Talk:Multi-communicating

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CCT 2016 Peer Review
This page starts out very strong. The explanation of the theory is easy to follow and digestible. The "History" section is a little long and can be broken up into sub headings as my classmates have mentioned in previous posts. Additionally, I think it would be interesting to add examples (using numbers and statistics) of how effective multicommunicating is based on research from Professor Turner and her colleagues. I do feel that some of the content is too technical and there are many additional theories on the page that make it harder for a person who is not an academic. I also like the idea that was mentioned below of adding the difference between multicommunicating and multi-tasking. It might be helpful to readers. This is a great start. Good luck with the project and great job so far! ntb2016 (Ntb2016 (talk) 15:11, 17 March 2016 (UTC))

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Hey CCTers! This is great page to edit, and it seems to be in pretty good shape. My main concern is that I think it is almost too technical in certain instances, since it refers a lot to other communication theories, especially in the History Section. I think it would be helpful if you could go over that section throughly to make sure it is as clear and straightforward as possible. It is a little dense for the non-academic reader, and I think it could also benefit from being broken up into smaller subsections. The Sucessful/Unsuccessful instances section could also include subheadings to make it easier to read. And finally, while the information so far under the Implications section is good, this is definitely the most interesting part of the article, so I think that's where you all really have good potential to expand. Good luck! Mb1809 (talk) 21:40, 9 March 2016 (UTC)

Communication (talk) 02:05, 18 March 2012 (UTC)

Hi! This looks really good. I tried to make an edit under media richness as its connection to multicommunicating but ended up adding reference 7 which is really reference 2 that you had already mentioned...I didn't know how to refer back to reference 2 so if you do, that would be great! Turnj (talk) 12:03, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

Image
I noticed the image was removed after being deleted from the commons for lacking licensing information. I had always wondered how the image related to the article topic, so rather than re-creating it, might there be other images that could be associated with this theory or topic? MyNameWasTaken (talk) 17:35, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

2016 Spring CCT Peer Review
I do like the current structure, especially the successful and unsuccessful instances part which helps the potential readers to better understand this relatively new concept. However, personally I think there are two points that could be added to the content.

The difference between multi-communicating and multitasking could be presented. When people are first exposed to the conception – Multi-communicating, they are likely to think of multitasking which we are more familiar with. Therefore ,they might be confused about how multicommunication is different from multitasking. And the impact of multicommunicating on social presence is another part worthy of explanation.--Hw296 (talk) 03:18, 14 March 2016 (UTC)

I think subheadings are needed in those sections with heavy texts since readers will likely to get lost without the guidance of subheadings in each section. For the "Specific Characteristics of multicommunicating" section, I think adding some examples will be helpful to illustrate these two characteristics to readers. There is also a quote box in this section that needs citation. Also, I have seen some typos in this page and some proofreading is needed. Henan Sun Hs726 (talk) 04:20, 14 March 2016 (UTC)

The content looks good. The history part is good but might be a little bit long. Adding sub points in that section might make it looks better. Also breakdown the section of "successful and unsuccessful" might also help. The content now focus more on explaining multicommunication from the communication theory perspective. Adding some phycological reasons to back up the idea of multicommunication might also be helpful. Summermwt (talk) 22:57, 15 March 2016 (UTC)

Peer review from Yidi
Hi CCTers, I like the structure that this page has so far, which is very clear and readable to readers. However, as many peers mentioned, the "History" section is too long and too technical. It would be better if that section can have some subtitles following different times periods or development of different theories. Moreover, some terms about communication theory may need to be explained more. One more advice is that the graphic that distinguishes multicommunicating with other multitasking, such as social multitasking, electronic multitasking, and and media multitasking can be added to the page. I think that graphic is very useful for readers to understand what multicommunication is.Yidizhang (talk) 15:00, 15 March 2016 (UTC)

CCT 2018
This page is missing a section on the criticism of this theory.--Lb1114 (talk) 16:08, 9 October 2018 (UTC)

Fall 2018 Peer Review
This page starts with a concise overview of the whole theory, and briefly mentions all key concepts and sections below. It is a great introduction. As for the main body, the theory structure is well-organized making the whole page clear and readable.

However, below are what I think can be improved in this page:

1. Are there any other contexts other than workplace can be explained by multicommunicating theory? For example, in the classroom or online communication

2. A critique section is missing in this page — Preceding unsigned comment added by Qzzzzz (talk • contribs) 00:29, 16 October 2018 (UTC)

Structure: I think the content of this page has overlaps. For instance, the section "Versus multitasking" can be merged in the first paragraph of section "History" when first talking about the notion of "multitasking". Structurally speaking, merging these can also make it easier to read by clarifying these obvious homonyms as early as possible.

Content: There seems to lack a link and citations in the section "History", second paragraph to the last, when talking about "media richness theory". There's a Wikipedia page of it, maybe it's better you link the display text to this [|page]

Visuals: The last part of the pages is from section "Specific characteristics" to section "Implications" is difficult to follow. Could you find some visuals to add to the page? A flowchart to help understand? (or just a few pictures indicating the workplace to please the reader?)

Critiques: As my classmate mentioned, it's clear that this page lack a section of critiques.

Applications: Although it is talking about how the theory is developed from and used in the workplace all the time, it probably better if a section of "Application" is added to cite some application research, no matter in the workplace, or in other situations it failed to mention about (like classroom, online communication).Yvette72 (talk) 14:28, 16 October 2018 (UTC)

Notes on adding to the page

Add to the section of Intensity of Interactions: 1. Number of open conversations 2.Integration of Social Role 3. Pace of Conversation 4. Number of Topics Effectively allocating one's presence in each conversation (i.e.presenceallocator) and avoiding misinterpretations (i.e.equivocality) contribute to the success of the practice. Maybe add diagrams on the flexibility of tempo between conversations. Add a section on Multicommunicating in Meetings maybe relate it to the Dramatism theory, more specifically how meetings are affected by three contextual factors such as locus, meeting medium and topic relatedness.--Lb1114 (talk) 01:04, 6 November 2018 (UTC)

CCT Fall 2019 Self Review
Overall, I think the page is in great shape with structure and content. However, I think the page needs further organization and attributed citations within multiple sections, especially the "History" and "Versus multitasking" sections.

Over the next several weeks I aim to:

1. Reorganize the History and Versus multitasking sections 2. Create a Critique section 3. Add images 4. Add relevant research to the "Pratical uses of this theory" section

peer review comment for Neg45gtown!
Hi! I like the direction you want to take your edits. I think that's definitely where the article needs help. I found some suggestioons below for you to use! Hope this helps and would be great for furthering your examples section. One thing I would suggest to do would be to locate the pro’s and con’s of the article first, that way you can know which areas to agree with and not edit vs. the more important areas that need more work. It is an article more on the shorter end, so adding more examples and understanding of this theory will give it more clarification that it needs.

Mihye Seo, Jung-Hyun Kim, Prabu David, Always Connected or Always Distracted? ADHD Symptoms and Social Assurance Explain Problematic Use of Mobile Phone and Multicommunicating, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, Volume 20, Issue 6, 1 November 2015, Pages 667–681, https://doi.org/10.1111/jcc4.12140

This article could be a great resource. This could go under the section where he wants to add other examples of MCC. I would suggest he use this one to tie in factors of mental health, especially as to why certain people if they have ADD OR ADHD why they might feel more comfortable using the phones more than speaking in person. This article ties in the idea that we look for social interaction differently based on what feels as a safe space for us. I highly recommend this one to use at the end.

Harris, G., & Cecez-Kecmanovic, D. (2016). Multicommunicating and Socializing in the Digital Age.

This article would be perfect to unpack more of the critique and current examples sections. In this article, it talks about how for in a social setting, when people are all together, they might be sitting directly or one seat over from someone and texting them privately but talking to them in person about something else, in front of everyone else. This would be an awesome example to use. The platform here to further explain would be why communicating through texting or social media DM’s might differ than an in person FTF conversation. Highly recommend this one as well. Amb549 (talk) 19:06, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

CCT Fall 2019 Peer Review by Venora Wang
The Multicommunicating page is overall well-developed.

Lead: Now the lead seems a little bit too long. Right now there are three paragraphs of information in this part, but lead should be simple, clear and concise. Maybe it would be better to shorten it to one paragraph and put other relevant information into the background segment, such as "Up to now, the majority of academic research focuses on its professional implications and outlines a number of key factors shaping the act of multicommunicating. For instance, the flexibility of communication tempo, the compartmentalization of conversations, and the topics and intensity of interactions are all contributing factors toward a person's choice of engaging in multicommunicating as well as his or her ultimate success with the practice." Also here in this sentence, the information is not completely correct. Compartmentalization and flexibility of tempo are two features of multicommunication, whereas topic and intensity of interaction (I think it refers to "pace of conversation") are two factors contributing to the general intensity of multmicommunicaiton experience.

The segment "versus multitasking" is very clear and I think it is very good to have this segment here because people cannot always distinguish between multitasking and multicommunication.

Specific Characteristics: Compartmentalization actually means that a communicator can divide his or her attention in an unobvious way so that the other participant in the conversation would not feel offended, at least this is what I found in the 2008 article written by the three theory developers. I am not sure if "the ability and ease of cross-conversations" is the right expression for this term. Flexibility refers to the short gaps of silence in conversation. It might be slightly different from what’s written here "the amount of time a person has to respond to a certain message".

Practical Uses: The content under workplace productivity is also within the organizational context, so maybe the structure would be clearer if practical uses is integrated into the "Organizational norms and perceptions".

Other sources that might help: Seo, Mihye, et al. “Always Connected or Always Distracted? ADHD Symptoms and Social Assurance Explain Problematic Use of Mobile Phone and Multicommunicating.” Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, vol. 20, no. 6, Nov. 2015, pp. 667–681. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1111/jcc4.12140.

Cameron, Ann-Frances, et al. “Multicommunicating in Meetings: Effects of Locus, Topic Relatedness, and Meeting Medium.” Management Communication Quarterly, vol. 32, no. 3, Aug. 2018, pp. 303–336. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1177/0893318918759437.

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