By Melissa Zuniga, Communication Specialist Through all walks of life, a person will come across many diverse levels of communication. From a newborn cry, to babbling, to baby talk, to gestures, to those first words, to then sentences and all the way up to full conversations-communication is worldwide. Emotions are expressed nonverbally and verbally and communication entails both. Every child is hungry for attention, full of imagination, and born for a special purpose. The steps towards reaching that special purpose and expressing emotions begin with communication. Last year, I took a course called Introduction to Communication Studies. I learned many of the theories, strategies, and research that relate to both public and private communication and how it relates to us in everyday life. The course was designed and especially focused on how college students should prepare themselves according to their personal goals, course of academic study, and eventual professional career. But the tips and concepts I learned could be applied to my personal life and the career of Speech Language Pathology that I am planning to embark on. Life certainly is a journey and I feel more than ready and happier than ever to be where I’m at right now.…