Addressing the Audience: Chilean mine Dan Kubany BCOM/275 07/29/12 John Quesnel Addressing the Audience: Chilean Mine There are many things that go need to be considered when addressing an audience. Most importantly there are things that you do and don't want to say to an audience when you are dealing with a sensitive subject such as the collapse of a mine. This paper will take a look at the facts of what happened that day, August 5th 2007, and how to address the audience of the people
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Assignment Knowing Your Audience Paper and Communication Release BCOM/275 Austin Matthews Introduction In 2010, 33 miners were trapped in a copper mine for a little over two months. The incident was covered through every world media outlet from televised news broadcast, radio stations, websites, to conventional newspapers. “On Aug. 5, 2010, a gold and copper mine near the northern city of Copiapó, Chile caved in, trapping 33 miners in a chamber about 2,300 feet below the surface. For 17 days
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Knowing Your Audience BCOM/275 Knowing Your Audience BCOM/275 On August 5, 2010, 33 miners were working about 2,300 feet underground when the mine collapsed trapping them (“New York Times”, 2011). The world held its breath while everyone waited 17 days to hear the fate of the miners. Once it was discovered that all the miners were alive, a massive rescue effort went into effect. On October 13, 2010 all 33 miners were rescued. They traveled up a narrow shaft
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Chilean Miners Trapped and Rescued Tyrone Norris BCOM/275 February 20, 2012 Velonta Adams Chilean Miners Trapped and Rescued The Chilean miners’ accident was surely a frightening incident for the miners themselves and their families. This incident that occurred raised a great many of questions of whom the Chilean President, Sebastian Pinera was faced to answer. With all things considered, it would have been to his credit to ensure that as many facts as possible be gathered to deliver information
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eyes Doug McGill BCOM/275 August 19, 2012 Eric Graves Close your eyes imagine that you are trapped in complete darkness with little to no room surrounded by 32 other men, the fear of no escape from a room smaller than the size of an average classroom, and you are half a mile underground with no way out. Unless, someone experienced this nightmare firsthand this would be difficult for anyone to imagine. This was the terrifying and exhausting reality for 33 Chilean gold miners August 5, 2010 through
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Knowing Your Audience BCOM/275 November 11, 2013 Michael Medoro Chilean Mine Collapse Communication The Chilean mine collapse communications were amazing considering the fact that trapped miners more than 2000 feet under the surface. Healy (2010) For 17 days there was no word on the fate of the trapped miners. Rescuers drilled a bore hole and a message was sent from the trapped miners, all of them had survived. Although there was plans to get the miners out it would take over two
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Over 30 workers trapped after Chilean copper mine collapse Week 4 BCOM/275 – Business Communications and Critical Thinking October 18, 2011 Over 30 Workers trapped after Chilean mine collapse. Draft 1. To all family members as per company protocol, the main point of communication to inform of the progress done to the rescue of “the 33”. It has been a long and stressful journey, not possessing enough resources has directed the company to find other ways to proceed to
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The Chilean Miners Varonika Allen BCOM/275 September 26, 2011 Dr. James Miller The Chilean Miners endured a major hardship while they were trapped in the mine for four months. In spite of becoming famous after surviving the mine collapse, life hasn’t been easy for the miners. Several are still unemployed. Others are surviving by selling fruits and vegetables on the streets of Copiapo, driving taxis or doing odd jobs. The most successful ones have gotten into public speaking, but money and
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Chilean Miners Josh Van Kampen BCOM/275 August 1, 2011 Written Memo would be most best way to send this communication out. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MEMO Date: August 9, 2010 To: All Minera San Esteban Primera Employees From: Josh Van Kampen, Chief Executive Officer ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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A Tactful Delivery Donte Veals BCOM 275 August 30, 2012 George Staight A Tactful Delivery On August 5th, 2010 a cave-in trapped 33 Chilean miners for 69 days. Getting the information to families and employees with accuracy and urgency is important, but knowing the audience and relationship held between deliverer and receiver is important as well. Although there are things that need to be known by employees and families alike, tone of delivery and depth of information may differ depending
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