One exclamation point is enough
Before Breakfast
iHeartPodcasts
4.5 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 7 July 2021
⏱️ 6 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | At British Airways, we're recruiting in our ground operations team at London Heathrow. |
| 0:04.7 | You'll have bags of responsibility as a valued colleague below the wing of our aircraft. |
| 0:09.2 | Every touchdown it take off would not be possible without our brilliant team. |
| 0:12.8 | So this is your chance to make a real difference and showcase your original skills and talents. |
| 0:17.2 | New joiners will receive a £1,000 sign on bonus along with star travel benefits from day one. |
| 0:22.2 | Plus, we offer world-class training and career development opportunities. |
| 0:26.0 | Bonus terms and conditions apply. Visit ba.com, slash careers and apply now. |
| 0:33.4 | Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeart Radio. |
| 0:39.3 | Good morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast Podcast. |
| 0:46.3 | Today's tip is that one exclamation point is enough. |
| 0:51.7 | Yes, written language can benefit from some show of emotion. |
| 0:57.2 | But exclamation point inflation gets us nowhere. |
| 1:01.7 | Being a bit spare can preserve this bit of punctuation's power. |
| 1:08.5 | Today's tip comes from Erica Duwan's new book, Digital Body Language. |
| 1:13.3 | How to build trust and connection, no matter the distance. |
| 1:17.8 | The book is about managing the work landscape when people work virtually, at least some of the time. |
| 1:24.6 | That's really almost all of us these days. Because even if you are in an office 40 hours a week, |
| 1:31.4 | my guess is that you email your colleagues as often as you actually talk to them. |
| 1:38.3 | There is some evidence that written communication is perceived more negatively than spoken communication. |
| 1:45.1 | When we see people talk, we see the soothing non-verbal cues like smiling that soften the words. |
| 1:54.0 | Written text gets none of that help. Of course, it's also a bit harder to emphasize things in written |
| 2:00.5 | communication. When you're talking, you can raise your voice or say words differently to show what |
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