As we are becoming more immersed in technology the “talent” of face to face communication is becoming a commodity. This talk will look at Communication Degradation and its effect on social engineering effectiveness and fundamental communication skills. While Communication Degradation is not new, research into it and its effects are. This talk will explore some of the new research being done in the area as well as look at some future research that is going to be taking place soon.
Shannon Sistrunk has a B.A. in Speech Communication from Louisiana Tech University and a M.S. in Applied Communication from Mississippi College. Shannon won the graduate research symposium at MC for her work on recognizing the expression of pain among the other universally accepted facial expressions. She is the owner of Bayou Communications LLC, specializing in training for corporate communication, nonverbal communication, social-engineering, and more. She is also married and has two children.