Communication

Authors: Anonymous
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 25, Issue 6, pp 135, Jun 1977
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: General
Subject Terms: Education/communication, Veterinary profession
Article class: General Article

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Abstract: If it rained knowledge some people would not even bother to hold out their hand; so the problems of effective communication in the dissemination of knowledge, or extension work, will always be with us. It is true that some people may have been discouraged from holding out their hand because, all too often, an unattractive and incomprehensible text has landed in it. It is true also that many of us are miserly with our knowledge and too selfish or lazy to impart it to others. On the other hand there are those who are fond of the sound of their own voices and yet, in reality, have the least to say. A journal, such as this one, can only select from the contributions it receives; the less it receives, the less select it can be. In this connection it is a sad reflection on our profession that so little of its content is provided by practitioners…

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