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Speaker 1: Afternoons with Zweli on 947. Dropping all your favorite afternoon beats from 12 to 3.
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Speaker 2: I realized recently that I'm very particular about how people communicate with me. For instance, I hate random phone calls. Don't just call me. Unless you're calling me to tell me that you've got an opportunity and I can make money. And it mustn't be fake. But don't just call, SMS, send an email. I don't know, a voice note. It's just etiquette, I would say. Now, I've actually gone into trouble before because I've said that WhatsApp is not an effective way to communicate important things with me, particularly at work. And hey, I'll get into trouble or whatever. I stand by it. If it's really that important, don't send me on WhatsApp.
00:00:58
Speaker 1: Put me an email. Put me an email thread. You know, I don't know. Give me a call.
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Speaker 3: Something.
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Speaker 2: So that we know that this is a matter of urgency. Now, I see it's important for work these days. But the thing is, if you send me an email, I need to know where exactly I can find it.
00:01:17
Speaker 1: But everyone's different. Some people would rather call.
00:01:20
Speaker 2: Because they hate going back and forth over text. Some people communicate entirely through voice notes. And then there are those who send you 15 videos or reels or verses or whatever without actually asking how you are.
00:01:37
Speaker 1: Don't tell me about James chapter. What about when you have not asked, how are you doing today? You know what I mean? It's just, yeah. So I thought I'd.
00:01:45
Speaker 2: Come here today with my grievance and ask you, what type of communicator are you? And what communication habits do drive you absolutely crazy. So for instance, someone who's an email person will say that if it's important, put in an email.
00:02:07
Speaker 1: I need paper trails.
00:02:10
Speaker 2: The texter is always going to be on some, if my phone rings unexpectedly, I'm watching a drink.
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Speaker 1: And I'll send you a text afterwards.
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Speaker 2: While there's the caller who says, why are we texting about something that could be a two minute call? And then you also get those meetings where they say, can you see me for two minutes? And then we end up out there and it's an hour and you're like, you said two minutes. So I need to know what type of communicator.
00:02:31
Speaker 1: Are you this afternoon? It's very simple. Are you a texter? Do you email? Do you call a meeting?
00:02:37
Speaker 2: And which communication types can you absolutely not stand?
00:02:41
Speaker 1: As I said a little.
00:02:43
Speaker 2: Bit earlier on, I realized that I am very particular about how people communicate with me.
00:02:48
Speaker 1: Don't give me a phone call.
00:02:54
Speaker 2: I would like to assess what it is that you feel is so important that we need.
00:02:58
Speaker 1: To talk about today. So drop me a text. Hey, I'd like to chat about this. Okay, shut up. Amazing.
00:03:04
Speaker 2: Now I'll take the phone call, but just can you take a call very quickly?
00:03:10
Speaker 1: I'm so sorry. Computer says no. No, it's not going to happen. It's not going to happen.
00:03:17
Speaker 2: Now I want to find out what type of communicator are you? And looking at our WhatsApp hotline, a bunch of messages coming in.
00:03:25
Speaker 1: I've got Gabelo who says, really, I'm the complete opposite of you. Call me.
00:03:30
Speaker 2: I cannot spend 45 minutes going back and forth on WhatsApp for something we could sort out in three minutes. What about the paper trail, Gabel? What happens to that? Now you say, I have never heard this in my life. How can I come back and say that? How?
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Speaker 1: But he's lying. He did say this. No, no, no, no, no, no.
00:03:48
Speaker 2: Must be down in writing. I'm that guy, put everything down in writing. Another one, if it's work-related, I'm with you.
00:03:55
Speaker 1: Email me.
00:03:56
Speaker 2: Do not send me an important instruction between memes, happy birthday messages on WhatsApp, and expect me to remember it because that responsibility now lies on you. That's from Residi Sitwe, by the way. Another one, my biggest enemy is the person who texts, Hi, Naledi. And then nothing else. Now I must say, Hi. and ready to find out why you've come here. State your business, state your case. My day doesn't revolve around you.
00:04:26
Speaker 1: What type of communicator are you?
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Speaker 3: Hey, Zwery, from which group did that person send you that.
00:04:34
Speaker 1: Scripture from the book of James? I mean, from all the places.
00:04:37
Speaker 3: You went from the book of James? Ah, you started the day on a good note, eh? Yeah, but for me, Zwery, I hate WhatsApp calls. I hate WhatsApp calls. I hate them and I hate them. I'm honest with you. If it's a WhatsApp call, I won't pick up. I'll even look at it and just lock my screen.
00:04:51
Speaker 1: No way. I hate WhatsApp calls, really. I love a voice note.
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Speaker 4: It's just so easy and simple and you don't have to worry about.
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Speaker 1: Typing things forever.
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Speaker 4: But I know there's a lot of people that hate voice notes, but I think they're great.
00:05:06
Speaker 5: I work in corporate, so there's quite a few things that I hate about the communication etiquette there. One is I go over email or Teams. Hi, Israeli. Da-da-da-da-da.
00:05:17
Speaker 1: Regards.
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Speaker 5: Senior management and other people that I think are too important, they will go, They'll just respond to the body. And that's okay, but where's the etiquette?
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Speaker 3: Why not?
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Speaker 5: So a lot of them will just respond.
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Speaker 1: To the body.
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Speaker 5: Or a lot of them, which irks me the most, I said hi's really. When you respond to me, you say hi as well.
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Speaker 1: You don't just say hi.
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Speaker 5: Another one I hate over what that is, I'd send one or two voice notes that are pecked. and you want to call me back about the same voice notes that I sent you, no, go back and listen to them. I've given you context. I'd rather you call me about something else, not what I said in the voice notes. No, I'm not doing it.
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Speaker 4: No!
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Speaker 2: But if you send me a voice note that's like four minutes long, my man, am I not allowed to call you back and say, my brother, what were you saying over there?
00:06:14
Speaker 1: Because I don't have time to listen to everything. Summarize it for me in like a minute. I don't know. I hate long voice notes, but my friends always send them.
00:06:22
Speaker 2: I've got a friend who can send you a voice note that's literally like 35 minutes long, and I'm not even kidding. Can you deal with a 45-minute long voice note? What type of communicator are you?
00:06:34
Speaker 1: Because.
00:06:36
Speaker 2: People's communication habits drive us absolutely crazy. Some people would rather call because they don't like going back and forth. Others will send a voice note for like 25 minutes and you're like, when should I find the time to listen to this? And others will just send 20 million texts. Then you must go through all of them and reply and are we not adults?
00:06:56
Speaker 1: Are we not grown?
00:06:57
Speaker 2: Is it not enough that I've got to try and figure out if I've got tea for tomorrow?
00:07:04
Speaker 1: Anyway, Here's what you said about your communication skills. Hello, Zogi.
00:07:10
Speaker 3: Hello.
00:07:11
Speaker 5: So, unless you tell me that you'd like to call me, please don't call me.
00:07:15
Speaker 1: Like, why are you calling me?
00:07:16
Speaker 4: Text me.
00:07:17
Speaker 1: Say, hi, I need this and that and that and that by this time.
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Speaker 5: Yes.
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Speaker 1: Thank you.
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Speaker 2: And we're done.
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Speaker 1: Don't text me hi.
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Speaker 5: Why?
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Speaker 1: Why?
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Speaker 4: I'm just going to critique you.
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Speaker 3: And then I'm not going to react.
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Speaker 5: I'm not going to say anything.
00:07:31
Speaker 1: I'm just going to watch it. Leave you alone.
00:07:34
Speaker 3: Okay, thank you.
00:07:34
Speaker 2: Bye. Bye.
00:07:54
Speaker 1: Whatever small and young things, you can go to WhatsApp. Yes, send a WhatsApp.
00:07:59
Speaker 3: But now, just don't call me out of the blue to ask me where I am. And that's unnecessary.
00:08:08
Speaker 1: It's not an emergency.
00:08:10
Speaker 5: The moment I see a call, automatically I think it's an emergency.
00:08:14
Speaker 1: Exactly.
00:08:15
Speaker 4: For me, please don't call me unless you require an urgent response. Don't call me. Text me.
00:08:21
Speaker 1: I'll get to you.
00:08:22
Speaker 4: I'll call you. My phone is always off. I switch it on when I want to call you. I'll call you and send me a voice note. Don't type a lot of things. I don't like novels. Send a voice note. I'll respond. But as for calls, I'll call you. And when I call you, it means it's urgent. But you can't get hold of me. I want to get hold of you. Selfish, but that's me.
00:08:41
Speaker 1: This is so hilarious. Everyone's like, don't call me, don't call me. And my mom always says.
00:08:45
Speaker 2: That this generation sucks because we only could call.
00:08:47
Speaker 1: There was no messages.
Speaker 1: Afternoons with Zweli on 947. Dropping all your favorite afternoon beats from 12 to 3.
00:00:08
Speaker 2: I realized recently that I'm very particular about how people communicate with me. For instance, I hate random phone calls. Don't just call me. Unless you're calling me to tell me that you've got an opportunity and I can make money. And it mustn't be fake. But don't just call, SMS, send an email. I don't know, a voice note. It's just etiquette, I would say. Now, I've actually gone into trouble before because I've said that WhatsApp is not an effective way to communicate important things with me, particularly at work. And hey, I'll get into trouble or whatever. I stand by it. If it's really that important, don't send me on WhatsApp.
00:00:58
Speaker 1: Put me an email. Put me an email thread. You know, I don't know. Give me a call.
00:01:03
Speaker 3: Something.
00:01:03
Speaker 2: So that we know that this is a matter of urgency. Now, I see it's important for work these days. But the thing is, if you send me an email, I need to know where exactly I can find it.
00:01:17
Speaker 1: But everyone's different. Some people would rather call.
00:01:20
Speaker 2: Because they hate going back and forth over text. Some people communicate entirely through voice notes. And then there are those who send you 15 videos or reels or verses or whatever without actually asking how you are.
00:01:37
Speaker 1: Don't tell me about James chapter. What about when you have not asked, how are you doing today? You know what I mean? It's just, yeah. So I thought I'd.
00:01:45
Speaker 2: Come here today with my grievance and ask you, what type of communicator are you? And what communication habits do drive you absolutely crazy. So for instance, someone who's an email person will say that if it's important, put in an email.
00:02:07
Speaker 1: I need paper trails.
00:02:10
Speaker 2: The texter is always going to be on some, if my phone rings unexpectedly, I'm watching a drink.
00:02:15
Speaker 1: And I'll send you a text afterwards.
00:02:17
Speaker 2: While there's the caller who says, why are we texting about something that could be a two minute call? And then you also get those meetings where they say, can you see me for two minutes? And then we end up out there and it's an hour and you're like, you said two minutes. So I need to know what type of communicator.
00:02:31
Speaker 1: Are you this afternoon? It's very simple. Are you a texter? Do you email? Do you call a meeting?
00:02:37
Speaker 2: And which communication types can you absolutely not stand?
00:02:41
Speaker 1: As I said a little.
00:02:43
Speaker 2: Bit earlier on, I realized that I am very particular about how people communicate with me.
00:02:48
Speaker 1: Don't give me a phone call.
00:02:54
Speaker 2: I would like to assess what it is that you feel is so important that we need.
00:02:58
Speaker 1: To talk about today. So drop me a text. Hey, I'd like to chat about this. Okay, shut up. Amazing.
00:03:04
Speaker 2: Now I'll take the phone call, but just can you take a call very quickly?
00:03:10
Speaker 1: I'm so sorry. Computer says no. No, it's not going to happen. It's not going to happen.
00:03:17
Speaker 2: Now I want to find out what type of communicator are you? And looking at our WhatsApp hotline, a bunch of messages coming in.
00:03:25
Speaker 1: I've got Gabelo who says, really, I'm the complete opposite of you. Call me.
00:03:30
Speaker 2: I cannot spend 45 minutes going back and forth on WhatsApp for something we could sort out in three minutes. What about the paper trail, Gabel? What happens to that? Now you say, I have never heard this in my life. How can I come back and say that? How?
00:03:45
Speaker 1: But he's lying. He did say this. No, no, no, no, no, no.
00:03:48
Speaker 2: Must be down in writing. I'm that guy, put everything down in writing. Another one, if it's work-related, I'm with you.
00:03:55
Speaker 1: Email me.
00:03:56
Speaker 2: Do not send me an important instruction between memes, happy birthday messages on WhatsApp, and expect me to remember it because that responsibility now lies on you. That's from Residi Sitwe, by the way. Another one, my biggest enemy is the person who texts, Hi, Naledi. And then nothing else. Now I must say, Hi. and ready to find out why you've come here. State your business, state your case. My day doesn't revolve around you.
00:04:26
Speaker 1: What type of communicator are you?
00:04:30
Speaker 3: Hey, Zwery, from which group did that person send you that.
00:04:34
Speaker 1: Scripture from the book of James? I mean, from all the places.
00:04:37
Speaker 3: You went from the book of James? Ah, you started the day on a good note, eh? Yeah, but for me, Zwery, I hate WhatsApp calls. I hate WhatsApp calls. I hate them and I hate them. I'm honest with you. If it's a WhatsApp call, I won't pick up. I'll even look at it and just lock my screen.
00:04:51
Speaker 1: No way. I hate WhatsApp calls, really. I love a voice note.
00:04:56
Speaker 4: It's just so easy and simple and you don't have to worry about.
00:05:00
Speaker 1: Typing things forever.
00:05:02
Speaker 4: But I know there's a lot of people that hate voice notes, but I think they're great.
00:05:06
Speaker 5: I work in corporate, so there's quite a few things that I hate about the communication etiquette there. One is I go over email or Teams. Hi, Israeli. Da-da-da-da-da.
00:05:17
Speaker 1: Regards.
00:05:18
Speaker 5: Senior management and other people that I think are too important, they will go, They'll just respond to the body. And that's okay, but where's the etiquette?
00:05:28
Speaker 3: Why not?
00:05:28
Speaker 5: So a lot of them will just respond.
00:05:32
Speaker 1: To the body.
00:05:34
Speaker 5: Or a lot of them, which irks me the most, I said hi's really. When you respond to me, you say hi as well.
00:05:41
Speaker 1: You don't just say hi.
00:05:43
Speaker 5: Another one I hate over what that is, I'd send one or two voice notes that are pecked. and you want to call me back about the same voice notes that I sent you, no, go back and listen to them. I've given you context. I'd rather you call me about something else, not what I said in the voice notes. No, I'm not doing it.
00:06:04
Speaker 4: No!
00:06:07
Speaker 2: But if you send me a voice note that's like four minutes long, my man, am I not allowed to call you back and say, my brother, what were you saying over there?
00:06:14
Speaker 1: Because I don't have time to listen to everything. Summarize it for me in like a minute. I don't know. I hate long voice notes, but my friends always send them.
00:06:22
Speaker 2: I've got a friend who can send you a voice note that's literally like 35 minutes long, and I'm not even kidding. Can you deal with a 45-minute long voice note? What type of communicator are you?
00:06:34
Speaker 1: Because.
00:06:36
Speaker 2: People's communication habits drive us absolutely crazy. Some people would rather call because they don't like going back and forth. Others will send a voice note for like 25 minutes and you're like, when should I find the time to listen to this? And others will just send 20 million texts. Then you must go through all of them and reply and are we not adults?
00:06:56
Speaker 1: Are we not grown?
00:06:57
Speaker 2: Is it not enough that I've got to try and figure out if I've got tea for tomorrow?
00:07:04
Speaker 1: Anyway, Here's what you said about your communication skills. Hello, Zogi.
00:07:10
Speaker 3: Hello.
00:07:11
Speaker 5: So, unless you tell me that you'd like to call me, please don't call me.
00:07:15
Speaker 1: Like, why are you calling me?
00:07:16
Speaker 4: Text me.
00:07:17
Speaker 1: Say, hi, I need this and that and that and that by this time.
00:07:21
Speaker 5: Yes.
00:07:22
Speaker 1: Thank you.
00:07:23
Speaker 2: And we're done.
00:07:24
Speaker 1: Don't text me hi.
00:07:25
Speaker 5: Why?
00:07:26
Speaker 1: Why?
00:07:26
Speaker 4: I'm just going to critique you.
00:07:29
Speaker 3: And then I'm not going to react.
00:07:30
Speaker 5: I'm not going to say anything.
00:07:31
Speaker 1: I'm just going to watch it. Leave you alone.
00:07:34
Speaker 3: Okay, thank you.
00:07:34
Speaker 2: Bye. Bye.
00:07:54
Speaker 1: Whatever small and young things, you can go to WhatsApp. Yes, send a WhatsApp.
00:07:59
Speaker 3: But now, just don't call me out of the blue to ask me where I am. And that's unnecessary.
00:08:08
Speaker 1: It's not an emergency.
00:08:10
Speaker 5: The moment I see a call, automatically I think it's an emergency.
00:08:14
Speaker 1: Exactly.
00:08:15
Speaker 4: For me, please don't call me unless you require an urgent response. Don't call me. Text me.
00:08:21
Speaker 1: I'll get to you.
00:08:22
Speaker 4: I'll call you. My phone is always off. I switch it on when I want to call you. I'll call you and send me a voice note. Don't type a lot of things. I don't like novels. Send a voice note. I'll respond. But as for calls, I'll call you. And when I call you, it means it's urgent. But you can't get hold of me. I want to get hold of you. Selfish, but that's me.
00:08:41
Speaker 1: This is so hilarious. Everyone's like, don't call me, don't call me. And my mom always says.
00:08:45
Speaker 2: That this generation sucks because we only could call.
00:08:47
Speaker 1: There was no messages.
