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Please, add to my previous message for clarity:<br>
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During verbal communication people often use folksy humor, strong
words, etc. to make a point, but in written communication it is less
understandable, as there is no physical presence, no kind smile,
etc., and a message could be be misinterpreted. That's what I meant.<br>
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brgds<br>
Oleskiy<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 30.09.2014 11:42, Oleksiy Muzalyev
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Good morning,<br>
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I noticed several obvious communication errors in the discussions
of recent days:<br>
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- Usage of rude words. In verbal communication people can see that
a speaker smiles, can feel the charisma of a person, but in a
written communication they see just a rude word and can
misinterpret the message. So it would be better to avoid rude
words in an e-mail. Polite words, hard arguments.<br>
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- The very moment a participant starts to use an impolite harsh
tone, the argument is lost. Ungraciousness is a sign of weakness.
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- If one receives an e-mail with uncivil undertones, the best
strategy is not to get involved into a rough exchange, not to
declare "I go away" in a childlike manner, but to answer in a
short, technocratic, businesslike way. Completely ignoring the
discourteous part of a message is a very strong answer in itself.
<i>"Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute."</i> <i>Josh
Billings<br>
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-</i> A French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer and
philosopher Blaise Pascal wrote: <span id="result_box" class=""
lang="en"><span class="hps">"I would have</span> <span
class="hps">written</span> <span class="hps">a shorter</span>
<span class="hps">letter, but I</span> <span class="hps">do not</span>
<span class="hps">have time" </span></span>[1].<br>
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- More than 80% of people who make a suggestion or a complaint
(statistics from a claim handling training course) just want to <i>"improve
the world"</i>. A sincere answer: "we see what you mean, and we
will try harder" is enough, more often than not.<br>
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With best regards<br>
Oleksiy<br>
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[1] <i>"Je voudrais avoir écrit une lettre plus courte, mais je
n’en ai pas le temps."</i><i> </i> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaise_Pascal">http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaise_Pascal</a><br>
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