Comments on: ‘Need to Know’ or ‘Nice to Know’? http://nathandiehl.com/2007/06/07/need-to-know-or-nice-to-know/ a journal of one Christ-following digerati wannabe. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:05:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Todd Helmkamp http://nathandiehl.com/2007/06/07/need-to-know-or-nice-to-know/#comment-1204 Todd Helmkamp Fri, 08 Jun 2007 15:21:48 +0000 http://www.nathandiehl.com/2007/06/07/need-to-know-or-nice-to-know/#comment-1204 Ha ha! It depends on the boss.....if it was my current boss Brett, I would know he meant agape love, not eros. :) Ha ha! It depends on the boss…..if it was my current boss Brett, I would know he meant agape love, not eros. :)

]]> By: nathan http://nathandiehl.com/2007/06/07/need-to-know-or-nice-to-know/#comment-1198 nathan Fri, 08 Jun 2007 13:22:42 +0000 http://www.nathandiehl.com/2007/06/07/need-to-know-or-nice-to-know/#comment-1198 Oh...yeah, gotcha. I was also talking in a professional sense. :) If your boss said, 'Todd, I am going to get a doughnut. I'll bring you back one. I love you.' It would be pretty odd... a personal relationship is much, much different. Oh…yeah, gotcha.
I was also talking in a professional sense. :)

If your boss said, ‘Todd, I am going to get a doughnut. I’ll bring you back one. I love you.’

It would be pretty odd…
a personal relationship is much, much different.

]]> By: Todd Helmkamp http://nathandiehl.com/2007/06/07/need-to-know-or-nice-to-know/#comment-1197 Todd Helmkamp Fri, 08 Jun 2007 13:10:01 +0000 http://www.nathandiehl.com/2007/06/07/need-to-know-or-nice-to-know/#comment-1197 But sometimes, the "fluff" is what makes communication worthwhile. For example, my wife may say to me "I am going to the grocery store." That's short, sweet, and to the point. However, if she added the fluff "I love you" to the end of it, it means a lot more to me. But sometimes, the “fluff” is what makes communication worthwhile. For example, my wife may say to me “I am going to the grocery store.” That’s short, sweet, and to the point. However, if she added the fluff “I love you” to the end of it, it means a lot more to me.

]]> By: nathan http://nathandiehl.com/2007/06/07/need-to-know-or-nice-to-know/#comment-1196 nathan Fri, 08 Jun 2007 12:40:30 +0000 http://www.nathandiehl.com/2007/06/07/need-to-know-or-nice-to-know/#comment-1196 Yes, that is my point. I am sorry if i seemed to mean cutting the fluff = good communication. What i meant was cutting the fluff = better effectiveness in your communication. it's just one step in the multi-faceted process of communication. Yes, that is my point.
I am sorry if i seemed to mean cutting the fluff = good communication.
What i meant was cutting the fluff = better effectiveness in your communication.

it’s just one step in the multi-faceted process of communication.

]]> By: Todd Helmkamp http://nathandiehl.com/2007/06/07/need-to-know-or-nice-to-know/#comment-1195 Todd Helmkamp Fri, 08 Jun 2007 12:28:17 +0000 http://www.nathandiehl.com/2007/06/07/need-to-know-or-nice-to-know/#comment-1195 Good points, but I would mention that communication is more than just disseminating information, its a relational process. :) Good points, but I would mention that communication is more than just disseminating information, its a relational process. :)

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