The image used in this post is of a small group of students sitting in a room together, (seemingly) energetically talking about the issues at hand. This is an example of synchronous discussion—the ...

Most people are accustomed to synchronous communication when working in an office. When they have a question, they could simply turn to a co-worker for a face-to-face conversation to get answers in ...

Update your communication strategies for the new hybrid workplace. Remember the days when someone would pass by your desk and you’d say, “Hey, do you have a minute?” Or at the end of a meeting, ...

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Synchronous communication relies on two parties being available at exactly the same time. Synchronous communication methods, such as meetings, telephone or Zoom calls, must be arranged. Both parties ...

I’ve found the topic of support channel mix to be an interesting study in organizations. Traditional channels can be categorized a few different ways. Phone and video are live channels that use both ...

Efficient communication and knowledge management are the main parameters that will decide the progress of an organization in the competitive market landscape. Both synchronous and asynchronous ...

This article is a reprint from the Protocol J column. The original can be found here → everyone can synchronize will lead to ...

I know you’ve heard of both synchronous and asynchronous communications. But do you really know the differences between the two? Serial communication was used long before computers existed. A ...

Asynchronous Communication is the entrepreneur’s secret weapon for getting more done, is now possible and greatly encouraged by many businesses. Asynchronous communication includes email, text, ...

For a microservices architecture to operate smoothly, the services and components that populate the architecture must communicate reliably and consistently. Unfortunately, each call and response ...