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At Least Make It Live
All right, we understand that it just isn’t possible to hold every conversation with someone face to face. So, when you can’t, at least make it live with a phone conversation.
That doesn’t mean a voice- mail message. The conversation has to be live. You have to submit yourself to a flow of give and take, in which tone and inflection complement the words you and the other person are sharing.
Assignment
For those conversations you just can’t have face to face, make them live with an actual phone conversation.
Hey, don’t discount it! Tone and inflection provide a wealth of information about the health of a conversation. And you can’t get those from a sterile e-mail or text message. In fact, read on to Idea 76 to learn ...