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Analog Devices, Inc., Corporate Headquarters
Building Three, Three Technology Way,Norwood, MA
Technology makes amazing things possible; it also presents challenges, especially in the areas where it replaces face-to-face communication. The ability to accurately interpret behaviors using technological communications is becoming an essential skill for those working in the virtual arena. The opportunities for misunderstandings are immense.
What assumptions do we make about someone who doesn't reply to an email, or who doesn't capitalize or spell check an email?
What does it say about someone who shouts into a speakerphone during a teleconference meeting?
What happens to our confidence in a leader who can't facilitate a meeting well?
Does knowing highly personal information posted on Facebook about a colleague impact how you work together or your expectations about what that person can accomplish?
The challenge becomes navigating types of distance - geographic, generational, cultural, functional, etc. – to 'hear' the message as intended.
Electronic Body Language is about out virtual presence, and the assumptions we make about others based on their electronic habits.
During this presentation we will:
highlight different individual interpretations and assumptions
learn strategies for aligning in person and electronic persona
review types of distance in the virtual arena
learn tips for bridging distance and enhancing overall virtual effectiveness
Analog Devices, Inc., Corporate Headquarters
Building Three, Three Technology Way,Norwood, MA
Technology makes amazing things possible; it also presents challenges, especially in the areas where it replaces face-to-face communication. The ability to accurately interpret behaviors using technological communications is becoming an essential skill for those working in the virtual arena. The opportunities for misunderstandings are immense.
What assumptions do we make about someone who doesn't reply to an email, or who doesn't capitalize or spell check an email?
What does it say about someone who shouts into a speakerphone during a teleconference meeting?
What happens to our confidence in a leader who can't facilitate a meeting well?
Does knowing highly personal information posted on Facebook about a colleague impact how you work together or your expectations about what that person can accomplish?
The challenge becomes navigating types of distance - geographic, generational, cultural, functional, etc. – to 'hear' the message as intended.
Electronic Body Language is about out virtual presence, and the assumptions we make about others based on their electronic habits.
During this presentation we will:
highlight different individual interpretations and assumptions
learn strategies for aligning in person and electronic persona
review types of distance in the virtual arena
learn tips for bridging distance and enhancing overall virtual effectiveness
| When | Thu Apr 29 6:30pm – 9pm Eastern Time |
| Where | Three Technology Way,Norwood, MA (map) |
