A moment of clarity....(aka mvbinforms)

It's all about sharing the knowledge. Everyone says it's a good idea, and thinks that they're doing it. 20 e-mail messages about nothing in my inbox everyday is not what I call sharing the knowledge - you know who you are! Come back often, see what wonderous things have turned up. Even become an editor yourself!

Monday, November 28, 2005

Don't call us, we'll call you or what's your preferred communication mode?

Have you ever noticed how some people simply fire off e-mails for everything, how some people never seem to respond? I've already moaned about this activity on this blog. I've just read about how people have preferred communications modes/methods at a favourite of mine 'Communication Nation'.
The full article however can be found at Sast Wingees Speaketh, (also linked on CN) it's so obvious really when you think about it.
I'm going to add my own take to this and modify my e-mail signatures, snail mail correspondance and personal web-pages and blogs to let people know my preferred communication mode. If everyone did the same would we waste less time? I might even create a little web-page to create a template to cut and paste. Please comment and let me know what you think. Now all I need are some illustrative graphics for this!

My preferred communication modes are:

  • In person if we're both in the building
  • By telephone if you have my number
  • By e-mail or instant messenger
  • By letter
  • Comments on my Blogs
  • An envelope full of money ;-)
I've come up with an acronym for this, my REACTION settings, it goes like this:
  • R – Response order (always include)
  • E – Email
  • A – Appointment (in person)
  • C – Call me
  • T – Text messaging
  • I – Instant messaging
  • O – Other, as specified
  • N – Next day (post) if we’re lucky
So on the bottom of my e-mails I could put something like:

My REACTION preferences are: RACEINO,
  O = Blogs and envelopes of money!

(what does this mean? About REACTION)