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The Research-scary statistics Rosemary J Osborne, our featured guest of the day, is editor at The Writing Shed: http://www.thewritingshed.com.au where she focusus on ensuring each document shines and is not only error-free, but says exactly what you want it to say. Today, Rosemary shares here thoughts on communication stats. The majority of email senders and email receivers believe that their email information is interpreted correctly. In fact, only half of emails received are interpreted correctly and half of email recipients have a lot of trouble interpreting emotion in emails. There is a suggestion that this overconfidence in emails links to a difficulty detaching oneself from your own environment. This theory is supported by the rapid emergence of social media where the communication is fast, "off the cuff" and not always thoughtful. Furthermore, three quarters of email is opened within 6 seconds of its arrival in the Inbox and there is a signi...

 -- Quote of the Day -- “ Emails became like little telephone conversations, which did little to promote the English language …the construction of a sentence started to degrade. …if telephone calls remove the proper sentence from our lives, texting has removed the words with a series of little initials. …I think that every technology should be welcomed and cherished as an advancement in communication – but on the other hand the English language should not be like the 8-track that went obsolete. …It must withstand the more instant forms of communication. …In the avid pursuit of technological sophistication, don’t let the English language become a casualty. ” ~ Gordon Osmond  Today's quote originates from the World of Writing with Gordon Osmond episode that aired back on March 1 via the Conscious Discussions talk radio show. *Click on the episode title to access the interview, or the show title to access the radio show's home page. -- Conscious Living Events --...