To me there are two types of online communication styles: proper online etiquette and short-handed online/texting speech. Personally, I do not care for short-handed online speech because of its crude function, and to me it shows the intelligence level of whom is using it which is usually not very high. Call me judgmental or whatever you find fitting for my condescending manner but this is the awful truth when it comes to that type of online etiquette, and to save face in regards to this blog's title I wrote it like that to serve as somewhat of online humor. In other words it is supposed to be a joke.
About my online communication style, I type how I would speak in the real world; properly and with class. For example, "In the real world, I would talk like this" and, "While I am online, I would communicate like this". I type in that type of manner in order to get my point across with efficiency and I do not say too many words to throw off my audience, because if I did type to much for them, then would most likely feel that they were reading an essay or an article. However that is not an issue for I am a person who likes to get straight to the point, usually.
What do I think my online communication style says about me? I believe that it says that I have a sense of discipline/class needed in order to get my point across properly, without resorting to use short-handed online/texting speech. However I do prefer my speech to be "short and sweet" because over-extended comments and messages tend to lose the reader's(s') interest after the first two or three sentences, depending on the receiver's attention span. Is this turning into yet another rant blog? Well, yeah it is about to be in a few sentences, so brace yourself or stop reading. Fair warning.
What does my style communicate to others? To be honest, I actually do not know for two reasons: 1. I do not talk to people a lot whether it be in the real world or online. 2. Even when I do talk to someone, they usually either do not have anything interesting or intelligent to say or they just do not give me the time of the day. But I have gotten past that, I make better choices of whom to talk to and whom to ignore, and I ignore a lot of people on top of that.
Do I have different styles for different situations? Yes I do as a matter of fact, when I am giving out instructions or directions I am precise and detailed as I can possibly be, regardless of the receiver's communication style or how long the message is. But when it comes to drama or plain old BS whether that person is berating me with proper online communication etiquette or with short-handed speech, I just ignore them, cut off all contact if it becomes a problem.
Do not misunderstand. After having read your blog this week the scripture Matthew 7:1-2 popped in my head. It reminded me how we all constantly judge others. We have become a society so focus on being able to express our views that we also tend to chastise others for their ability to speak and write properly. Writing is just another aspect in which we also make wild assumptions about other individuals, by their way of style or what they have written.
ReplyDelete“Efficient” writers belittle the less efficient writers and the less efficient belittle those further down the line. While I agree with some of your points you made in your blog there are also some other areas that need some consideration. For instance culture can be an influence as well as education when we communicate through writing. As well the forum we are writing for, if we are in a chat room or texting written language is clearly simple and abbreviated. I think it is convince to others that assume how one person speaks or writes relates back to their education. Its easier to make an assumption about then it is to make someone’s acquaintance and get to know them. Unfortunately that is how society works. It is easier to judge others than it is to invest the time.