Just a few hours ago I was in a meeting where we were discussing communication and it involved how men and women vary in how they approach and address people. It involved facts like men are more likely to interrupt during a conversation, and that they actually talk more than women do, but that women ask more questions, etc. The article definitely relates to that! After my meeting I really started to think about the way that I communicate with people and whether or not I’m setting the correct impression or if I’m making myself well understood. The article describes and MIT professor who has developed a device that can analyze the way we talk. The device has the capability to determine if we interrupt too much, or if we come off as though we don’t care because we don’t speak up enough. This software sounds really intriguing. I would love to have my voice analyzed. I am one of those people who you can tell exactly what I’m thinking from the face that I’m making so I’m sure it is obvious to tell from my voice too, but I never realized that any of this is happening. The device could help train us to be better at communicating which could have large repercussions for the entire world. Imagine if everyone could communicate on a high level, so much animosity could be avoided. People would be more successful in their careers, and have better relationships too! The software in the device has been used of college students and people in the work place before as a small chip that could be attached to a name tag, or something similar, and then the information was sent to a computer and analyzed. This technology can tell if you are talking to a person you like or if it’s someone who annoys you. I’m completely fascinated by it and would love to try it out.
Source:
http://www.simmalieberman.com/articles/menwomentips.html
Article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/26/business/26novelties.html?_r=1&ref=technology&oref=slogin
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