How mobile phones have affected the art of conversation 13 Articles

by Leigh Goessl

Traditionally conversation is made up of words and phrases that are gracefully interwoven together to create a flow of sentences in order to convey a message. People actively listen and respond with polished words that flo...read more

by Holly Golightly

How often have you traveled on public transport only to be sat next to or close by to a person who uses the phrase "I am on the bus" or "I am on the train" loud enough that not quite sure why that person needs a mobile pho...read more

by Walter Calnek

Have mobile phones affected the art of communication? One cannot be entirely sure. Having been one of those people that held off purchasing one for as long as possible, the concept of art never jumped into the mind. With a...read more

by Nathan Rogers

Some time back I took part in an unintentional demonstration of how mobile phones are affecting and changing the art of communication. I grew up in a household with four kids. When it was time for dinner whoever was downst...read more

by Dina Psichogiopoulos

The art of conversation is to be able to listen and understand, as well as appreciate the verbal and recognize and comprehend the non verbal mannerisms, gesture, traits and characteristics that involve communication with o...read more

by Marc Steel

Starting a relationship, telling someone that you love them, cancelling arrangements, breaking up with a girlfriend; a set of incredibly difficult scenarios which can now be avoided thanks to the wonderful development of t...read more

by Woody

Mobile phones have become a big part of everyday living, without them we would be lost. Or would we? Have we taken this advanced piece of technology and used it to replace our minds. They do have advantages and some ti...read more

by Zuzie

There was the Mesozoic era, the Cenozoic era, and now the mobile telephone era. Starting in the 1980s mobile phones began to seal themselves into wealthy business people's cars and hands in the United States. These big a...read more

by Melissa Glenn

We are beginning to talk the way we text message; brief with bad grammar and to the point. Common courtesies such as beginning a conversation with a standard "Hello Sue how are you", are being replaced with; "Wazzup", or ...read more

by Anja Merret

2008 looks like another mobile year but with radio jocks It's that time of year again when the predictions brigade publish their wise thoughts for 2008! Wipe off the crystal ball, bring out the Tarot cards, throw dem' bon...read more

by Perry Lloyd Gollo

Over the past ten years, it seems clear that mobile phone have affected the art of conversation. But before I go on, I want to stress that there is an intrinsic difference between the "art of conversation" and the "art ...read more

by Tracy Poches

Efficiency is the name of the game in our society, and cell phones are an efficient tool. Americans crave straight forward information that deals directly with the events of their day. They don't have time to waste on mat...read more

by Peggy Molloy

I go to the local University to work in the Computer Lab and use the Library. Today I saw a young couple, hand-in-hand walking together on a Sunday afternoon, the way lovers do, each with a cell phone in their other hand, ...read more