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Getting Your Point Across in a Text Message

Getting Your Point Across in a Text Message

It is well documented that nonverbal communication transmits a significant amount of contextual information during personal communications. When using a written form of communication those clues are absent. The result is an increase in the chance of a misunderstanding because of the missing information. Emails have a reputation for being misconstrued and read in a negative context even when it is not intended. Email is no longer the preferable digital communication method for many people. Texting and instant messaging have…

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Has email become a distraction to the point that it causes a loss of employee productivity?

Has email become a distraction to the point that it causes a loss of employee productivity?

If you review email as it arrives in your inbox, you are lowering your productivity. Email can be as much of a distraction or lure as YouTube or online shopping for many employees. Email as a medium of communication has leaped from purely business to a social communication vehicle. Corporations must deal with excessive amounts of spam, personal and business related e-mail that all directly impact employee productivity. A study found that “nearly a quarter of all corporate e-mail is personal in nature“. Frequently…

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Will Spam cause the fall of e-mail?

Will Spam cause the fall of e-mail?

I was looking at our Spam filter stats, and it is awe-inspiring at how much junk we get each day. I genuinely believe we can blame the Spam problem on the creators of telemarketing and direct mail as I see these invasive techniques are the grandparents of the modern day spammer. Will the increasing levels of Spam cause a decline in e-mail usage as people opt for other methods of communication that are less prone to Spam or will the…

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