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This is a fantastic article.
I’m a retired clergy/counselor.
I’m at the beginning of the
baby-boomer group. Yesterday
I was driving my nephew
who just graduated from high
school to the eye doctor. In
that 20-minute trip he communicated via text about six
times, made two phone calls
and set up a date with his girlfriend to see a best buddy for
his birthday later that night. I
always have a hard time communicating with him. But
when I told him I was thinking about learning to text and
purchase that service on my
phone, he became lit up and
told me the best ways to learn.
Amazing! Pamela Webb
This is one of those opportunities for us baby boomers to remind everyone else what “assuming” makes of you and me. Tuning out communications is NOT an effective strategy for anyone. It just isolates some people
from the rest of us. Marc LeVine
Very interesting article. I am a baby boomer. One thing I did not see in
any of these articles has to do with physical capabilities and money. The
reason I do not like texting is the fact that the print and the keypad are
small and hard to see. I still have 20/20 vision but now need reading
glasses. Taking them on and off is frustrating and takes me more time
than a simple voicemail or call. In addition, at times my hands are hurting
so texting can be uncomfortable. I am sure that this is not only an age issue. Accommodating communication style, I believe, is not only a generational issue. However, having been in the business world and running my
own business, the issue of communication with your customer and client
is important. I know as a customer if you make it hard for me to communicate my needs in a way that works easiest for me, I will go to someone
who will meet my needs. The same [goes] for my clients. They expect a
response within 24 hours or better no matter how they choose to communicate. I think we all have a lot to learn from each other especially as
our world becomes more diverse in how it communicates. In addition,
the biggest generation whether one likes it or not is the baby-boomer
generation, which will be dealing with the issues that arise with aging
such as I have mentioned above. We no longer retire like we used to. We
just create businesses and/or find new careers or adventures. It will be
interesting to see how we bridge these issues. Cindy [no last name given]
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