WEBVTT - Just send a photo

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is to send a photo or video. We

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<v Speaker 1>have all heard that a picture is worth a thousand words,

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<v Speaker 1>so send a photo or video when sending a thousand

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<v Speaker 1>words would not be a good idea. From time to time,

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<v Speaker 1>many of us find ourselves typing away off and on

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<v Speaker 1>a phone, providing ridiculously complicated descriptions. Your roommate texts from

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<v Speaker 1>the grocery store to ask whether you have onions, and

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<v Speaker 1>you text back, cataloging the number and size of red,

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<v Speaker 1>yellow and white onions, shalots, and scallions. You happen to have.

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<v Speaker 1>A friend offers to bring flowers for a shower you

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<v Speaker 1>are co hosting at your house, and you right back

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<v Speaker 1>with a lengthy description of the size, shape and location

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<v Speaker 1>of the table that you'll put her centerpiece on. Or

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<v Speaker 1>maybe you'll be letting the plumber in to fix the leak.

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<v Speaker 1>But your partner is the one who has expertise on

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<v Speaker 1>plumbing and the actual problem at hand. He or she

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<v Speaker 1>sends you a note about it, and you try to

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<v Speaker 1>remember it to convey it to the plumber. But something

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<v Speaker 1>is likely to get lost in this process, so for

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<v Speaker 1>clearer messages, don't write more. Instead, just send a photo

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<v Speaker 1>or video. You can answer the question do we have

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<v Speaker 1>onions by snapping a picture of the bowl of onions

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<v Speaker 1>on your counter and texting it to your roommate. She

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<v Speaker 1>can see right away if you have enough to make

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<v Speaker 1>the half cup of diced onions she needs for the recipe.

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<v Speaker 1>Instead of describing where your friends floral arrangement will go,

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<v Speaker 1>you can send her a photo of the space. Have

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<v Speaker 1>your partner record a video demonstrating and narrating the problem

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<v Speaker 1>with your shower. When the handle goes this way, the

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<v Speaker 1>water seems to come out here. Your partner doesn't need

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<v Speaker 1>to text the plumber or you a lengthy description, and

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<v Speaker 1>you don't need to try to convey what your partner

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<v Speaker 1>is concerned about. Just greet the plumber, take him to

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<v Speaker 1>the bathroom, and play the video. The plumber can take

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<v Speaker 1>it from there. The fact that we can now do

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<v Speaker 1>this is really one of the reasons smartphones are so amazing.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, sure, you can watch a million videos on

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<v Speaker 1>how to contour your cheeks or something with your make up,

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<v Speaker 1>even though there is no reason to do this when

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<v Speaker 1>you are just going to the grocery store. And yet

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<v Speaker 1>most of us do not take a photo or video

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<v Speaker 1>of our fridge before going to the grocery store, so

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<v Speaker 1>we can see right away that the orange juice is low,

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<v Speaker 1>even if we didn't do a full inventory beforehand. Why not?

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know why we don't do this, but pictures

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<v Speaker 1>are a great way to show, not tell. And in

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<v Speaker 1>a situation shan where typing is awkward, which is true

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<v Speaker 1>on the little smartphone keyboards, and that's before we even

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<v Speaker 1>get to autocorrect woes, a picture or video is infinitely preferable.

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<v Speaker 1>You can communicate precisely and efficiently. A picture is worth

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<v Speaker 1>a thousand words, and nobody wants a thousand words on

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<v Speaker 1>most topics anyway. This script, for instance, is clocking in

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<v Speaker 1>that thunder six. In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks

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<v Speaker 1>for listening, and here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody,

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