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If I don't take my time, I can easily be misinterpreted, here, there and everywhere. I was considered to have good writing skills in my career, as I got better at it over the years...but mainly because it was based on reports/business plans&cases/memos/etc. that I took extra time with. I learned the mechanics of writing. And of course, there are formats that are expected in some companies. Also, it's a matter of learning your audience, what they know and don't know, and preparing accordingly. You can not write the same thing to two different people and always expect them to understand it the same way. Their backgrounds, knowledge, familiarity and so on, can alter interpretation.
Here, minus face to face gesturing, can lead to misinterpretation. The emojis help, but they can be used in ways that do not always convey the message. I think some of us for example, use them to make something sound a little better than we actually meant. I joked about this in a thread once upon a time, where I could say....."are you crazy?" and end with
, and I might get away with it. It was in fun. Generally though, they do add value.
But I wonder if some of us were face to face and conducted the same conversations, is it more likely we would get along better? I think so. I can tell that my little jokes don't always get across for example, whereas face to face I would probably smile or wink or whatever. And in face to face, you can quickly correct a bit of a downward spiral, by trying to bring things back on track. Whereas here, once we lose someone in some discussions, it is hard to get them back easily, as others may jump in, and so forth. Even the fact that you can change topics with a person, face to face, can take you to areas of common ground, and help diffuse differences. Say I was "debating" with someone, and then we paused for a coffee and we share family info, or sports, or vacations, etc,...we may realize that we have a lot in common, thereby making our differences less important. How many family and friends do you have that you share at least one item of disagreement? Often we kid one another about it, because we can.
Some of us go the route of pms, in order to clarify and try to ease the differences. I find it often works. Both ways. In fact, most pms I get give me a better appreciation for who folks truly are. One on one. No peer stuff. As in, "hey, he and I are buds, but I sort of disagree with him on this one." I don't blame folks for being uneasy to talk more openly about certain feelings, publicly.
Having said all of the above, there will be folks that just can't work things out. That's life. :thumb:
(note: I didn't identify where face to face could be worse, but I am sure I could. Like if a person kept getting into my little bubble, as in, move back a little dude!!)
Here, minus face to face gesturing, can lead to misinterpretation. The emojis help, but they can be used in ways that do not always convey the message. I think some of us for example, use them to make something sound a little better than we actually meant. I joked about this in a thread once upon a time, where I could say....."are you crazy?" and end with
, and I might get away with it. It was in fun. Generally though, they do add value.But I wonder if some of us were face to face and conducted the same conversations, is it more likely we would get along better? I think so. I can tell that my little jokes don't always get across for example, whereas face to face I would probably smile or wink or whatever. And in face to face, you can quickly correct a bit of a downward spiral, by trying to bring things back on track. Whereas here, once we lose someone in some discussions, it is hard to get them back easily, as others may jump in, and so forth. Even the fact that you can change topics with a person, face to face, can take you to areas of common ground, and help diffuse differences. Say I was "debating" with someone, and then we paused for a coffee and we share family info, or sports, or vacations, etc,...we may realize that we have a lot in common, thereby making our differences less important. How many family and friends do you have that you share at least one item of disagreement? Often we kid one another about it, because we can.
Some of us go the route of pms, in order to clarify and try to ease the differences. I find it often works. Both ways. In fact, most pms I get give me a better appreciation for who folks truly are. One on one. No peer stuff. As in, "hey, he and I are buds, but I sort of disagree with him on this one." I don't blame folks for being uneasy to talk more openly about certain feelings, publicly.
Having said all of the above, there will be folks that just can't work things out. That's life. :thumb:
(note: I didn't identify where face to face could be worse, but I am sure I could. Like if a person kept getting into my little bubble, as in, move back a little dude!!)
. But I am pretty convinced we would get along very well! Love to meet ya!! 
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