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COURSE: PUBLIC SPEAKING 2
What is your relationship like with your phone? The relationship or the connection with my phone is a really strong bond. I carry it everywhere I go. Besides, I ensure that it is everywhere even if that place is a class or washroom or while or dinner table with my family. My phone has become a crucial part of my life and my body. For instance, sometimes I begin to feel empty when my phone is not around me. I have the
urge to grab my phone every couple of minutes. I become restless when it is not around because I feel I cannot connect to anyone
How dependent are you on it?
I am extremely dependent on my phone as it has become a vital part of my life. For instance, I feel like a part of me is missing when I do not have my phone around. I practically sleep on my phone. I am sometimes so involved in my phone that I stay up later. This is relatively common for most people. During your onsite
classes, do you find yourself often looking at your phone?
Sometimes I find myself looking at my phone during my onsite classes. I carry it everywhere I go and often have the urge to grab my phone every couple of minutes. How about at home: Do people use their phones at dinnertime?
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People are so connected to their phones that they also use them at dinnertime. The phones
have made people lose touch in such a way that they cannot put them down even for just a few minutes to have a real conversation with each other and connect on a personal level.
Do you get annoyed when people use their phone when you're talking with them or spending time with them? Even though I also have the same tendencies, sometimes I get annoyed when people use their phone when I am talking with them or spending time with them. We have become so engrossed in cell phones that we become annoyed if we cannot look information up of them when we wanted to. Besides, we get annoyed if we cannot use our smartphones when we wanted
to even when we are in the presence of others. People have become so addicted to their phones that they are together but alone.
Phones distract people from activities in the non-virtual or real world. People get easily pulled into the constant activity on the phone thereby distancing them from the pleasures of the real world. This is indicated in Video #3. "Connected, but Alone?" TED Talk, where Sherry Turkle, a psychologist and a professor at MIT, demonstrates how people are connected, but alone. People have not been able to learn to have a real conversation with others because they cannot take a break from the phones. As a result, they are not able to reconnect with real-life enjoyments like talking to each other, playing sports to connect with others.
The other interesting thing is the fact that phones interfere with relationships with others. By remaining engaged in all that the phones can do, the people are not able to reach others as much. Time often flies by as we play games or indulge in YouTube. The relationships of people who make a habit of this often suffer. In Video #2, "Technology has hijacked family dinnertime"
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we see how the family members are distracted by their phones. However, they begin to reconnect
and have real conversations when the phones are disconnected.
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