Why Does Face-to-Face Communication Feel Better?

 Why Does Face-to-Face Communication Feel Better?

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Face-to-face communication is better than other types of communication, such as letters, email, or telephone calls.

I believe that face to face communication is still a top mode of communication. I have several reasons that are viewed from different perspectives. I will explain them in the following.

First, talking can deliver messages faster than typing. Although our mind can be translated into words more accurate with typing, it lacks interactivity. Imagine if we want to interview somebody. We ask our guests, but they are too slow to respond back because they want their answer more appropriate. Even if they give us the answer, maybe we want to clarify a bit of information that they’d delivered, so we ask again with small questions. They’ll give us the clarification, but of course it’ll take  a lot of time.

Second, it contains subtle communication that other modes of communication probably can’t afford. The emotions are something that they are lacking. By having face to face affairs, we can read people’s emotions by looking at their facial expression. We can understand how their mood is when they are talking. Furthermore, sometimes, we can read something deeper under their facade.

Third, I think that it is just natural that we are more convenient when talking face to face. Perhaps this is the trait from our ancestor back then when they were still surviving in the wild. Letters and words haven’t been discovered yet at that time. So, it is simply the reason that we feel that face-to-face communication is better.