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Bottom Line Up Front

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Stating the Bottom Line Up Front is a way of talking to people that gets straight to the point. Have you ever asked someone what time to pick them up or meet them someplace and their answer goes some thing like:

Well, I have to do this, and this, and this which will take about an hour, then go home and do this, but it will be rush hour so I need 30 extra minutes, then I have to get ready and get there, so how about at 6?

Would you have preferred if they just said 6 and left it up to you to ask for the details if you really wanted them?

Communication

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The best way to communicate with someone is the way they want to be communicated with. Some people love text messages, some emails, others phone calls. If you are trying to reach out to someone you need to figure out their preference and use it. Using your preference may not get you too far.

For example, trying to have a text conversation with me is useless. I don’t have the attention span for it or the desire to take 20 minutes typing messages that could have been relayed in a 2 minute conversation. Also, thanks to Twitter, I’m used to ignoring my phone when it beeps because more likely than not it’s a random tweet. If you want to get in touch with me I suggest another approach, something that reduces the chance my ADD will kick in.