As bloggers we are all very adept at pouring our hearts out and making a whole load of sense using words. But in real life, we often end up assuming that what we mean to communicate has been effectively understood by the person we are communicating to! Do we ever bother to re-check? Here is an example:

On a busy Friday night at the restaurant where Jack had recently started waiting tables, the owner suddenly emerged from the kitchen and handed him money. "We're in trouble!" He said. "We're out of quarters, and customers are waiting. Go next door and get me $40 worth."

Jack ran to the supermarket next door, but a cashier said she wasn't allowed to give out that many quarters. Determined, he sprinted to a convenience store two blocks away, but it was closed. At a gas station farther down the road, the clerk took pity and gave him the four rolls of quarters.

Twenty minutes after Jack had left, he handed the coin rolls to his boss. "Where are the quarters?" His boss asked.

"Right here," Jack said breathlessly.

The boss’s face sank. "I meant chicken quarters."

At other times, we are communicative and excellent at best where it does not matter. However when it comes to areas where it matters, we end up assuming that the matter has been communicated without actually making an effort. There are also times when it is hard to gather information owing to lack of communication from the people who matter. Here is another example that effectively conveys the communication gap:

A little old woman called Mount Sinai Hospital. She said, "Mount Sinai Hospital? Hello. Darling, I'd like to talk with the person who gives the information about the patients. But I don't want to know if the patient is better or doing like expected, or worse, I want all the information from top to bottom, from A to Z."

The voice on the other end of the line said, "Would you hold the line, please, that's a very unusual request?"

Then a very authoritative voice came on and said, "Are you the lady who is calling about one of the patients?"

She said, "Yes, darling! I'd like to know the information about Sarah Finkel, in room 302."

He said, "Finkel. Finkel. Let me see. Feinberg, Farber - Finkel. Oh yes, Mrs. Finkel is doing very well. In fact, she's had two full meals, her doctor says if she continues improving as she is, he is going to send her home Tuesday at twelve o'clock."

The woman said, "Thank God! That's wonderful! She's going home at twelve o'clock! I'm so happy to hear that. That's wonderful news."

The guy on the other end said, "From your enthusiasm, I take it you must be one of the close family?"

She said, "What close family? I'm Sarah Finkel! My doctor don't tell me nothing!"

Happy Communicating!! Cheers!!

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