Activity!! Try it out!

Before you check out the activity below, be sure to read my blog posting about the communication process, titled "Communication process: VIA'S Welcome Homepage".  In that posting I discussed the communication process; to provide you a slight recap, remember that the sender has an idea that is transmitted to the receiver.  This idea can be transmitted through images or text.  The sender must ensure that their idea is conveyed in an appropriate manner so that the intended message is received.


Now let's take a look at VIA's website, grab a scrap piece of paper.

Take a look at the images below, see if you can match the meanings to the images!  The answers are below, but don't look yet, try it out!

Image A

Image B

Image C

Image D

Image E










1. How big our your dreams?
2. You're mobile. So are we.
3. Breath-taking landscapes, jaw-dropping savings
4. Tried of traffic jams?  Try the New Escape fare.
5. VIA's train route


Once completed, take a look at the answers...


Do you think that VIA Rail's images conveyed the message they intended? 
Leave a comment.


Answers:
Image A: (4)
Image B: (5)
Image C: (2)
Image D: (1)
Image E: (3)

Sources:
Guffey, M. E., Rhodes, K., Rogin, P. (2008). Business communication: Process and product (6th Canadian ed.) Scarborough, ON: Nelson


VIA Rail Canada. (1995-2012). A human way to travel. Retrieved from www.viarailcanada.ca/en