Tag: face-to-face

The risk of making assumptions

My husband and I were at a restaurant recently and when the waiter came over to take our drink orders this is how the conversation went: My husband: “Can we have 2 glasses of pinot please” Waiter: “Which one?” My husband: [hurriedly opens menu again] “Oh is there more than one by the glass?” Waiter: […]

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“Students’ reliance on screens for communication is detracting—and distracting—from their engagement in real-time talk.” Do you think people are losing the ability to talk to one another?

“Students’ reliance on screens for communication is detracting—and distracting—from their engagement in real-time talk.” Do you think people are losing the ability to talk to one another? In the 21st century, is there any skill more important than being able to sustain a confident and coherent conversation? This article explores the difficulty students are having […]

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