Comments on: The Power Of Omission http://howtosplitanatom.com/columnists/the-power-of-omission/ Exploring The Intersections Of Technology and Society Tue, 22 May 2012 12:52:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Designer Home Accessories http://howtosplitanatom.com/columnists/the-power-of-omission/comment-page-1/#comment-23465 Designer Home Accessories Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:04:03 +0000 http://howtosplitanatom.com/?p=1368#comment-23465 Why you are disappointed Buscalox? That is ok. Why you are disappointed Buscalox? That is ok.

]]> By: Buscalox http://howtosplitanatom.com/columnists/the-power-of-omission/comment-page-1/#comment-23464 Buscalox Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:00:18 +0000 http://howtosplitanatom.com/?p=1368#comment-23464 I,m dissapointed I,m dissapointed

]]> By: sbspalding http://howtosplitanatom.com/columnists/the-power-of-omission/comment-page-1/#comment-23463 sbspalding Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:34:02 +0000 http://howtosplitanatom.com/?p=1368#comment-23463 Thanks but the credit for this article belongs to Greg. <br><br>Tone is extraordinarily important online and even with things like emoticons we still have a hard time conveying it. I think that is a part of the reason that the dialogs we have online are so much less dynamic. Things like sarcasm and intonation, which make all the difference in the world, fall flat. Thanks but the credit for this article belongs to Greg.

Tone is extraordinarily important online and even with things like emoticons we still have a hard time conveying it. I think that is a part of the reason that the dialogs we have online are so much less dynamic. Things like sarcasm and intonation, which make all the difference in the world, fall flat.

]]> By: Maggy Young http://howtosplitanatom.com/columnists/the-power-of-omission/comment-page-1/#comment-23462 Maggy Young Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:57:06 +0000 http://howtosplitanatom.com/?p=1368#comment-23462 Steve you are so right, the TONE conveys the true meaning of a communication. This is esp. important to remember now that email has replaced a tremendous amount of phone calls, particularly for business. <br>It also applies to leaving messages with others. I once left a message with an estate agent's secretary, like 'Any news, please ring me back' and added to be helpful 'if not, don't bother' and then changed this to 'don't worry' as 'don't bother' without tone could have been taken the wrong way. Steve you are so right, the TONE conveys the true meaning of a communication. This is esp. important to remember now that email has replaced a tremendous amount of phone calls, particularly for business.
It also applies to leaving messages with others. I once left a message with an estate agent's secretary, like 'Any news, please ring me back' and added to be helpful 'if not, don't bother' and then changed this to 'don't worry' as 'don't bother' without tone could have been taken the wrong way.

]]> By: ophelia_chong http://howtosplitanatom.com/columnists/the-power-of-omission/comment-page-1/#comment-23461 ophelia_chong Sun, 29 Jun 2008 10:13:42 +0000 http://howtosplitanatom.com/?p=1368#comment-23461 I have been through that before and will again. <br>This simple sentence written without tonal effect can go one of two ways:<br>"Your brother is sick!" <br>Now if you soften the "sick" then he's ill, if you emphasize "sick" with a high note on the "K" then you are saying he's really cool. <br><br>Back in the days of snail mail and love letters, you had to put all your emotion into the presentation of your note, or else you got dumped. As much as I hate emoticons, sometimes they come in handy when you want to make sure it's a "happy" note and not a "mad" note. <br><br>:O) I have been through that before and will again.
This simple sentence written without tonal effect can go one of two ways:
“Your brother is sick!”
Now if you soften the “sick” then he's ill, if you emphasize “sick” with a high note on the “K” then you are saying he's really cool.

Back in the days of snail mail and love letters, you had to put all your emotion into the presentation of your note, or else you got dumped. As much as I hate emoticons, sometimes they come in handy when you want to make sure it's a “happy” note and not a “mad” note.

:O)

]]> By: Buy Citizen Watches http://howtosplitanatom.com/columnists/the-power-of-omission/comment-page-1/#comment-23460 Buy Citizen Watches Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:44:28 +0000 http://howtosplitanatom.com/?p=1368#comment-23460 I think we've all been in this sort of situation before. I guess if you communicate long enough it's bound to happen. The only thing you can do is correct your mistake as soon as you find out and hope people realize that typos happen ;) I think we've all been in this sort of situation before. I guess if you communicate long enough it's bound to happen. The only thing you can do is correct your mistake as soon as you find out and hope people realize that typos happen ;)

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