{"id":3265,"date":"2015-04-16T09:29:39","date_gmt":"2015-04-16T14:29:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kbicblog.com\/blog\/construction-recruiter\/?p=3265"},"modified":"2015-04-16T09:31:01","modified_gmt":"2015-04-16T14:31:01","slug":"before-you-respond-to-that-email-pause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kbicblog.com\/construction-recruiter\/blog\/before-you-respond-to-that-email-pause\/","title":{"rendered":"Before You Respond to that Email, Pause"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Someone sends you an email message or a text, and you\u2019re unsure how to respond. It\u2019s about a complex negotiation, or a politically sensitive situation. Or maybe it\u2019s just from a person who unnerves you.<\/p>\n

For a moment, you pause. But for most of us, most of the time, that pause doesn\u2019t last long. Instead we react, feeling the need to immediately craft a response. And often we then hit \u201csend\u201d without fully thinking. The result: an awkward or incomplete message that causes the recipient to pause, then react, often starting or continuing a cycle of miscommunication<\/a> and misunderstanding.<\/p>\n

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Yes, people today expect and want an instantaneous reply to any message. We often accommodate them because delay feels like a violation of modern-day social norms.<\/p>\n

But there are many times when we should not immediately reply. And the truth is, we usually know them when they come. That\u2019s what that initial pause is about. The key is to heed it.<\/p>\n

There is a simple two-step method to making the pause work for you. First, buy yourself some time to think. Second, follow the four simple C\u2019s of effective communication that help determine how <\/em>best to respond in terms of the context, content, channel, and contact.<\/p>\n

Buying Time<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are a few practical ways to buy some time when you get a message where your gut tells you not to respond or where you are not sure how to respond.<\/p>\n