Home Grown Professionals

I am taking this class largely to improve my business writing skills and presentation skills. However, in this past week, I have been impressed (and equally horrified) at how much emphasis is on subliminal communication as opposed to intended communication. I know that we all judge each other all the time based on posture, fashion choices, the diction the employ, etc., but this class has such a practical application of the subject that I feel we will truly carry with us into the business world. 
Not only do we judge be by the subtle word, dress, and body language choices, but I was again reminded of the importance of grammar and punctuation (all those years, my teachers weren't lying to me after all) and I am glad that I found it important to take those lessons seriously since elementary school.  We all communicate with people we never come in contact with face-to-face (do I need to hyphenate those three words together? I am severely self-conscious now) especially as students dealing with administration, internships, jobs, a study abroad, etc. and depending on the fields we enter into, we will continue to do this often times even more than we do now. It is important if much of our business contact is through e-mails and letters or over the phone that we are able to conduct ourselves professionally in those manners despite all of our other charms and talents. What we are learning now and building on will matter and help us to be professional and progress in our careers.