Discussion Question 3/16/11

Suppose you have an important message to send to a friend in another city, and you can use the telephone, email, real-time teleconference, fax, or overnight mail service. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each. See if you can think of a situation for each of the five options in which that particular option is the most appropriate choice.

The advantages of the telephone would be that its the closest to actual seeing your friend face to face. Also, instead of typing you can express yourself in which you can't always do so with a keyboard. A disadvantage could be that if your friend lives far enough the time zone may be different and not convenient for either yourself or your friend. While with email you can email your friend anytime though you might not get a reply right away. Also, there isa chance that your computer may not be working or even your Internet. Real time conferencing is very nice because you can both talk as if on a telephone and actually see the person as if they are actually there.