My daughters have always been asking me what I do at work.
Have never been able to explain to them since I do not have a defined job description which can be explained with a designation.
A fluid role, I have taken on anything it takes to get the job done.
Since we have all been working from home for almost 2 months now (wow) they have been listening and watching me work from the other room.
At times they see me on the computer talking and typing away furiously, sometimes with my phone while on mute, washing utensils or cooking, occasionally when I am on my laptop and phone doing the talking and typing.
Often I am talking on the phone passionate and emotional.
Video calls have been with a lot of lag and either I see or hear, something always tends to break for me or the other person(s) thanks to our poor internet connectivity.
For someone who never considers my phone as my appendix, I now take it around the house with me as I move around. This mobile has been my constant companion.
I have strict rules about the mobile not being present at the dining table and I have successfully followed that even during these days when calls are how I work.
With so many work calls, I realised I have not spoken to friends, so used to meeting them or chatting on WhatsApp, this too is a new norm yet to get used to.
This post is not about calls and the time I spend on them.This is about the clarity, the brevity, the voice and modulation that some people have while talking over the phone.Many still do not know how they sound when they are talking through an instrument,Just like me, they too are probably multitasking, I see people walking and talking, with a mask over their mouth.
Please take a minute to understand the struggle we are all going through. Phone fatigue is real, it affects me that so many calls are filled with echoes, voice breaking, missed words. We rush to speak, not waiting for the other to complete, not knowing if it's our turn, in turn losing out on what the other has been saying.
Last night I spoke to someone on a work related call and had interacted very briefly in person a few months ago. This was a 45 minute call, where he spoke slowly, with sufficient pause, had planned this conversation well, which means, he gave me time to talk after he had voiced his opinion, the subject of the call was unpleasant, but his preparation and voice modulation, made it much easier for me to end it with a sense of satisfaction and clear action.
This note is as much for me as for a larger audience.While talking in person, we give them our full attention, do so even while on a voice call.
Please go prepared when you get into a call, schedule it so that each person has time to plan their points and note it down. Set aside time, do not allow background noise and other distractions take away the importance of this call. Speak slowly, Pause, allow the other time to respond.
Picture them while you talk, hear their emotions.
Makes for a better phone experience!
Have never been able to explain to them since I do not have a defined job description which can be explained with a designation.
A fluid role, I have taken on anything it takes to get the job done.
Since we have all been working from home for almost 2 months now (wow) they have been listening and watching me work from the other room.
At times they see me on the computer talking and typing away furiously, sometimes with my phone while on mute, washing utensils or cooking, occasionally when I am on my laptop and phone doing the talking and typing.
Often I am talking on the phone passionate and emotional.
Video calls have been with a lot of lag and either I see or hear, something always tends to break for me or the other person(s) thanks to our poor internet connectivity.
For someone who never considers my phone as my appendix, I now take it around the house with me as I move around. This mobile has been my constant companion.
I have strict rules about the mobile not being present at the dining table and I have successfully followed that even during these days when calls are how I work.
With so many work calls, I realised I have not spoken to friends, so used to meeting them or chatting on WhatsApp, this too is a new norm yet to get used to.
This post is not about calls and the time I spend on them.This is about the clarity, the brevity, the voice and modulation that some people have while talking over the phone.Many still do not know how they sound when they are talking through an instrument,Just like me, they too are probably multitasking, I see people walking and talking, with a mask over their mouth.
Please take a minute to understand the struggle we are all going through. Phone fatigue is real, it affects me that so many calls are filled with echoes, voice breaking, missed words. We rush to speak, not waiting for the other to complete, not knowing if it's our turn, in turn losing out on what the other has been saying.
Last night I spoke to someone on a work related call and had interacted very briefly in person a few months ago. This was a 45 minute call, where he spoke slowly, with sufficient pause, had planned this conversation well, which means, he gave me time to talk after he had voiced his opinion, the subject of the call was unpleasant, but his preparation and voice modulation, made it much easier for me to end it with a sense of satisfaction and clear action.
This note is as much for me as for a larger audience.While talking in person, we give them our full attention, do so even while on a voice call.
Please go prepared when you get into a call, schedule it so that each person has time to plan their points and note it down. Set aside time, do not allow background noise and other distractions take away the importance of this call. Speak slowly, Pause, allow the other time to respond.
Picture them while you talk, hear their emotions.
Makes for a better phone experience!
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