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its easy for people who fit in with the crowd to learn basic socialization skills than the outcasts. they have more practice and less anxiety due to peer acceptance
Do you notice the same communications problem in the workplace, in team meetings and so forth? I can't say I have...
It may be the people you choose to socialize with and the places you do it.
Actually quite a bit. I work in consulting and one of the great debates at work is how to handle a situation when you are in a face to face meeting when another client calls. I am of the opinion the person in front of you had priority. My CEO, who is about 10 years older than I am picks up the phone to answer the other call and excuses himself. And multitasking in meetings is ridiculous.
I don't think technology is the cause but a symptom of the cause.
The thing is people have become more adverse towards the harsh parts of socializing: the ridicule, the rejections, the teasing, the embarrassment, the arguments and sometimes awkward situations that come up while socializing.
I think technology gives people an out to avoid all of these things. When your texting you have time to think of a well thought out response to someone unlike when you are speaking to them face to face for example.
I think a lot of the problem is the people who voice these complaints are men looking for effective ways to hit on random women they don't know in public place. I'm sorry, but that is just difficult...
Actually quite a bit. I work in consulting and one of the great debates at work is how to handle a situation when you are in a face to face meeting when another client calls. I am of the opinion the person in front of you had priority. My CEO, who is about 10 years older than I am picks up the phone to answer the other call and excuses himself. And multitasking in meetings is ridiculous.
I agree, I'm a junior in college and most recruiters tell me that the number one complaint is lack of effective communication skills amongst new college grads.
As for as the working world goes, it's ironic that people in general are becoming less social but more socializing is required of them in the workforce due to us becoming more and more of a service economy.
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