Tag Archives: Communication

Research Paper: Communication in online spaces – trust and disclosure.

I asked the question “Assuming you are communicating with someone you know, are you more comfortable disclosing personal information online or in person?” This is part of a wider piece of research that i’m working on looking at how relationships … Continue reading

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Stating the obvious. Why less can be more.

I was talking with an entrepreneur yesterday who has developed and sells a service into Healthcare clients. It’s a rather complex mixture of a software system and consultancy and, if truth be known, i couldn’t tell you exactly what it’s … Continue reading

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What is the Cloud? Exploring what it really means in the context of communication and learning.

Having your head in the clouds used to be a term to describe a dreamer, but i’m pleased to report that it now means ‘integrated social media partner’. I’ve been promoted without ever having to do anything. I wonder if … Continue reading

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How Facebook works to redefine social interactions. Changing the rule of ‘normal’.

We used to interact with a small number of people everyday, and a larger number of people on an irregular basis. Today, i interact with hundreds of people every day through social media channels. My broadcast persona is infinitely bigger … Continue reading

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Seeing eye to eye. Do we really need to meet face to face to communicate effectively?

I’m 18 hours into what should have been an easy trip to the US to meet some people face to face. The purpose of our meeting? To share some ideas, to discuss what’s happening in the world of learning, specifically … Continue reading

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Sharing common frameworks for learning. Or knowing when to call a spade a spade.

I’m travelling to America for the first time this week. A trip i’m greatly looking forward to. It will be a chance to meet some old friends again and, doubtless, to make some new ones. Whilst i feel excited at … Continue reading

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Speaking the same language. Why communication can be quite difficult.

Speaking to mechanics is something dread. It’s not that i’m concerned about how much it’s going to cost to get my car fixed, it’s that we don’t share a common language. Communication is, to put it mildly, skewed. There are … Continue reading

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The Idle Social Network. Why does communication need to be about anything?

I was floored the other day by the question “why should i engage in a social network?”. On the one hand, i had so many answers that i didn’t know where to start, but on the other, i had no … Continue reading

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Sea shanties and tall tales. The storytelling tradition in learning and communication.

Let me tell you a story. Once upon a time, there was a man… We live our lives in stories. We learn them, we share them, we recognise them, laugh and cry at them and, sometimes, find that we are … Continue reading

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Disability and communication: adapting our model of communication to changing circumstances.

Recently i met someone brave. A teenager who had been profoundly affected by cancer, losing first her sight, then her hearing, all over the space of around three years. Within that time, instead of despair, she seemed to have found … Continue reading

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