I receive a regular consultancy email which has some good tips in it about effective communication.
This week it suggested that on occasion instead of emailing or texting or instant messaging it might be worth phoning or even more revolutionary going and visiting somebody at their desk.
We are a privileged generation in terms of communication with our many devices and methods and our dismissal of older more traditional means as "snail mail". But speed of communication and choice come with a price. We don't always think what might be the best way to get a message across.
For some things email is great. For others IM works. But it can be really important on occasion to actually see somebody face to face across a table. We are after all human beings seeking to interact with each other whether for business or personal reasons. All this technology is great but we should not be slaves to it rather it should be our servant to enable better communication.
This week it suggested that on occasion instead of emailing or texting or instant messaging it might be worth phoning or even more revolutionary going and visiting somebody at their desk.
We are a privileged generation in terms of communication with our many devices and methods and our dismissal of older more traditional means as "snail mail". But speed of communication and choice come with a price. We don't always think what might be the best way to get a message across.
For some things email is great. For others IM works. But it can be really important on occasion to actually see somebody face to face across a table. We are after all human beings seeking to interact with each other whether for business or personal reasons. All this technology is great but we should not be slaves to it rather it should be our servant to enable better communication.
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