The more things change….

Virtually every aspect of communication has been impacted by the digital revolution of the past decade. The methods, means and speeds with which we communicate in many regards have been distilled, scrubbed, or emoticommed.

We are now reduced to texting, IMing, web conferencing, podcasting and making calls over the Internet, not to mention the passé method of emailing. Social networking was something you once did at a cocktail party, now it’s a chat room on steroids.

So one would think with all these new avenues for communication, our messages would be clearer and we in fact would better understand one another. Is it just me or is there more confusion than ever? Have we in fact created more misunderstandings, more re-work for ourselves and in fact less meaningful communication?

The message still is the medium. If you want to be understood, don’t hide behind your DSL, or your Outlook, or your Treo or even your phone…. Get in front of someone, look them in the eye, listen and be heard….you may be surprised at what can happen.