be distracted in classroom; by the end of semester‚ they will get low grade or fail the class because

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    slide didn’t match with what I was presenting it made it a little confusing to the audience to what I was talking about and it made it very distracting to myself because I would have to pause and click to the right slide and a most definitely a distraction to the audience because my speech wasn’t very flawless. Another thing that I disliked about my informative speech was that I was using too much ‘umm’ fillers for transitions or introducing an example to support my topic. I really need to work on

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    part of the 64% of car accidents due to distracted driving. What is distracted driving and why is it so dangerous? Distracted driving is anything that can interrupt a person’s driving capability‚ making the driver more prone to accidents. These distractions can range from anything

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    Driving a car may not seem as dangerous as it is due to it being a daily routine‚ but in truth everyday people risk lives by letting themselves get distracted. On average in the U.S. alone there over 6 million car accidents per year of which over 1060 accidents per day involve a distracted party. The causes of these distracted drivers are caused by anything for the surroundings of the vehicle‚ the components inside‚ and the condemned cell phone usage. Cars and trucks all have their downsides‚ nevertheless

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    “Growing Up Digital‚ Wired For Distraction‚” several claims are generalized‚ and supported as each leads up to an idea. This idea is that as the generations grow‚ the “programming” of their brains direct them towards “failure” in a sense‚ educationally‚ and projects the inability to focus‚ and advert attention to one particular action. The generalizations that surround this idea‚ that the notions that “students have always faced distractions and time-wasters”‚ but technology

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    technology may reduce the communication among family members. Richtel concurs that the resulting distractions can disorder people’s works and lives. In order to sustain his point‚ Richtel chooses the example of Mr. Campbell‚ who overlooked an important e-mail message because this e-mail amid an electronic flood. Besides‚ a neurobiologist named Melina Uncapher says “information overload causes distraction was supported by more and more research”. Richtel claims that multitaskers can not easily shut

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    The Outcomes of Distracted Driving A car in movement is a lethal weapon. When a person is using his/her phone at the same time‚ it is a lethal distraction. Cynthia‚ shared her tragic story with the public to help people realize what texting and driving has the power to do. Her son was waiting to turn left at a red light and the driver who hit them was texting and not paying attention. Cynthia later lost her son to this tragic accident (“Texting and Driving Stories”). Distracted driving accidents

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    looking this way and that‚ perhaps finding you boring‚ perhaps looking for someone more important? Doesn’t the person realize that you notice? Welcome to the new world of wearable computers‚ where we will tread uneasily as we risk continual distraction‚ continual diversion of attention‚ and continual blank stares in hopes of achieving focused attention‚ continual enhancement‚ and better interaction‚ understanding‚ and retention. Google’s latest hardware toy‚ Glass‚ which has received a lot of

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