Texting Below the Table

Okay, maybe eye contact is over rated, and the speaker's topic was not exactly mesmerizing, but at a recent mandatory sales meeting I could not help but notice many attendees had their head bowed and they were not praying---they were texting below the table.

Judging from their level of engagement whatever was happening between the tiny screen and their fingers was more focus-worthy than the woman with the mike at the front of the room. Were they conducting business? Perhaps they were negotiating a sale in the middle of a sales meeting, social networking, or playing poker. Whatever the case, they physically showed up to sign in and promptly sat down and checked out mentally.

A recent college graduate told me she was pretty much done with eye contact, especially since her new iPhone offered so many distracting and often more attractive options than constant eye-to-eye with a singular conversationalist. Truthfully, I searched for a profound response or a a snappy retort but I could only nod and acquiesced with a half hearted smile. I was about to embark on the importance of human to human connection with no electronics in between when my iPhone signaled a text. I instinctively diverted my eyes to check the message, and when I returned to re-start the conversation she was busy texting.

I missed the moment. I wonder, are we so busy texting and talking into our phones we're missing the teachable, reachable moments of our lives?

Norma Toering & Team RE/MAX Palos Verdes Realty
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