Comments on: Is Voicemail Dead? http://www.provirtualsolutions.com/2008/07/is-voicemail-dead/ Blogsite Customization & Coaching Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:41:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mary http://www.provirtualsolutions.com/2008/07/is-voicemail-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Mary Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:17:40 +0000 http://www.provirtualsolutions.com/?p=83#comment-58 Hi TechSavvy - thanks for the comment! I agree the "dead" term is a bit premature. It all boils down to what works best for the people involved... and their typing speed. ;-) Hi TechSavvy – thanks for the comment! I agree the “dead” term is a bit premature. It all boils down to what works best for the people involved… and their typing speed. ;-)

]]> By: techsavvy http://www.provirtualsolutions.com/2008/07/is-voicemail-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-56 techsavvy Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:27:38 +0000 http://www.provirtualsolutions.com/?p=83#comment-56 I don’t get the need to pronounce voicemail dead. Shouldn’t it be about choice and personal preference and style. While it may be quicker to read an email than listen to a voicemail, isn’t it quicker to leave a voicemail than type an email? Use what works for you and accept what works for your colleague. People just need to use what is available to them in a productive manner. I see pros and cons to both voice and text methods. Personally I prefer text methods but it would be naive to say that voicemail is dead. I have never done this. I don’t act like a tech snob and exclude people who choose to communicate with me via voicemail just because it doesn’t meet my standards. I’m all about using tools though to make better use of voicemail. Besides, I sometimes would like to hear a voicemail from a loved one rather than getting an impersonal e-mail or text message. I don’t get the need to pronounce voicemail dead.

Shouldn’t it be about choice and personal preference and style.

While it may be quicker to read an email than listen to a voicemail, isn’t it quicker to leave a voicemail than type an email?

Use what works for you and accept what works for your colleague.

People just need to use what is available to them in a productive manner. I see pros and cons to both voice and text methods. Personally I prefer text methods but it would be naive to say that voicemail is dead.

I have never done this. I don’t act like a tech snob and exclude people who choose to communicate with me via voicemail just because it doesn’t meet my standards. I’m all about using tools though to make better use of voicemail.

Besides, I sometimes would like to hear a voicemail from a loved one rather than getting an impersonal e-mail or text message.

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