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Is listening or reading more effecient for communication?

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You get tone and inflection from verbal conversations added nuances can greatly effect the message and intentions of a speaker.

You get more time to process and go over a written text allowing yourself a moment to collect yourself and really note all the context of a written argument.

Just curious which others prefer or think is more effective methods of communication.

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Added:	6 years, 8 months ago 23 Aug 2017 22:05 CEST

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Azarian

6 years, 8 months ago

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I learn better from Visual reference while having a conversation. It depends from person to person and how their brain chemistry processes information. Some people do very well in a lecture enviroment with little to no interaction. Other's like myself need some form of interaction during the lesson to learn.

CuriousFerret

6 years, 8 months ago

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@ Azarian

Interaction is helpful, it gives validation to hypothesis as well as peer criticism and review.

Am a more visual individual as well.

Stumpycoon

6 years, 8 months ago

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Although there are advantages to both, I think listening. I have seen countless communication mix-ups due to the lack of tone and intonation in text.

CuriousFerret

6 years, 8 months ago

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@ Stumpycoon

Some much can be said with inflection and expression.

Stumpycoon

6 years, 8 months ago

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@ CuriousFerret

Also face to face verbal interaction gives feedback as people can see the reaction of the person they are talking to.

PlatinumPen

6 years, 8 months ago

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Differs by the person, mainly whether they are a visual or auditory learner is them main thing.

CuriousFerret

6 years, 8 months ago

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@ PlatinumPen

That makes a lot of sense.

sedkitty

6 years, 8 months ago

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I suppose it all depends on what message you want to send. Singing, speaking, prose, poetry, artwork, Youtube comments, interpretive strip-teasing -- how you impart something is sometimes as important as what you impart.

Broadly speaking, talking tends to arouse emotions, while writing is better for sharing information.

CuriousFerret

6 years, 8 months ago

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@ sedkitty

Intent is always important too. If your want to fire up a crowd or simply pass along stereo instructions.

Tailor it t the audience for maximum impact.

sedkitty

6 years, 8 months ago

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@ CuriousFerret

Indeed. "If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you; but if you really make them think, they'll hate you."

otterguy

6 years, 8 months ago

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Definitely talking in person.

CuriousFerret

6 years, 8 months ago

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@ otterguy

I feel more comfortable on a one on one as well.

AxleFurret

6 years, 8 months ago

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Depends on what is going on.

Text/Reading is the best way to get raw information since you can take the time to read it, where spoken you may only get one chance to hear what was said.

I love spoken debate with people because without their precious wikipedia, or google, or a computer in front of their face to think for them, I can actually see how much someone knows on a subject.

I read responses online as neutral and raw unless someone actually types out what the "tone" is.

Say with cellphones, a text message is great for information, where a phone call you may be stuck having to fight a bad connection or background noise and miss what is being said.

While talking is better when dealing with something or someone that is overly emotional or that may involve needing to know emotions, or if someone is lying or being sarcastic, or certain "tells" and nuances you otherwise wouldn't notice with cold, hard, text.

Though the problem with text these days, especially in debates online, is people apply and imply emotions to text that has none, and completely misconstrue what is actually being said by letting their emotions control what they are reading.

It reminds me of a Key and Peele sketch called "Text Message Confusion" that plays out like I have experienced many times in my life with someone adding emotions to a text that just are not there. https://youtu.be/naleynXS7yo

CuriousFerret

6 years, 8 months ago

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@ AxleFurret

I notice I allow my head cannon of a situation get in the way of what's really getting said at times.

I like to war game, anticapate the response and have a preemptive argument at the ready.

This interferes with just taking in the response as it is and leads to poor listening skills.

Its a habit Im working on breaking.

Alfador

6 years, 8 months ago

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Edited 6 years, 8 months ago by Owner

The best would be text accompanied by an audio or video log of the person who wrote it reading it out. That way you get the benefit of both!

What we really need, though, is a writing system that captures and encodes non-word cues in speech and body language. Bold, italics, emoticons/emoji, and exclamation points are not NEARLY enough. [EDIT: hah, or all CAPS XD]

CuriousFerret

6 years, 8 months ago

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@ Alfador

We need to get to work on our holodecks already.

Providing an audio selection along with written text does help the reader/listener absorb the content with greater accuracy.

zyfer

6 years, 8 months ago

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If it's just an idea of what I wanta know or a somewhat quick answer for a more complicated thing i'll go for a vid or usually combined with some graphs/pics... Writing is probably better overall with details. Some which is had to express in words or requires a bit more thought cause the words just go by super fast. Like for me.. numbers I MUST SEE... i can't really process verbal math and to a point word problems are a pain to. Problem with reading tho is that it takes a long time :/

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