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Thursday, October 4, 2012

What will be the fate of "the art of listening"?



 Day 65

The current communication formula are primarily texting and instant messaging that are composed of abbreviated derivation of web-dialect words like LOL, TTYL, LMAO, BRB, etc. Because of the abbreviated texting, the conversation level is limited to couple letter words, and “K” is one of the primary responses for OK. According to the recent survey by pew internet, it is indicated that 58 percent of teenagers prefer to text in comparison to 33 percent of face to face conversation. The whole communication is slowly transferring from verbal to digital.

So here is my question: What will be the fate of "the art of listening"?

Do you think the concept of automation voice or text service is exterminator to the scope of personalized communication? Some of the basic industries that provided personalized customer communication but today are automated are banking, human resources, travelling, shopping, help desks, medical health, motor vehicle authorities and many more. People trying to make an inquiry through a telephone will have to process a chain of menus and options that could range anywhere from five to ten minutes. The customer service representative responding the telephone inquiries presented a limited scope of time allocation within the range of three to five minutes. Imagine after an interview, the company communicates the response of the job interview with the automated website not a call from a human resources representative.

What are the growing manager jobs in the country? Social media managers and Social media marketers are two growing jobs in the country. The focus of the business world has shifted from verbal advertisement to digital advertisement. The latest news or updates are normally tweeted or Facebook-ed. Do you think interviews will be soon conducted soon electronically? What is the statistics of current generation on alert and orientation will respect to regular talking?
As verbal communications are slowly changing toward a digital phase, what will happen to the small talks? Do you think people will have the patience to listen to a person for over a period of 10 to 15 minutes? Can electronic words produce the sounds for interpretation and understanding? 

“The art of listening reduces noise and illuminates the clarity of understanding”

~Lenji Jacob

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