Why do I prefer mail(s) over phonecall(s)?
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Phone enables us to have more *direct* communication and thats a very good thing. But for
those whom we regularly call (i'm talking of personal calls only here that too which have 1 per day frequency) I prefer emails because...
-> Since the frequency is too high (almost daily) there won't be fresh content everyday to talk about. And 'coz of that all that is to be communicated gets communicated in less than a minute, and there arises an impasse situation where hanging up the phone immediately makes it look like more a business call sort of it than a personal call and holding up the phone looks ridiculous without having anything to talk about.
-> By any communication in the end one tries to express his intentions. Over a phone, there is less scope to choose the jargon, less scope to be more creative in expressing the content. Whereas in email one can take the time one needs and best describe the matter at hand, however trivial it could be.
-> An email remains in inbox for revisiting, but a phonecall is not that persistent.
-> An email will never disturb as the phone does, in case the intended recipient is busy with work or in a meeting.
Phone enables us to have more *direct* communication and thats a very good thing. But for
those whom we regularly call (i'm talking of personal calls only here that too which have 1 per day frequency) I prefer emails because...
-> Since the frequency is too high (almost daily) there won't be fresh content everyday to talk about. And 'coz of that all that is to be communicated gets communicated in less than a minute, and there arises an impasse situation where hanging up the phone immediately makes it look like more a business call sort of it than a personal call and holding up the phone looks ridiculous without having anything to talk about.
-> By any communication in the end one tries to express his intentions. Over a phone, there is less scope to choose the jargon, less scope to be more creative in expressing the content. Whereas in email one can take the time one needs and best describe the matter at hand, however trivial it could be.
-> An email remains in inbox for revisiting, but a phonecall is not that persistent.
-> An email will never disturb as the phone does, in case the intended recipient is busy with work or in a meeting.
posted by Jayachandra at 7:16 AM
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