Communicating Effectively

Interpreting how a message was meant often depends upon the person receiving the message more than it does on how the message is delivered.  Several people can hear the exact same message and each interpret it differently. 

While viewing and listening to the message in this assignment, I did not feel that there was much change from one modality to the next.  The email and voicemail sounded possibly more desperate, but other than that I thought all three were very similar with somewhat of an understanding that Mark was busy but that Jane was in desperate need of his report.  I was not compelled to think that Jane had any ill will toward Mark at any point, and only felt she needed his work in order to do her work.

As far as my perception of the messages goes, the email is less personable because there is no voice contact for the listener to hear the tone of the voice, so it may have come across a tad more desperate.  Since all three contained the exact same information, I perceived that this was incredibly important to Jane and that she was not at all angry with Mark because he had not provided her the information.

The voicemail displayed the true meaning and intent of the message because it showed that Jane was kind and sympathetic to the situation and merely wanted the information she needed to complete her work.

I feel that Jane communicated very effectively with Mark to help get the information she needed.  She displayed kindness, sympathy, and a little bit of desperation to her co-worker, which, in most cases, would cause the co-worker to feel sorry for her and provide the information she needed.  More often than not, demanding behavior or anger is not the proper way to communicate with anyone, especially someone that is involved in the same project.