[at-l] virtual vs real conversations

[shane@theplacewithnoname.com (Shane Steinkamp)]

My wife is a therapist, and she's always telling me that
body language, facial expression, and voice tonality make up
90% of communication when speaking with someone.

Shane

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> dfaddleton@mindspring.com
> Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 4:59 PM
> To: Bob Cummings
> Cc: at-l@mailman.backcountry.net
> Subject: [at-l] virtual vs real conversations
>
>
>
> Virtual, typed conversations seem to have wholly
> different character, do they not? What makes them
> so different?
>
> Bob typed:
> I found the RUCK a very pleasant winter
> interlude. It was nice to attach faces to email
> messages. I now know, for instance, why Sloetoe
> feels comfortable planning 20 mile days with two
> young kids.  As Kahley had assured me, Jim is a
> most pleasant person in person. I had only one
> disappointment. I had planned to ask Ginny if she
> honestly and truly never read my postings, as
> alleged. But the opportunity never seemed to arise.
>
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