The Art of Modern Communication

In today’s world, us humans talk mainly through technology. This has made it easier for us to call out of work or make plans with friends. Whether it be texting or calling they are both very beneficial to our lives. While both of these options help us communicate they vary on how they are used. It depends on the situation with both. Some prefer texting for it being quick and efficient. While some people prefer calling for its ability to give more emotion and how efficiently the conversation can happen. Understanding the difference between these two helps our population communicate efficiently and smartly.

Someone might choose to text over call because of many reasons such as, the simple convenience, the documentation, and sometimes to just avoid the confrontation. Texting is preferred by many people, because it gives you the ability to continue a conversation later into the day or being able to send a message when you have a few seconds in between things. Calling takes more time and is not as quickly accessible for quick messages, or just simple questions. The second major benefit of texting is having it all documented, say you need to know the address for a party. You can have them text it to you and be able to look back in your messages in order to recall the address at a later time. It is for these reasons and many more that some people prefer texting over calling when a viable option.

Other times some people need to contact someone immediately, most times people call instead of text because what they need is urgent, or that they want to get their tone across to the receiver of their words. Calling is sometimes just better. It increases the urgency of a conversation, or even how fast the other person responds. If you call someone they have about 15 seconds to answer the phone before the caller gets sent to voicemail. Calling makes the person answer they do not have the option to not get the notifications or not see the message. Calling is not only good for getting someone’s attention. It is good for getting your point and mood across as well. While over text sometimes your message may be read wrong or mood may be seen differently than you meant it. On call that isn’t a option you can hear their tone of voice and how they are speaking. In the end it provides a more personal connection to the other person, this makes it good for relationships, and handling professional issues.

In conclusion it really depends on your situation as to whether you decide to call or text. Everybody is different and has different preferences. It could be that someone is scared to talk over the phone because of the confrontation or maybe they prefer to call in order to get their point across faster. My point overall is that the main difference between a call and the text is the severity and the situation someone is in. An example of situations could be needing to talk to your boss in order to call out sick. It would be better professionally to call your boss to talk to them and explain, instead of texting and hoping they receive your message. By understanding this strength of both texting and calls, you as a person will have the ability to communicate with more ease and better responses.

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