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Will We Still Be Speaking to Each Other Tomorrow? | Aurelie Gaussorgues | TEDxAshburyCollege


as project manager I’m leading teams

as project manager I’m leading teams towards different objectives and we are

towards different objectives and we are

towards different objectives and we are leading them towards scope time budget

leading them towards scope time budget

leading them towards scope time budget and quality and 90% of my job is

and quality and 90% of my job is

and quality and 90% of my job is communication and the world has changed

communication and the world has changed

communication and the world has changed really a lot compared to its say when I

really a lot compared to its say when I

really a lot compared to its say when I started 20 years ago and so that that

started 20 years ago and so that that

started 20 years ago and so that that what I would like to share with you

what I would like to share with you

what I would like to share with you tomorrow if maybe I can go to the next

tomorrow if maybe I can go to the next

tomorrow if maybe I can go to the next slide maybe doesn’t matter okay so 20

slide maybe doesn’t matter okay so 20

slide maybe doesn’t matter okay so 20 years ago when when I started to join

years ago when when I started to join

years ago when when I started to join the company it’s hard to believe for

the company it’s hard to believe for

the company it’s hard to believe for most of you in the room but maybe we

most of you in the room but maybe we

most of you in the room but maybe we have voice so we had fallen with wire

have voice so we had fallen with wire

have voice so we had fallen with wire and that was the main main tools that we

and that was the main main tools that we

and that was the main main tools that we were able to use and we also had paper

were able to use and we also had paper

were able to use and we also had paper so we could send reports and of course

so we could send reports and of course

so we could send reports and of course in your life you had books and a

in your life you had books and a

in your life you had books and a newspaper and nowadays the things have

newspaper and nowadays the things have

newspaper and nowadays the things have changed dramatically as you know we can

changed dramatically as you know we can

changed dramatically as you know we can use instant messaging we can we can text

use instant messaging we can we can text

use instant messaging we can we can text we can use internet we have social media

we can use internet we have social media

we can use internet we have social media we have the web we can do video

we have the web we can do video

we have the web we can do video conference and might be questioned for

conference and might be questioned for

conference and might be questioned for for you to share today is we will still

for you to share today is we will still

for you to share today is we will still be speaking to each other through all

be speaking to each other through all

be speaking to each other through all and basically what are the challenges

and basically what are the challenges

and basically what are the challenges what are the opportunities that bring

what are the opportunities that bring

what are the opportunities that bring all those new forms of communication

all those new forms of communication

all those new forms of communication that are available on today and I will

that are available on today and I will

that are available on today and I will explore three area of communication

explore three area of communication

explore three area of communication management

management

management the first one is content management so

the first one is content management so

the first one is content management so again I will go back in time 20 years

again I will go back in time 20 years

again I will go back in time 20 years ago as a project manager what will be

ago as a project manager what will be

ago as a project manager what will be the meeting looks like basically we were

the meeting looks like basically we were

the meeting looks like basically we were some people in the meeting room maybe we

some people in the meeting room maybe we

some people in the meeting room maybe we had someone over the phone and the

had someone over the phone and the

had someone over the phone and the meeting would take place we would share

meeting would take place we would share

meeting would take place we would share that use of

that use of

that use of of the project we would share the next

of the project we would share the next

of the project we would share the next steps and then I would go back to my

steps and then I would go back to my

steps and then I would go back to my office I would write a report I would

office I would write a report I would

office I would write a report I would print the report and the report will be

print the report and the report will be

print the report and the report will be report will be made to the people that

report will be made to the people that

report will be made to the people that attending the meeting of some of the

attending the meeting of some of the

attending the meeting of some of the other people that needed to be informed

other people that needed to be informed

other people that needed to be informed and that took about around 2 days and

and that took about around 2 days and

and that took about around 2 days and then okay a week pass and then we met

then okay a week pass and then we met

then okay a week pass and then we met again and so on nowadays it’s nothing

again and so on nowadays it’s nothing

again and so on nowadays it’s nothing like that nowadays I’m in the meeting

like that nowadays I’m in the meeting

like that nowadays I’m in the meeting room and then over the phone we have a

room and then over the phone we have a

room and then over the phone we have a video conference and I have colleagues

video conference and I have colleagues

video conference and I have colleagues that are in Finland in France in the US

that are in Finland in France in the US

that are in Finland in France in the US and I mean yet you know with a team of

and I mean yet you know with a team of

and I mean yet you know with a team of people and the same the meeting is not

people and the same the meeting is not

people and the same the meeting is not only about speaking even so we are

only about speaking even so we are

only about speaking even so we are speaking most of the path but I’m able

speaking most of the path but I’m able

speaking most of the path but I’m able to share my screen we go to share

to share my screen we go to share

to share my screen we go to share information someone have something to

information someone have something to

information someone have something to share we can we can you can can share

share we can we can you can can share

share we can we can you can can share what is on this computer and then when

what is on this computer and then when

what is on this computer and then when the meeting is over I just read my notes

the meeting is over I just read my notes

the meeting is over I just read my notes again 5-10 minutes and then that’s done

again 5-10 minutes and then that’s done

again 5-10 minutes and then that’s done everyone has the meeting minutes in

everyone has the meeting minutes in

everyone has the meeting minutes in their email so much faster

their email so much faster

their email so much faster a lot of more interaction and then we

a lot of more interaction and then we

a lot of more interaction and then we can communicate with experts that are

can communicate with experts that are

can communicate with experts that are all over the world and again during the

all over the world and again during the

all over the world and again during the week nothing to do with what it was

week nothing to do with what it was

week nothing to do with what it was before during the week few hours after

before during the week few hours after

before during the week few hours after the meeting people we start to interact

the meeting people we start to interact

the meeting people we start to interact we start to provide statutes about what

we start to provide statutes about what

we start to provide statutes about what has been going on since the last two or

has been going on since the last two or

has been going on since the last two or three hours and so on until the next

three hours and so on until the next

three hours and so on until the next week and we would have been able to go

week and we would have been able to go

week and we would have been able to go deeper and deeper into what’s going on

deeper and deeper into what’s going on

deeper and deeper into what’s going on so at first you would say that this is

so at first you would say that this is

so at first you would say that this is something wonderful and it is it will oh

something wonderful and it is it will oh

something wonderful and it is it will oh now to be project with experts which are

now to be project with experts which are

now to be project with experts which are as I say all over the world and we are

as I say all over the world and we are

as I say all over the world and we are able to share much more than just

able to share much more than just

able to share much more than just something by speaking so we go much much

something by speaking so we go much much

something by speaking so we go much much faster

faster

faster however the analyst is upfront that I

however the analyst is upfront that I

however the analyst is upfront that I would say we had to do it was a month

would say we had to do it was a month

would say we had to do it was a month before because we were really not

before because we were really not

before because we were really not to talk to each other during the week or

to talk to each other during the week or

to talk to each other during the week or at least share a lot during the week so

at least share a lot during the week so

at least share a lot during the week so we would really analyze them salt we

we would really analyze them salt we

we would really analyze them salt we would prepare much better and there will

would prepare much better and there will

would prepare much better and there will be less rework so nowadays something

be less rework so nowadays something

be less rework so nowadays something that is an interactive process that is

that is an interactive process that is

that is an interactive process that is of course about that is very interesting

of course about that is very interesting

of course about that is very interesting and allows to put to go faster

and allows to put to go faster

and allows to put to go faster it’s also sometimes slow as done because

it’s also sometimes slow as done because

it’s also sometimes slow as done because people know prepare less and then we

people know prepare less and then we

people know prepare less and then we interact we rework we change our mind

interact we rework we change our mind

interact we rework we change our mind many times so I think that part of the

many times so I think that part of the

many times so I think that part of the communication and the fact that now we

communication and the fact that now we

communication and the fact that now we have multiple possible interaction led

have multiple possible interaction led

have multiple possible interaction led us into it’s a less content and

us into it’s a less content and

us into it’s a less content and preparation so that’s something that I

preparation so that’s something that I

preparation so that’s something that I will has to bring on the table and

will has to bring on the table and

will has to bring on the table and explore about how those means of

explore about how those means of

explore about how those means of communication new form of communication

communication new form of communication

communication new form of communication has changed the way we are working so

has changed the way we are working so

has changed the way we are working so content management is the first one the

content management is the first one the

content management is the first one the second one is what we call stakeholders

second one is what we call stakeholders

second one is what we call stakeholders management so stakeholders management in

management so stakeholders management in

management so stakeholders management in CERN it’s the notion of all the people

CERN it’s the notion of all the people

CERN it’s the notion of all the people that interact in a project of course

that interact in a project of course

that interact in a project of course they are the team members of the project

they are the team members of the project

they are the team members of the project they are their leaders the manager

they are their leaders the manager

they are their leaders the manager around them they are the customer that

around them they are the customer that

around them they are the customer that we deliver the product or the teacher

we deliver the product or the teacher

we deliver the product or the teacher that you will deliver the project but

that you will deliver the project but

that you will deliver the project but they are also much more than that they

they are also much more than that they

they are also much more than that they are people that could interact whether

are people that could interact whether

are people that could interact whether you like it or you don’t like it and I

you like it or you don’t like it and I

you like it or you don’t like it and I like to take one example which is even

like to take one example which is even

like to take one example which is even older than 20 years because that’s a

older than 20 years because that’s a

older than 20 years because that’s a fairy tale that is 400 years old and

fairy tale that is 400 years old and

fairy tale that is 400 years old and that’s a Sleeping Beauty so if you

that’s a Sleeping Beauty so if you

that’s a Sleeping Beauty so if you remember Sleeping Beauty so what’s going

remember Sleeping Beauty so what’s going

remember Sleeping Beauty so what’s going on you have this Queen and the king and

on you have this Queen and the king and

on you have this Queen and the king and they are very happy they have a new baby

they are very happy they have a new baby

they are very happy they have a new baby girl and they are so excited they are

girl and they are so excited they are

girl and they are so excited they are having a battle and they invite

having a battle and they invite

having a battle and they invite different fairies and all the fairies

different fairies and all the fairies

different fairies and all the fairies come came the one that they invited and

come came the one that they invited and

come came the one that they invited and they start to provide you know

they start to provide you know

they start to provide you know good spell beauty kindness intelligence

good spell beauty kindness intelligence

good spell beauty kindness intelligence but then suddenly everyone fairy

but then suddenly everyone fairy

but then suddenly everyone fairy originally but that that was not invited

originally but that that was not invited

originally but that that was not invited she came and of course because she is

she came and of course because she is

she came and of course because she is upset she hasn’t been invited they

upset she hasn’t been invited they

upset she hasn’t been invited they everybody thought that she was dead

everybody thought that she was dead

everybody thought that she was dead and she was not and then she cast his

and she was not and then she cast his

and she was not and then she cast his evil spell that the girl would die okay

evil spell that the girl would die okay

evil spell that the girl would die okay that was a mitigation actually she was

that was a mitigation actually she was

that was a mitigation actually she was only sleeping why I think this is

only sleeping why I think this is

only sleeping why I think this is something very interesting fairy tale

something very interesting fairy tale

something very interesting fairy tale that we could use nowadays that we have

that we could use nowadays that we have

that we could use nowadays that we have to think when we communicate when we

to think when we communicate when we

to think when we communicate when we prepare something not only about the

prepare something not only about the

prepare something not only about the people we know and we want to address

people we know and we want to address

people we know and we want to address but all the people that will be impacted

but all the people that will be impacted

but all the people that will be impacted and if we think about using voice

and if we think about using voice

and if we think about using voice communication and communicate that’s a

communication and communicate that’s a

communication and communicate that’s a little bit easier to manage because it

little bit easier to manage because it

little bit easier to manage because it means you have people in front of you

means you have people in front of you

means you have people in front of you you can come you communicate with them

you can come you communicate with them

you can come you communicate with them you know where they where they are you

you know where they where they are you

you know where they where they are you know who they are but with the new forms

know who they are but with the new forms

know who they are but with the new forms of communication especially if you think

of communication especially if you think

of communication especially if you think about social media or the web you have

about social media or the web you have

about social media or the web you have many stakeholder that you don’t know and

many stakeholder that you don’t know and

many stakeholder that you don’t know and they are not always friendly and also

they are not always friendly and also

they are not always friendly and also you could without thinking about about

you could without thinking about about

you could without thinking about about it you could do something that is

it you could do something that is

it you could do something that is against what they believe and and you

against what they believe and and you

against what they believe and and you have to think about about that when you

have to think about about that when you

have to think about about that when you when you communicate so all your

when you communicate so all your

when you communicate so all your stakeholders the one you know and the

stakeholders the one you know and the

stakeholders the one you know and the one who don’t know and especially when

one who don’t know and especially when

one who don’t know and especially when you are not using again your voice

you are not using again your voice

you are not using again your voice because when you are the one in front of

because when you are the one in front of

because when you are the one in front of you are even an audience you can feel

you are even an audience you can feel

you are even an audience you can feel you know what’s going on you can see the

you know what’s going on you can see the

you know what’s going on you can see the emotion of the person when you use non

emotion of the person when you use non

emotion of the person when you use non voice communication if you send

voice communication if you send

voice communication if you send information through social media or

information through social media or

information through social media or Internet you don’t know as easily other

Internet you don’t know as easily other

Internet you don’t know as easily other the feedback and what they will feel

the feedback and what they will feel

the feedback and what they will feel about what what you are

about what what you are

about what what you are what you are saying or what you are

what you are saying or what you are

what you are saying or what you are communicating so think about the

communicating so think about the

communicating so think about the influence of the receiver think about

influence of the receiver think about

influence of the receiver think about the emotion that they might feel about

the emotion that they might feel about

the emotion that they might feel about your communication and especially again

your communication and especially again

your communication and especially again when you don’t use your voice ok the

when you don’t use your voice ok the

when you don’t use your voice ok the last point that an object were to

last point that an object were to

last point that an object were to address about how there are

address about how there are

address about how there are opportunities but challenges in the way

opportunities but challenges in the way

opportunities but challenges in the way communication has changed is about the

communication has changed is about the

communication has changed is about the volume of information ok that’s an

volume of information ok that’s an

volume of information ok that’s an obvious things that we all know we have

obvious things that we all know we have

obvious things that we all know we have a lot of more information that we could

a lot of more information that we could

a lot of more information that we could address or we could access so because of

address or we could access so because of

address or we could access so because of internet because over all of the social

internet because over all of the social

internet because over all of the social media and so on and the same in the

media and so on and the same in the

media and so on and the same in the professional environment we have much

professional environment we have much

professional environment we have much more information that we can use so one

more information that we can use so one

more information that we can use so one one way to manage all those source of

one way to manage all those source of

one way to manage all those source of information it’s it’s basically time so

information it’s it’s basically time so

information it’s it’s basically time so think about you know the time during the

think about you know the time during the

think about you know the time during the day during the week that you want to

day during the week that you want to

day during the week that you want to dedicate to a certain form of

dedicate to a certain form of

dedicate to a certain form of communication the internet and so on and

communication the internet and so on and

communication the internet and so on and dedicate those time and that’s something

dedicate those time and that’s something

dedicate those time and that’s something we see the same at work we we have a lot

we see the same at work we we have a lot

we see the same at work we we have a lot of interruption because of the mobile

of interruption because of the mobile

of interruption because of the mobile phone because of email because of the

phone because of email because of the

phone because of email because of the instant messaging and if we don’t know

instant messaging and if we don’t know

instant messaging and if we don’t know people make a strategy about how we

people make a strategy about how we

people make a strategy about how we manage miscommunication how we filter

manage miscommunication how we filter

manage miscommunication how we filter the communication that’s not something

the communication that’s not something

the communication that’s not something that is necessarily going to the right

that is necessarily going to the right

that is necessarily going to the right direction so make your content selection

direction so make your content selection

direction so make your content selection in time and as well as in the type of

in time and as well as in the type of

in time and as well as in the type of information so basically that’s

information so basically that’s

information so basically that’s something very obvious if you have a

something very obvious if you have a

something very obvious if you have a deadline you need to focus on this

deadline you need to focus on this

deadline you need to focus on this deadline now with all the new forms of

deadline now with all the new forms of

deadline now with all the new forms of communication we have a lot of

communication we have a lot of

communication we have a lot of interruption and that’s much more

interruption and that’s much more

interruption and that’s much more difficult to do and if I go back to my

difficult to do and if I go back to my

difficult to do and if I go back to my question which is who will still be

question which is who will still be

question which is who will still be speaking to each other or definitely we

speaking to each other or definitely we

speaking to each other or definitely we will because all the interaction

will because all the interaction

will because all the interaction come true human interaction that comes

come true human interaction that comes

come true human interaction that comes through the voice but we are doing much

through the voice but we are doing much

through the voice but we are doing much more and if we want to keep the same

more and if we want to keep the same

more and if we want to keep the same value of the communication that is brain

value of the communication that is brain

value of the communication that is brain by in the human interaction we have to

by in the human interaction we have to

by in the human interaction we have to think about taking the time and making

think about taking the time and making

think about taking the time and making this content selection that that will

this content selection that that will

this content selection that that will allow us still communicate better but

allow us still communicate better but

allow us still communicate better but differently that we use to communicate

differently that we use to communicate

differently that we use to communicate 20 years ago with all those means of

20 years ago with all those means of

20 years ago with all those means of communication so as a conclusion

communication so as a conclusion

communication so as a conclusion definitely voice is still there but we

definitely voice is still there but we

definitely voice is still there but we have much more than voice so this is we

have much more than voice so this is we

have much more than voice so this is we have some that we know and the one that

have some that we know and the one that

have some that we know and the one that I have already mentioned but we have

I have already mentioned but we have

I have already mentioned but we have much more to come we have sensor data

much more to come we have sensor data

much more to come we have sensor data coming around us we have virtual video

coming around us we have virtual video

coming around us we have virtual video and they are some technology that we

and they are some technology that we

and they are some technology that we haven’t even think about and that the

haven’t even think about and that the

haven’t even think about and that the definitive view is impact the way that

definitive view is impact the way that

definitive view is impact the way that we will communicate within each other

we will communicate within each other

we will communicate within each other I still think that voice will we take a

I still think that voice will we take a

I still think that voice will we take a limited part of that communication

limited part of that communication

limited part of that communication however we need to manage our content we

however we need to manage our content we

however we need to manage our content we need to manage the stakeholders who are

need to manage the stakeholders who are

need to manage the stakeholders who are the audience and we need to manage the

the audience and we need to manage the

the audience and we need to manage the information that at the time that we are

information that at the time that we are

information that at the time that we are spending with with all those forms of

spending with with all those forms of

spending with with all those forms of communication so as a conclusion manage

communication so as a conclusion manage

communication so as a conclusion manage your communication and take advantage of

your communication and take advantage of

your communication and take advantage of opportunity opportunities of all of

opportunity opportunities of all of

opportunity opportunities of all of those new means of communication

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