the audience (families, employees, and the stakeholders) in the case of the Chilean copper mine in South America. It was on Thursday, August 5, 2010, a shaft collapsed in the Chilean copper mine trapping 33 miners 2,300 feet below ground. Immediately, a rescue mission was underway, however, another collapse in the mine stalled the efforts of the rescue crews for hours (Weik, 2010). The 33 miners remained trapped in the mine for more than two months; during this time the world kept watch as the government
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the audience (families, employees, and the stakeholders) in the case of the Chilean copper mine in South America. It was on Thursday, August 5, 2010, a shaft collapsed in the Chilean copper mine trapping 33 miners 2,300 feet below ground. Immediately a rescue mission was underway, however, another collapse in the mine stalled the efforts of the rescue crews for hours (Weik, 2010). The 33 miners remained rapped in the mine for more than two months; during this time the world kept watch as the government
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Knowing Your Audience Dedra Wingate BCOM/275 December 2, 2014 Les Colegrove Knowing Your Audience August 5, 2010 will be a day that most people in Chile will not forget. News broke out that “San Jose mine, a small copper operation in northern Chile owned by Minera San Esteban Primera, suffered a cave-in, leaving thirty three workers trapped underground” (Weik, 2010, p. 65). Minera San Esteban is the mining company who had to announce to the families and workers within the
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Grasping the Audience Attention Emmanuel Dike BCOM/275 August 28, 2013 Michael, Caserta Grasping the Audience Attention Communication styles differ and the delivery method plays a significant role in its reception. Phonemes, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics are used in communicating, and vary from culture, generation, social class, and gender. It is imperative that each message/tone is appropriately assigned to the correct audience to avoid confusion, conflict, or chaos. This particular
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small copper mine in northern Chile collapsing and trapping 30 miners inside. On this day the Minera San Esteban Primera Mining Company had a difficult task set before them. The company would not only have to inform the families of the trapped miners and its employees of the accident but would also initiate a search and rescue efforts to locate the men still trapped in the mine. The first task was to locate the miners and use every possible means to remove the miners quickly from the mine. The second
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methods of communication, we have to make sure our message is understood. There was a tragic accident on Thursday August 5th, 2010 there was a mine in Chile that collapsed trapping 33 miners 2300 feet below ground level, without any communication to the outside world, with limited supplies of food, water, and oxygen. After a few days of the collapse still no one knew if the men were alive or dead. Prior to releasing any information to the family and to the people, you have to investigate a little
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the communication during the Chilean copper mine accident in South America, knowing your audience proves to be even more significant when a company has to deal with the outcome resulting from a disaster. Understanding that families and workers need to me told in different manners is a key. The company had to send sympathetic messages to the families, had to inform them about the efforts was made to save their loved ones. On August 5, 2010, a small copper mine in northern Chile collapsed trapping
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Knowing Your Audience On August 5th 2010 the owner, Minera San Esteban of Chilean copper mine located in San Jose and as said by local news to produce around 1,200 tons of copper per year, was under investigation because of a collapse that occurred in which 33 miners were trapped around 300 meters below the surface. They were underground for 17 days total, four of those days they were without food, water or oxygen. At that time it wasn’t known if the miners were alive or not. During the rescue
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Research additional articles and information about the Chilean mine collapse. TITLE: What was the incident that took place? Communication will always come in different forms when dealing with certain situations and the parties receiving the communication. Over 30 workers were trapped after a Chilean copper mine collapsed in 2010. According to "Chile Mining Accident (2010)" (2013), On Aug. 5, 2010, a gold and copper mine near the northern city of Copiapó, Chile caved in, trapping 33 miners
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Crisis Ann Ziegler BCOM/275 Week Four Marquetta Duke Effective Communication in the Face of Disaster On August 5, 2010, a copper mine in Chile was the scene of a disaster. Thirty three workers were trapped in the copper mine, as a result of a cave-in. The miners had to endure months of unbearable conditions in the mine while the rescue workers tried numerous approaches to save them (University of Phoenix, 2010). When accidents such as this occur, leaders must effectively
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