The modes of communication regardless being verbal, or written or even electronic always tend to influence a message in all possible ways. With the internet nowdays being such a vast communication tool there always seems to be some what miscommunication. Messages not being recieved/ or lost , you can never tell the tone behind the message that is used. With the lack of tone you really dont know what the person really feels about the subject at hand. That makes it very hard for me to get a good feel for things. I was always told by my father " look me in the eye when you talk to me ". I have carried that rule with me all my life, in business, in school, and so forth. When you see a person in the eye you can even look for specific body language that can help distinguish if the person is interested or not, or if the person is understanding you or not. Before I remember we used to send letters back and forth to people and loved ones overseas, now its simply replaced by phone calls. To be more modern now its the Internet using chat clients or VOIP ( Voice over IP ) such as Skype, Yahho or MSN Messenger. Things in life have gotten much easier for us to do with the new electronical and technological innovatiosn that use the Internet. I must add thos that communication with texts over the phone is extremely stressfull because you have no clue whaat the other person on the other end is interpreting things and what they mean with the message that they are trying to convey.

I think the modes of communication whether it’s verbal, written, or electronic influence the interpretation of a message in many way. Face-to-face, in my opinion, is probably the most effective way of communication because you can hear the tone of voice plus you can make eye contact and watch the other person's body language which help you interpret what they are trying to say. Writing is becoming