Friday, November 27, 2009

Are we losing the art of communication?

Blackberry’s and phones in general have spun society into a world of reclusiveness, is no one seeing how anti social it’s really making people? Where does the art really lie?

I was out for dinner with friends and it was like being out by myself, they were glued to their addiction, I couldn’t help but think how rude they were. I obviously expressed myself in the nicest way possible, they understood but before they even knew it their heads were down and  they were pinging away, fabulous, I’ll be sure not to go to out with them when I want some interaction, not only is it anti social but embarrassing too, sitting in a restautant with two people who really don’t look interested in you.

You walk down the street and people are like zombies captured by the electronic world, in a world of their own, totally unaware of the real world, it must be a real skill to walk in a straight line and avoid trips, bangs and falls…bravo!

PR is about communication and I understand times have changed along with technology (the ultimate forwarding factor) but where on earth has the real art of communication gone? With body language and everything, eye contact, you name it, it’s part of the art. I personally believe real life interaction is still the way forward, having meetings through video calls is comprehend- able  if locations are too far away i.e.abroad and emailing your colleague from across the room is absurd.

An email is so impersonal, there is no tone, no expression no nothing, just a bland message! Yes they are more than useful, still there is nothing like person to person interaction, there is more understanding, things aren’t so mono tone and robotnic, the art of communication comes from the mouth, now voice it with your voice to other voicers!!!

If we go back in time it is possible to see we didn’t get as much done, technology has allowed us to further ourselves at a quicker rate, sorry to state the obvious I do have a point! My point is that the art of communication has always been here, business etc. was successful hundreds of years ago, are we going too far with? How far will it go? When does it stop? What’s next? Someone any one, talk to me!!!! What is social media up to?

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