Below are the 13 lowest forms of communication.
The worst of the worst.
Avoid at all costs.
_____________________________________
1. The demanded apology
2. The absence of a thank-you note complaint
3. The “I’m angry at you and will write an email rather than speaking to you in person or calling you” email
4. The anonymous critique or attack, in any form
5. The read-aloud PowerPoint slide
6. Any meeting agenda item that could’ve been conveyed via email or memo
7. The disingenuous, disinterested “How are you?”
8. The personal tragedy one-upmanship
9. Conversations about weather phenomena that don’t include the possibility of property damage or loss of life
10. Meaningless, hypothetical questions like “Guess what?” and “How dare you?”
11. The unnecessary or accidental reply-all email
12. All clichés
13. Almost every voicemail
