More and more businesses as well as individuals are choosing to communicate either professionally or socially using technology rather than face to face. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using technology for communicating.

With the advancement of technology and the

internet

, more and more of the youth are conversing on the

internet

, text messaging and other forms, which results in a slow decline in

face

to

face

conversations. In

this

essay, we shall systematically discuss the pros and cons of

this

new age of

communication

.

First

and foremost, one of the greatest advantages of communicating via the

internet

is its efficiency.

For example

, in my

last

company, it was easier for employees to hold virtual meetings with each other, even though they were all in the same office, rather than meeting each other

face

to

face

, because you do not need to check everyone's calendar, and everyone can be sitting at their desks and attend the meeting, whilst going on with their normal day to day activities.

Furthermore

, long-distance and emergency communications can be done with much ease and faster.

For example

, many corporate companies in Trivandrum have clients in Europe, so rather than sending their employees to the onsite location, work can be communicated and done through a virtual call, which helps save a lot of company funds, which would

otherwise

be spent on airfares and accommodations. The drawback of

this

is that people lose touch with others, building trust becomes very difficult between various teams and team members.

For example

, in my

last

job, I was working as a travel consultant for a corporate company. As a travel consultant, there will always be dire situations that need to be responded to on an urgent basis.

However

, as per the corporate's policy, we were never able to do a single act, without any mail

communication

, because if we didn't have it, none of our invoices would be processed. So, even though we were working for the same cause, and sitting in the same locations, there was no trust established between the teams.

Consequently

, not always sure

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you are conversing with, and the

internet

is susceptible to online crimes

such

as hacking which can cost companies a lot. In conclusion, using technology for

communication

is now becoming the new norm, and the fact is people need to accept it and get on board. That being said, we

also

need to accept, the fact that

face

to

face

communication

will soon be a thing of the past, and

that is

the biggest disadvantage being posed by

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