5 Reasons to get off your email and pick up the phone:

Faster – Nothing beats the speed of answers right away.

Learning – You can’t ask questions over email the same way you can over the phone.

More Human – Build rapport with people. People respect and trust those who are willing to give them a call.

Less Contention – People are far more combative over email than over the phone.

Fun – It is far easier to blur the professional boundaries and have fun in an interaction.

With text, email, and social media direct messaging, speaking to people is increasingly rare. Just having the courage to pick up the phone and call someone immediately put you in the top 5% of people.PS. If the phone is 5x more effective than email, in person is 25x more effective; however factoring in drive time, the phone is the #1 tool for getting things done for most professionals.

PS. If the phone is 5x more effective than email, in person is 25x more effective; however factoring in drive time, the phone is the #1 tool for getting things done for most professionals.