Today I’m going to tell you something very
important in today’s digital age, the bad impacts of virtual communication. But
before I start my speech I want to ask you a question. Do you have a social
network account? I believe all of you must have at least a social network
account. In today’s digital age, the virtual communication has become a huge
part of our everyday lives. Even one can go almost an entire day without
actually interacting with people.
According to a research, teenagers in Indonesia
spend most of their time doing virtual communication. There are so many even
too many virtual communication media such as emails, text messaging, blackberry
messenger, LINE, facebook,
twitter, and many others.
It is true that the virtual communication makes us
communicates easier. But the virtual communication also has bad impacts for us.
The first one is addiction. Nowadays, teenagers can’t live without tweeting
every moment, updating their facebook status, or chatting through blackberry messenger.
When you go to the mall or other public places, you can see teenagers
communicate with their smartphones while they are walking. It shows that the
teenagers are completely addicted with the virtual communication.
The second one is impact on interpersonal
communication. Nowadays, most of the teenagers didn’t have the ability to
express the ideas and thoughts to other people face to face. The major reason
is the increased frequency of communication through text messaging and chatting
on social media.
Third, effect on non verbal communication. Can you
see your friends’ gesture when you’re text messaging with them? Or can you show
your expression while you’re chatting on the internet? Lack of face to face
communication has reduced the non verbal communication skill.
Fourth, the virtual communication makes us feel
close to someone. But in fact, we don’t know him or her at all, because we
never meet them in real life and we never a have personal communication with
him or her. Don’t you realize it? We feel near but we’re actually far. We also
make someone near seems so far. We’d better meet our friends on social media
rather than hanging out with them.
Last but not least, virtual communication can also
be dangerous for our health. Looking on the monitor for hours can damage our
eyes. Besides, our smartphones use receive and transmit radio frequency signals
which are similar to radiation given by a microwave which studies have shown to
be bad for your health. It can cause brain cancer, Alzheimer, and several other
health problems.
As a conclusion, the virtual communication will be
fine if we use it wisely. You should try to have more personal communication
because a face to face communication will always be the most effective way of
communicating. As Charles Dickens said, “Electric communication
will never be a substitute for the face of someone who with their soul
encourages another person to be brave and true.” That’s the end of my speech thank you for
listening and God bless you all.
Created by: Vincent Jonathan Fleming
