Week 16 Question 1

CMC is any communication that “takes place through a variety of media and provides distributed group member with video, audio, and text-based messaging capabilities (Harris & Sherbolm 2008, p. 296). CMC doesn’t include human contact so basically it is less interpersonal. “CMC group members tend to focus more on the task and instrumental aspects of the process than on the personal and social aspects of the group. Thus they tend to be more content oriented and less social-emotional in their communication style than face-to-face groups are” (Harris & Sherbolm, 2008, p. 296). Since, some of the CMC doesn’t involve images of the personal u are communicating, sometimes it is less intimidating. It was undeniable that f2f communication contains more information than CMC communication such as nonverbal cues, facial expression, eye behaviors…etc. I feel like we still need that human aspect in the communication process, therefore, I would prefer to have a face-to-fact relationship before starting a CMC communication relationship.