Checking your device not only takes your focus away from the topic at hand, but it also sends a message to other people in the room that they are not worthy of your full attention. It may be hard to imagine going into a meeting without having your device handy, but unless you are expecting important information that will impact the outcome of your meeting, there’s no need to check your phone or tablet until the meeting is over. To make meetings as successful as possible, keep your digital device off the table. You’re Shying Away From Face-to-Face ConversationsĪ recent study found that requests delivered in person are 34 times more likely to result in positive outcomes than requests sent via email. Try going to dinner with a friend and keeping your phone off the table. Challenge yourself to make it through the meal without checking your phone once.Ģ. The discomfort one experiences when separated from their device is real.īeing able to make eye contact helps establish connections and trust with other people. If you struggle with eye contact, it could have a devastating impact on your professional life. Given this sort of phone addiction, it’s not surprising that many millennials (and others!) struggle to make and sustain eye contact. Part of the reason why we’re so anchored to our phones is that receiving emails and social media notifications actually releases dopamine, a neurotransmitter that makes us feel good, in our brains.
Your Ability to Make Eye Contact SuffersĪ little more than half of millennials report experiencing some form of anxiety if they don’t have their phones on them, and people across generations check their phones 80 times a day on average. Here’s what you need to know about the negative impact the digital world can have on your communication:ġ. Even those who did not grow up digital have started to see their communication skills slip as technology becomes more pervasive in every aspect of our lives. While the effects of technology on communication skills may be most evident in millennials who grew up with tech, other generations are not immune. Many older professionals who work with millennials note that the members of this generation seem to be lacking when it comes to face-to-face interaction, making eye contact, and communicating with tact. However, the millennial affinity for technology may also be the source of what many deem to be this generation’s greatest weakness: poor communication skills. Experts in all things digital, millennials have certain advantages when it comes to adopting and deploying the latest workplace technologies to drive results. It makes sense that they would: They grew up alongside the internet and smartphones. Millennials have a stronger connection with technology than any previous generation.
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