5.2.2 Online communication and trainings during the mobility
During a blended and even more during a fully virtual mobility, you will need to care for communication between you and your colleagues and manager. The aim is to increase work efficiency from both sides to avoid misunderstandings and last but not least to keep up or boost motivation.
5.2.2.1 Formats of online communication
3. Instant messengers
This is a recently evolved, more popular method of communicating.
It is more prevalent amongst youngsters and college students since it features alphanumeric characters – pictorial messages known as emojis.
Various pictures of small sizes and dimensions can be pasted in the chat to convey messages to the sender.
In this form, unlike others, the receiver is online or is available continuously to receive messages. The sender sends messages, and the receiver simultaneously types and replies to the messages making it an instant messenger.
WhatsApp, Facebook messenger, Yahoo chat are a few of the famous examples of the instant messenger.