Here’s a table comparing methods of communication from a recent time management workshop I gave.
| Type of Communication | Emotional
Warmth |
Minimum time to do? | Ease
(emotional & practical) |
Speed of response | Risk of confusion? | Interruption? |
| Face-to-face | High | 10min | Low | Immediate | Low | Possibly |
| Phone | Medium | 5 min | Medium | Immediate | Medium | Yes |
| Text-/IM | Low | 1min | High | Usually fast | V High | Possibly
(IM Yes) |
| Low | 2-3 min | High | variable | High | No | |
| Post | medium | 10min | Medium | Usually slow | Medium | No |
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