http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2009/09/30/when-intent-is-miscommunicated-or-re-created/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2009/09/30/when-intent-is-miscommunicated-or-re-created/comment-page-1/#comment-14331 Graham Wegner Mon, 05 Oct 2009 06:30:09 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/?p=797#comment-14331 Wendy, sorry for the tardiness in responding to your comment. Your point about the brevity of many digital communications is definitely something that leaves the door wide open for miscommunication. There is also cultural implications as well where my own particular view of the world will hamper me in truly understanding another person's perspective. I suppose it is sometimes the quickly typed up blog posts that give the greatest chance of misunderstanding where I don't take the time to carefully consider my words. Self reflection has been mistaken for criticism of others, poking fun at myself has been misread as sarcasm or worse still, proof of percieved idiocy! Twitter magnifies the chances of miscommunication even further with its 140 character limit. Maybe podcasts and videos have a better chance of clearer communication as you get tone and facial expression - and that can be a very important ingredient in getting the effective communication recipe right. Wendy, sorry for the tardiness in responding to your comment. Your point about the brevity of many digital communications is definitely something that leaves the door wide open for miscommunication. There is also cultural implications as well where my own particular view of the world will hamper me in truly understanding another person’s perspective. I suppose it is sometimes the quickly typed up blog posts that give the greatest chance of misunderstanding where I don’t take the time to carefully consider my words. Self reflection has been mistaken for criticism of others, poking fun at myself has been misread as sarcasm or worse still, proof of percieved idiocy! Twitter magnifies the chances of miscommunication even further with its 140 character limit. Maybe podcasts and videos have a better chance of clearer communication as you get tone and facial expression – and that can be a very important ingredient in getting the effective communication recipe right.

]]> http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2009/09/30/when-intent-is-miscommunicated-or-re-created/comment-page-1/#comment-14330 Wendy Loecker Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:33:59 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/?p=797#comment-14330 I love reading a great book and interpreting it in my own way, but there is context available when reading a book! I do not like receiving a text message on my phone or an email where there is little context and I am left wondering if the communicator was being sarcastic or serious! I love reading a great book and interpreting it in my own way, but there is context available when reading a book! I do not like receiving a text message on my phone or an email where there is little context and I am left wondering if the communicator was being sarcastic or serious!

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