The art of communication

Yes there are many forms of communication such as written letters, email, texts, telephone calls, Skype, face to face "verbal or non verbal" communication and most of us do all of them, but letters, texts, email and telephone calls are far more likely to be misinterpreted.

When we are conversing with somebody face to face we can usually sense a number of things including interest levels in the subject being discussed, voice tone and body language.

When we look into someone’s eyes we can usually tell if they are confident or not and the same goes for shaking hands.

In my opinion a telephone calls or Skype are the next best thing to face to face and we can pick up by the voice tone whether or not somebody is interested in discussing a subject or not.

Written letters or email can be composed in a way that makes clear ones questions or explaining in detail one’s views, but no emotional content can be expressed in a typed or written form that compares to a face to face encounter.

Text messages are solely for quick conversing and information purposes such as “I am going to be late and see you soon” and not for serious conversing.

Expressing one’s self in written form can be misinterpreted and what seems perfectly harmless to the writer could in fact be taken the wrong way by many others.

Humour is one of the hardest to communicate in a written form of context and can easily be interpreted in the wrong way, but the art of constructing the words in a way that the humour can be appreciated is a skill in its self.

On the other other side of the coin anger is easy to express in the written form of context and it’s far easier to upset folks than it is to be accepted by them, because people analyse flaws in others more than the good points they may have.

I try my best to write an objective piece of written content as the subject matter on this subject and I appreciate receiving well thought out constructive feedback I receive on this blog.

Questions

Do you text often and does the conversing involve serious subject matters?

In a face to face meeting does your body language express how you feel or do you disguise it sometimes from others?

On the phone do you listen no matter what the subject or do you express your tone of voice when you disapprove on a subject?

When you are face to face conversing with someone do you look in their eyes or not?

When shaking hands do you have a strong handshake or not?

When writing or typing about a written subject do you think carefully about how you will express your opinion or not?

Which communication do you prefer apart from face to face? text, email, telephone calls, Skype or written letter?


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