Showing posts with label business calls. Show all posts
Showing posts with label business calls. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Returning Calls the Old Fashioned Way

It's so easy. It's so simple. It's so rare. I'm talking about returning phone calls by phone - voice-to-voice communication, as opposed to returning a phone call with an email or a text message.

The Elegant Exec knows that voice-to-voice wins over other all other modes, except face-to-face dialogue. Our voices convey nuance and signals that help build relationships. Texting and email certainly convey information, but not humor or empathy. Besides, email isn't nearly as efficient as a good old conversation where A leads to B and then to C.

Most people find their in-boxes brimming with information they'd rather ignore and that might include your next note. Make a phone call the next time you need to connect with someone and you'll be surprised where it might lead.