What's Happened to Real Human Communication?

“Call me old-fashioned….I like to speak to my clients on the phone. The scope and breath of cyber technology is truly immeasurable. In some ways it’s the greatest invention since the wheel and in many other ways it’s the slow demise of human interaction as we used to know it.

In just a few years, the complexity of communication between people has been substituted for a screen which now oftentimes substitutes for the voice on the telephone or the experience of meeting a human being across a conference table.

Emotional, visual and audible cues are no longer tools used for business or personal relationships. Is this a good thing?”.

[Excerpt from “Linda’s Soapbox”; ASMP “Exposure” Magazine; Fall 2007 issue]



Linda Bohm’s most current editorial contribution covers a most critical and thought provoking topic – the trend and negative effect of cyber technology on social and business interactions! I mean...c'mon! As if real life isn't complicated enough, now through such cyber options as “Second Life” (a new 3-D cyber world, which encourages a person - that’s you or me - to adopt a fictitious persona called an “avatar”), we can spend more of our precious hard earned incomes to buy virtual land, clothes and act like a “human” in a completely faux world.

Like Linda, I also consider myself an “old fashioned” girl. While email has its place and often comes in handy, it also provides a certain sense of anonymity, not to mention provides the receiver the ability to choose to ignore acknowledging incoming communications.

Still and all…it will NEVER measure up to the pleasure and profoundness of developing a relationship with someone either in person and/or over the phone. The human voice, with all its vast shades of tonality, warmth and humor….is the reason why I personally take the time (and believe me, it is time-consuming!) to follow-up with my written communications by placing a friendly phone call. It is never meant to harass; only to let people know that they are dealing with a veritable (not “virtual”) human being.

So, if you’d like to hear what any of us sounds like, and/or would like a copy of Linda’s Soapbox article (as mentioned above), please feel free to pick up the phone can give us a call. ☺

Leslie
(973) 746-3434

Leslie E. Hendricks, Marketing Director
BOHM MARRAZZO Studio
leslie@bohm-marrazzo.com
www.bohm-marrazzo.com

• “Second Life” – a new 3-D cyber world, which encourages a person (that’s you or me) to adopt a fictitious persona (called an “avatar”); to buy land, clothes and act like a “human” in a completely faux world.