Written communication is remote work super power

Re:Written communication is remote work super power by Jon_Lowtek on Saturday June 20, 2020 @07:49AM (#23583399)

I had managers -do-this- (repeat what they understood as the key element) in meetings and thought of it as a very annoying waste of time. With five people in the room, assuming you do, on average, two rounds per agenda item, there are nine repetitions.

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Re:Written communication is remote work super power by cutemonster on Sunday June 21, 2020 @12:53PM (#23593230)

Many people -- everyone? -- repeat what was said? Not sure I follow

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Re:Written communication is remote work super power by Jon_Lowtek on Monday June 22, 2020 @06:31AM (#23598813)

You are right, the extreme value where everyone everytime repeats what was said before, to ensure common understanding, is an unlikely example. My point is that repeating information already present lowers information density. The "good habit of repeating what you understood" can quickly become very annoying.

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Re:Written communication is remote work super power by cutemonster on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @11:13AM (#23614973)

Ok. Maybe it's enough that the one who is "the most responsible" for getting the things done, repeats

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