Communication Skills??

We are good enough with our comm. but still lot of men to be trained even educated due to their shy and non-transparency.

I am honestly starting to think that most people nowadays have forgotten how to write a "real" letter. Everyone is so computer oriented anymore that they have become lazy in that aspect. I am guilty of that myself. But I do still use snail mail once in a while when I write to my pen pal of 23 years. And I still like sending real cards out during the holidays. To me it just seems more personal than an email.

I have not hand written any Letters in years even before I came on the Computer I rather Phone, yes I do still send Hand Cards as that is something special Friends online I will send an Ecard I think it is good as we would not have met the People that we have online and I would have missed out on a Friend like you

I've had carpal tunnel surgery on my right hand. Writing a letter by hand irritates my hand and wrist much more than typing does, so if I'm going to write a letter, it will be typed and printed off the computer. I tend to send e-cards now, though unless its a sympathy card or something like that.

I rarely send a real card or letter, but I do send emails. I was never good about sending letters before though, so I probably communicate better now since I can zap off a quick email. It used to be that I would hold off on sending my letter because I kept thinking that I would add more to it later. Now I will go ahead and send the email because it just takes a minute to send another one out and I don't have to worry about whether or not I have another stamp.

It depends on what you mean by communication. Certainly it is easier to convey information instantly. But if what you mean is quality social interaction, then that's another question entirely. From personal experience, I find it much easier to keep up with my family member who live far away via cell phone and e-mail. Why write a letter that will take a week to get there when you can communicate instantly by phone or e-mail? Plus, hearing someones voice can make distant friends and family feel much closer. However, once someone is gone, you can't go over old phone calls or e-mails, unless you've recorded or saved them. E-cards? Now that is one I don't go for much. I love going to the store and picking out just the right card for people.

i still adored the low tech or old school communication. I still appreciate it when someone calls or send me card or a letter. Though here in our country text messaging is very rampant where almost everybody ones a cellphone. You can call them there or simply text them. even in text, most people short cut there words. Like for example: cn u tel me wer r u going?

I still write to my mother. We have kept our letters for a while now. Of coure, I have to start again since I lost of hers in my fire. I email many of my friends since that is free in a sense and better able to get to me than a phone call. I do send a few physical cards but do alot more e cards. I have no cell phone and hope to never have one since texting is not something I ever wish to use. I like a printed word, it conveys so much more than abbreviations. We might communicate more however the intent is harder to discern.

I don't really know if our communication skills have improved with the computers, ect. I do though think we communicate more though. I know I do at least. Yes I do still write the occasional letter to those of my friends and family who do not own computers. And I also send out real cards - almost always. I actually have two going out in the mail today and one waiting to be hand delivered. I have no idea though if this form of communication is good for our society or not. I suppose it is in a way though because we do seem to be communicating more and with people all over the world at that. So I think that bridges our gaps with other cultures :)

I think it's great! Now we have unlimited access to information at any given time. I think due to the advancement of technology, such things as hand written letters are less used. However on the flip side of that, it's so much easier to understand what one is saying, when it's typed rather than written. I also think more people are communicating with one another since it's so much easier to do so.

i still send letters and cards. but i too is a user of cellphones and computers, in fact, i use these more as form of communication because its much easier. but i still enjoy writing letters and sending cards to my friends. ^__^

I usually send cards. I do not think we communicate better. Our society is still trying to do things as fast as possible. Yet you see many people with a computer and a cell phone, etc. It is not about communicating, as such. It is more about toys and looking important, for so many people...not all mind you.

Communication have variety of forms, it is either in writing or speaking. When we say effective communication, it is when your message relay to the person whom you want to take it comprehend it well so that's the time the communication can be said effective. Nowadays, specially when a person is far to whom they want to communicate they use email, telegram, text messages, hand writing and phone calls. These are just the means of communication. But based on your discussion, i am thinking that you are trying to ask if there is still anyone who use traditional method such as hand writing letter to communicate. I believe they still exist, this happens to most provinces wherein the latest technology has not yet reach. The modern technology easen the communication, it relay the message fast to the person, to compare with the traditional method such as through post office and telegram, modern technology in a form of emails, text messages and phone calls rely the message faster and cheaper. And so i believe the modern society's form of communication is good or say better than before. For business purposes and urgencies of information modern technology is better, however I believe traditional such as sending a real greeting card to a person can be incomparable to technology, as the real one contains the fashion, the heart, and the effort of the person who send the greeting to a special one, a person who send the real card show his/her artistry on the card itself and shows how important the person who receive. I think this is more special than the virtual one.