{"id":4626,"date":"2018-06-06T18:46:15","date_gmt":"2018-06-06T18:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-businesscommunicationmgrs\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=4626"},"modified":"2024-05-09T15:43:44","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T15:43:44","slug":"introduction-to-media-and-your-message","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-businesscommunicationmgrs\/chapter\/introduction-to-media-and-your-message\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Media and Your Message","rendered":"Introduction to Media and Your Message"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>What you'll learn to do:\u00a0Find the best media to present your message<\/h2>\r\n<blockquote>I hear and I forget. I see and I understand. I do and I remember.\r\n\r\n\u2014Confucius<\/blockquote>\r\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-4628 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2785\/2018\/06\/06184644\/Konfuzius-1770-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"Painting of Confucius.\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" \/>\r\n\r\nConfucius had the essence of business communication defined back in 500 BC. Your organization is full of people who hear and forget; however, if they see, they will understand.\r\n\r\nVisual media improves a business communicator\u2019s chances of being understood by presenting information with a unique combination of logic and creativity. In this section, we will learn what visual media resources are available to business communicators and how to choose those that will strengthen your messages. 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