If I can communicate with colleagues via several channels (phone, messenger, email, social networks) from a single point of interaction I can be productive even on a tight schedule.

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Obviously, you have situations where they can escalate out of control, but I will tell you: If you communicate and just demonstrate that you understand and have some empathy for the person and why they're there and how you happened to get there, you can de-escalate and you can prevent most of these situations from occurring.

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If the number is important enough to communicate, I can only assume you want your audience to remember it.

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It is as if I am impelled to write and share and somehow communicate both her ideas and those that had developed in me because I once knew someone like her.

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If you feel this is damaging your point, or endangering your ability to communicate, give me a shout and I can discuss it with my editor.

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