Monday, February 23, 2009

Context and added value

I'm focusing on the ideas of context as well as details that enhance the context. When I wrote down a conversation a few weeks back, I wasn't able to transcribe every word, so the statements don't make any sense when read out of context. When you're listening to a conversation and you miss a few words, you understand that there was information that would validate what you did hear, as well as nonverbal communication. When viewed as purely written statements, there is something missing that would help validate it further. The context and the supporting details go hand-in-hand. There is an added element in an interaction that is lacking in a transcription, that is why a screenplay is so much different than watching the actual drama being enacted. There is "added value" in the enacted version.

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