Module Three Blog

When I need to talk to someone about something important or if I want to share something special, I prefer to do it face-to-face.  I would even venture as far to say that I prefer face-to-face communication for just about all forms of communicating regardless of the important or frivolous nature of the conversation.  The intimacy of a face-to-face conversation allows the participants to gauge the flow of said conversation.  Participants are also able to gauge body language, an important nonverbal cue in any conversation. 

                

I am not the only one who likes the nature of face-to-face conversations.  In person, face-to-face conversations have been a mainstay of communication throughout history.  At the end of the twentieth century and into the twenty-first century face-to-face conversation faced stiff competition from instant messaging (IM), text messaging, and email.  IM, texting, and email ensures that individuals can stay more connected today than ever before.  However, the communication/connections made through IM, texting, and email lacks a certain personal connection that one can only receive in a “face-to-face” manner.  The development of “face time” on mobile phones and video conferencing tools such as Skype and ooVoo holds potential to rekindle the face-to-face more intimate means of communication.  My wife and I each have family members that live in different states.  We lean heavily on video conferencing technologies, particularly Skype and ooVoo to communicate with our family in a more personal manner than the common and emotionless text or IM.  Video conferencing technologies are an evolution in instant communication with a rekindling of a more traditional personal face-to-face communication.