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We've poured tons of resources into computers & the internet, but haven't seen much in the way of returns. Maybe it's because they foster bad communication habits.
# Links for the Curious
A comparative analysis of communication patterns within effective and ineffective decision‐making groups (Hirokawa, R. Y., 1980) - tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03637758009376040
A Modest Proposal: Eliminate Email (Newport, C., 2016) - web.archive.org/web/20221003005303/https://hbr.org/2016/02/a-modest-proposal-eliminate-email
Additive Growth (Philippon, T.) - nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w29950/w29950.pdf
Analyzing Revision (Faigley, L. & Witte, S., 1981) - publicationsncte.org/content/journals/10.58680/ccc198115887
Careless Speech: Conceptualizing Post-Truth Politics1 (Hyvönen, A.-E., 2018) - journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2336825X1802600303
Caring for Clarity in Knowledge Communication (Bischof, N. & Eppler, M. J., 2011)
Communication Overload in Hospitals: Exploring Organizational Safety Communication, Worker Job Attitudes, and Communication Efficacy (Barrett, A. K., Ford, J. & Zhu, Y., 2023) - tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10410236.2022.2129313
CRISIS COMMUNICATION EFFECTIVENESS IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT: CASE STUDIES AND LESSONS (Akbar, S., Ekasari, S. & Asy’ari, F., 2025)
Disciplining the Gramophone, Radio, Telephone, and Television (Arnheim, R., 2009) - https://muse.jhu.edu/article/265610
Effects of planning strategies on writing dynamics and final texts (Limpo, T. & Alves, R. A., 2018) - linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0001691818300672
Effects of Quality and Quantity of Information on Decision Effectiveness (Keller, K. L. & Staelin, R., 1987) - academic.oup.com/jcr/article-lookup/doi/10.1086/209106
Emergency communication: the discursive challenges facing emergency clinicians and patients in hospital emergency departments (Slade, D. et al., 2008) - journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1750481308091910
Fire Management Today (Vilsack, T. et al., 2010)
FIREFIGHTER SAFETY AND RADIO COMMUNICATION (Varone, C., 2012)
Group Communication and Problem-Solving Effectiveness: An Investigation of Group Phases (Hirokawa, R. Y., 1983) - doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2958.1983.tb00700.x
How to Organize a Meeting (And Stay Sane), Pt. 1 It Could Happen Here (Killjoy, M., 2025) - iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/episode/how-to-organize-a-meeting-and-stay-sane-pt-1-283234694
Information quantity and communication effectiveness: Low‐impact messages on wilderness trailside bulletin boards (Cole, D. N., Hammond, T. P. & McCool, S. F., 1997) - tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01490409709512239
LESS IS MORE: ONE LAW CLERK’S CASE AGAINST LENGTHY JUDICIAL OPINIONS (Burton, L., 2021)
Private e-mail requests and the diffusion of responsibility (Barron, G. & Yechiam, E., 2002) - sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563202000079
Reconceptualizing Communication Overload and Building a Theoretical Foundation: Communication Overload (Stephens, K. K. et al., 2017) - academic.oup.com/ct/article/27/3/269-289/4651866
Should I send this message? Understanding the impact of interruptions, social hierarchy and perceived task complexity on user performance and perceived workload (Gupta, A., Li, H. & Sharda, R., 2013) - linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0167923613000055
Simple rules for concise scientific writing (Hotaling, S., 2020) - aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/lol2.10165
The Braindead Megaphone (Saunders, G., 2007)
The problem of information overload in business organisations: a review of the literature (Edmunds, A. & Morris, A., 2000) - linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0268401299000511
The Productivity Paradox of the New Digital Economy (van Ark, B., 2016)
The Role of a Training Intervention in Reducing Email Overload and Improving Productivity. (Campbell, K. M. & Milner, P. K., 2017)
Troubles with information overload—Moving from quantity to quality in information provision (Simpson, C. W. & Prusak, L., 1995) - linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/0268401295000459
USFA-TR-099 - Improving Firefighter Communications (Department of Homeland Security, 1999) -
Virtues and Vices of Omission (Hirst, R., 2007) -
Wayback Machine , 2018) - web.archive.org/web/20180219123759/http://www.k1chr.org/ACP%20125%20(G)%20Radio%20Telephone%20Procedures%20NOV%202016.pdf
When Less Is More: Meaningful Learning From Visual and Verbal Summaries of Science Textbook Lessons (Mayer, R. E., Bove, W., Bryman, A., Mars, R. & Tapangco, L., 1996)
Words matter: radio misunderstandings in wildland firefighting (Gabor, E., 2015) - https://connectsci.au/wf/article/24/4/580/112342/Words-matter-radio-misunderstandings-in-wildland
We've poured tons of resources into computers & the internet, but haven't seen much in the way of returns. Maybe it's because they foster bad communication habits.
# Links for the Curious
A comparative analysis of communication patterns within effective and ineffective decision‐making groups (Hirokawa, R. Y., 1980) - tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03637758009376040
A Modest Proposal: Eliminate Email (Newport, C., 2016) - web.archive.org/web/20221003005303/https://hbr.org/2016/02/a-modest-proposal-eliminate-email
Additive Growth (Philippon, T.) - nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w29950/w29950.pdf
Analyzing Revision (Faigley, L. & Witte, S., 1981) - publicationsncte.org/content/journals/10.58680/ccc198115887
Careless Speech: Conceptualizing Post-Truth Politics1 (Hyvönen, A.-E., 2018) - journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2336825X1802600303
Caring for Clarity in Knowledge Communication (Bischof, N. & Eppler, M. J., 2011)
Communication Overload in Hospitals: Exploring Organizational Safety Communication, Worker Job Attitudes, and Communication Efficacy (Barrett, A. K., Ford, J. & Zhu, Y., 2023) - tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10410236.2022.2129313
CRISIS COMMUNICATION EFFECTIVENESS IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT: CASE STUDIES AND LESSONS (Akbar, S., Ekasari, S. & Asy’ari, F., 2025)
Disciplining the Gramophone, Radio, Telephone, and Television (Arnheim, R., 2009) - https://muse.jhu.edu/article/265610
Effects of planning strategies on writing dynamics and final texts (Limpo, T. & Alves, R. A., 2018) - linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0001691818300672
Effects of Quality and Quantity of Information on Decision Effectiveness (Keller, K. L. & Staelin, R., 1987) - academic.oup.com/jcr/article-lookup/doi/10.1086/209106
Emergency communication: the discursive challenges facing emergency clinicians and patients in hospital emergency departments (Slade, D. et al., 2008) - journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1750481308091910
Fire Management Today (Vilsack, T. et al., 2010)
FIREFIGHTER SAFETY AND RADIO COMMUNICATION (Varone, C., 2012)
Group Communication and Problem-Solving Effectiveness: An Investigation of Group Phases (Hirokawa, R. Y., 1983) - doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2958.1983.tb00700.x
How to Organize a Meeting (And Stay Sane), Pt. 1 It Could Happen Here (Killjoy, M., 2025) - iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/episode/how-to-organize-a-meeting-and-stay-sane-pt-1-283234694
Information quantity and communication effectiveness: Low‐impact messages on wilderness trailside bulletin boards (Cole, D. N., Hammond, T. P. & McCool, S. F., 1997) - tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01490409709512239
LESS IS MORE: ONE LAW CLERK’S CASE AGAINST LENGTHY JUDICIAL OPINIONS (Burton, L., 2021)
Private e-mail requests and the diffusion of responsibility (Barron, G. & Yechiam, E., 2002) - sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563202000079
Reconceptualizing Communication Overload and Building a Theoretical Foundation: Communication Overload (Stephens, K. K. et al., 2017) - academic.oup.com/ct/article/27/3/269-289/4651866
Should I send this message? Understanding the impact of interruptions, social hierarchy and perceived task complexity on user performance and perceived workload (Gupta, A., Li, H. & Sharda, R., 2013) - linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0167923613000055
Simple rules for concise scientific writing (Hotaling, S., 2020) - aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/lol2.10165
The Braindead Megaphone (Saunders, G., 2007)
The problem of information overload in business organisations: a review of the literature (Edmunds, A. & Morris, A., 2000) - linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0268401299000511
The Productivity Paradox of the New Digital Economy (van Ark, B., 2016)
The Role of a Training Intervention in Reducing Email Overload and Improving Productivity. (Campbell, K. M. & Milner, P. K., 2017)
Troubles with information overload—Moving from quantity to quality in information provision (Simpson, C. W. & Prusak, L., 1995) - linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/0268401295000459
USFA-TR-099 - Improving Firefighter Communications (Department of Homeland Security, 1999) -
Virtues and Vices of Omission (Hirst, R., 2007) -
Wayback Machine , 2018) - web.archive.org/web/20180219123759/http://www.k1chr.org/ACP%20125%20(G)%20Radio%20Telephone%20Procedures%20NOV%202016.pdf
When Less Is More: Meaningful Learning From Visual and Verbal Summaries of Science Textbook Lessons (Mayer, R. E., Bove, W., Bryman, A., Mars, R. & Tapangco, L., 1996)
Words matter: radio misunderstandings in wildland firefighting (Gabor, E., 2015) - https://connectsci.au/wf/article/24/4/580/112342/Words-matter-radio-misunderstandings-in-wildland
