to communicate well
musings, examples, and insights on good communication
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to communicate well
an interview about instant messenger that takes place on instant messenger. the lesson is simple: writing is hard because it forces us to improve our thinking.
This sentence has saved me hundreds of hours:
“Happy to chat in this medium and we can schedule a meeting if it makes sense.”
nametwitter.comIn 1990, a Stanford psychologist called Elizabeth Newton divided participants into two groups: Tappers and Listeners. The Tappers were asked to tap out a familiar tune (like Happy Birthday) on the table. The Listeners’ job was to guess the tune, based on the taps. As you’ll see if you try it, that’s hard. Out of 120 tapped renditions, Listeners... See more
Understanding Social Signals: How Do We Recognize the Intentions of Others?
Jan P. De Ruiterfrontiersin.org
The difference between internal processors (people who organize their thoughts and then speak) and external processors (people who speak in order to think) probably accounts for a lot more misunderstanding than we acknowledge.
via Jordan Castro