If your answer is Windows Live Messenger, you are wrong. If it's Facebook, you are also wrong. Twitter? You are close, but still, nope.
Nothing beats face-to-face communication. It is ever the most-used form of communication across the globe; it's part of most people's everyday life.
When you go to school, you talk to your friends in class in the face; you are unlikely to call the person sitting beside you with your cell phone. It is totally silly and not to mention it's a really dimwitted way to spend on bills.
When you are ordering your lunch at McDonald's, I don't suppose you'd go to the counter and chat with the cashier through W.L. Messenger telling him you want a Filet-o-fish meal. It doesn't make sense to do that, isn't it?
We do not attend job interviews by means of Facebook; it's basic respect for our employers, the job and also ourselves to be interviewed in person.
We certainly do not tweet about how bad our flu is and expect our doctors to attend to us, via Twitter; we'd go to the clinic under normal circumstances.
Yes, Messenger, Facebook & Twitter are really very popular nowadays and there is no denial that these networking services have indeed brought about plenty of convenience for most people. However, messages passed around by these means may not be as clear and precise as those in F-F communication. In a F-F communication, one get to see the other party's facial expression & body language, thereby getting a more vivid idea of what he/she is trying to say.
Most importantly, F-F communication is able to creat a real connection between the interacting parties. This brings friends and family members closer together which is really essential to maintain relationship. I believe most people would rather meet up for drinks or party with friends/coworkers after school/work than drinking/dancing alone and laughing to the computer.
Isn't real, genuine friendship and family ties what most people yearn? If so, nothing, nothing beats face-to-face communication in achieving that.
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i agree with what you have mention. Face to face communication is taking place almost everytime of our life. we still over look this form of communication. however the damage cause by face to face communication is much greater then the other form of communication. for instance, when u tease or make fun of someone in person, face to face, he or seh will be hurt much easier as compare to the other forms. do u agree on it. i sure do.
ReplyDeleteMessages conveyed through the net can be easily misunderstood by both parties which can have adverse effects later. It is always better to pass on the message through FF communications regardless of where you are or what you are doing as we are humans fed by feelings not batteries. By. SM
ReplyDeletetrue enough, f2f is the best form of communication ever (:
ReplyDeletebut in certain situations, i feel that f2f communication may make one or both parties uncomfortable in a conversation and the use of technology is still a better option (:
I agree with you that f-f communication is a good way of communicating with each other but its not cost effective when you are communicating with someone far away. You cannot possibly take a plane whenever you want to communicate with each other. Its a waste of time and money. Hence, f-f communication is not the best communication in all circumstances.
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I so agree with you that face to face communication is a much more efficient way of conveying messages to the other party. However, there are also times where some issues are hard to bring up during a face to face communication. In times like this, other forms of communication comes in handy. Hence, I must say that face to face communication is good, but may not be the best.
ReplyDeletedear shuanghui..
ReplyDeleteif that is the case, you could always use a web cam instead. it's a form of f-f communication as well; u can see each other, hear each other, talk to each other. skype offers free net meeting service which is fast and clear. :D
sometimes i think it might be possible for online interaction to replace face-to-face communnication. sometimes we're at a lost at what to say, how to start, when in person. Online interaction breaks down those barriers. However, yes, i do agree that F-F is still a better medium of communication. In online interaction, there is no eye contact, which loses the sense of humanity.
ReplyDeleteI agree that face to face communication is better than online interaction as it shows interconnectedness with one another.
ReplyDeleteHowever, the disadvantage about face to face communication would be rather awkward if one says something straight forward to the other party hence hurting his/her feelings.
yes i agree with you.face to face communication is the only way to bring the best in the transactional model and i totally agree with what u have stated,
ReplyDeletei do not think that there is a disadvantage in face to face because problems might arise by saying something wrongly, however, it can be solved through face to face too.
good job kelly!
Face to face communication is probably the most powerful way to communicate our thoughts and thinkings to the other party. With globalisation and advancement of technology, there are new methods used to communicate, such as FB and Twitter. They maybe the alternate to F2F, and these services are free...
ReplyDeleteHumorous entry. :D and it's so true too.
ReplyDeletetotally agree! i had a friend who got a confession from a guy via cell phone. she rejected him at once cos he was just too insincere. i think i'd do the same too.
ReplyDeleteshow ur enthusiasm & sincerity, pls!
FF communications is good,but it can be hard sometimes especially when it concerns relationships.Of course,if one has the guts to confess FF,it will be ever better.But if he cannot manage doing it FF,try the phone.But CALL.Don't TEXT.Some are afraid of being hurt and so on during FF communication.But I think it you will be hurt by some words,you will be hurt.It doesn't matter through what medium you converse.
ReplyDeleteFace-face communication is good but it may be a problem for shy people who are usually not used to speaking to people who are not so close to them in the face.
ReplyDeleteBut it is still a good way to communicate though because it really brings people closer together.