Comments for Communication in the Workplace http://kathycondon.info/blog Tools for Communicating including Face-to-Face Networking Thu, 10 May 2012 23:16:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Automatic Responses Do Not Make Me Feel Significant by KathyCondon http://kathycondon.info/blog/articles-2/automatic-responses-do-not-make-me-feel-significant/comment-page-1/#comment-599 KathyCondon Thu, 10 May 2012 23:16:05 +0000 http://kathycondon.info/blog/?p=1688#comment-599 Kay....I noticed the lag online and also notice the lag when one answers her phone. I answer by saying my name and then they say, "Kathy Condon please." Grrrr. Yes, it is getting easier and easier to stand out if we do anything personal. Kay….I noticed the lag online and also notice the lag when one answers her phone. I answer by saying my name and then they say, “Kathy Condon please.” Grrrr. Yes, it is getting easier and easier to stand out if we do anything personal.

]]> Comment on Automatic Responses Do Not Make Me Feel Significant by KathyCondon http://kathycondon.info/blog/articles-2/automatic-responses-do-not-make-me-feel-significant/comment-page-1/#comment-598 KathyCondon Thu, 10 May 2012 23:12:49 +0000 http://kathycondon.info/blog/?p=1688#comment-598 Thanks, John.....certainly looks like people are starting to get that they must do face-to-face networking for it proving to be more effective. Thanks, John…..certainly looks like people are starting to get that they must do face-to-face networking for it proving to be more effective.

]]> Comment on Automatic Responses Do Not Make Me Feel Significant by John http://kathycondon.info/blog/articles-2/automatic-responses-do-not-make-me-feel-significant/comment-page-1/#comment-597 John Tue, 24 Apr 2012 01:30:43 +0000 http://kathycondon.info/blog/?p=1688#comment-597 Sadly,for a medium designed to build personal connections, this is an example of how social media can sometimes be very impersonal. Great post. Sadly,for a medium designed to build personal connections, this is an example of how social media can sometimes be very impersonal. Great post.

]]> Comment on Automatic Responses Do Not Make Me Feel Significant by Kay Lorraine http://kathycondon.info/blog/articles-2/automatic-responses-do-not-make-me-feel-significant/comment-page-1/#comment-596 Kay Lorraine Mon, 23 Apr 2012 21:53:58 +0000 http://kathycondon.info/blog/?p=1688#comment-596 Kathy, I agree 100%. A personal favorite (NOT) of mine is when someone makes a comment on my blog that says, "Great information! See my own blog at ________" Is that a thoughtful comment, or what?! Or a blogger who "thanks" you for your comment by sending out a one-size-fit-all "thank you for your comment." No, I don't feel special. Today I was on an on-line store site and they invite you to "chat live with a representative." So I logged on and asked a question. I was told that my representative was Sara. "Sara" took an awfully long time to answer and the answer was sort of on my topic but didn't directly answer the question. So I rephrased the question and there was this looooooong pause and I got back another generic answer that was close but non-specific. It took me a while to realize that I was "talking" to a computer that answered me based on "key words." This is what personal service has come down to in 2012. Bummer! Kay in Hawaii Kathy, I agree 100%. A personal favorite (NOT) of mine is when someone makes a comment on my blog that says, “Great information! See my own blog at ________” Is that a thoughtful comment, or what?! Or a blogger who “thanks” you for your comment by sending out a one-size-fit-all “thank you for your comment.” No, I don’t feel special.

Today I was on an on-line store site and they invite you to “chat live with a representative.” So I logged on and asked a question. I was told that my representative was Sara. “Sara” took an awfully long time to answer and the answer was sort of on my topic but didn’t directly answer the question. So I rephrased the question and there was this looooooong pause and I got back another generic answer that was close but non-specific. It took me a while to realize that I was “talking” to a computer that answered me based on “key words.”

This is what personal service has come down to in 2012. Bummer!

Kay in Hawaii

]]> Comment on Why do I Think Others Are Steering You Wrong on Face-to-Face Networking? by KathyCondon http://kathycondon.info/blog/articles-2/why-do-i-think-others-are-steering-you-wrong-on-face-to-face-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-594 KathyCondon Sun, 01 Apr 2012 15:49:37 +0000 http://kathycondon.info/blog/?p=1653#comment-594 Thanks. For the first time in a long time, I am seeing a glimmer that people are figuring out that all the time they are spending on social media is not bringing the rewards they thought. I'm going to keep talking about the human touch, and comments like yours makes me believe it is even more important not to stop my efforts. Thanks. For the first time in a long time, I am seeing a glimmer that people are figuring out that all the time they are spending on social media is not bringing the rewards they thought. I’m going to keep talking about the human touch, and comments like yours makes me believe it is even more important not to stop my efforts.

]]> Comment on Why do I Think Others Are Steering You Wrong on Face-to-Face Networking? by Domesticus http://kathycondon.info/blog/articles-2/why-do-i-think-others-are-steering-you-wrong-on-face-to-face-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-593 Domesticus Sun, 01 Apr 2012 05:21:13 +0000 http://kathycondon.info/blog/?p=1653#comment-593 Nice post. Glad to see someone still values in-person communication. Seem like all you read about these days is social networking. Nice post. Glad to see someone still values in-person communication. Seem like all you read about these days is social networking.

]]> Comment on The Under Utilized Leadership Tool by KathyCondon http://kathycondon.info/blog/articles-2/the-under-utilized-leadership-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-589 KathyCondon Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:51:41 +0000 http://kathycondon.info/blog/?p=1513#comment-589 Thanks for sharing that observation Carrie....I hadn't thought of that. I'm going to go back and read "Tuesdays with Morrie." Thanks for sharing that observation Carrie….I hadn’t thought of that. I’m going to go back and read “Tuesdays with Morrie.”

]]> Comment on The Under Utilized Leadership Tool by Carrie http://kathycondon.info/blog/articles-2/the-under-utilized-leadership-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-588 Carrie Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:29:21 +0000 http://kathycondon.info/blog/?p=1513#comment-588 The video is a repeat of Morrie Schwartz's story. Both men had ALS and both appreciated the joy of a slow death so they could say good bye and hear final thoughts from people they loved. This was wonderful. Thanks for posting the link. The video is a repeat of Morrie Schwartz’s story. Both men had ALS and both appreciated the joy of a slow death so they could say good bye and hear final thoughts from people they loved. This was wonderful. Thanks for posting the link.

]]> Comment on Emails Capture our History by KathyCondon http://kathycondon.info/blog/articles-2/emails-capture-our-history/comment-page-1/#comment-586 KathyCondon Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:12:51 +0000 http://kathycondon.info/blog/?p=1462#comment-586 Good for you Elaine....looks like emails might be the only written records we have of our interactions. That is IF we continue to save them. Good for you Elaine….looks like emails might be the only written records we have of our interactions. That is IF we continue to save them.

]]> Comment on Emails Capture our History by KathyCondon http://kathycondon.info/blog/articles-2/emails-capture-our-history/comment-page-1/#comment-585 KathyCondon Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:11:25 +0000 http://kathycondon.info/blog/?p=1462#comment-585 My sister was absolutely thrilled with the emails.....now I got her motivated to get her pictures organized too. My sister was absolutely thrilled with the emails…..now I got her motivated to get her pictures organized too.

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