Skype-Etiquette: Be courteous always and everywhere

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Skype - it is perhaps the most important work and social tool. In a sense, he is perfect. Many are almost can not do without it, especially since there appeared rassharivaniya screen option.

It's so mnogofunkionalny services (chat, audio, video) that many startups are using it as the main or even the only messenger. Of course, a Skype is not as popular as Windows Live Messenger (303 million monthly users) or Yahoo (79 millions of users every month), but it is on a solid fourth place (18 million monthly users), according to data Comscore. The actual number of users, perhaps much more.

Although Skype is popular for a long time, but many still do not know how to properly and politely communicate it. It's time for friendly advice on Skype-etiquette. By the way, these tips are suitable for users of other instant messengers.

Conversations will not work unless both parties are interested. If the other person has not blocked you in a Skype, it does not mean that you can freely try to force their communication. It is best to start a conversation, for example, with this message: "Are you free?". If you answer, then it's okay. But not immediately, without such a warning, poured at him a torrent of words.

You are familiar with this conversation:

You: Hey, Mike!
You: Misha!
You: You…
You: …here?
You: Ok, I've wanted to talk to you about ...
You:
You: Well, you're here?
You: Ege-n-eeeee !!!
You: Yo!
You: Well, thank you ignored me! Joke.
Interlocutor (about an hour): Um, ok.

Messaging, in principle, can be synchronous or asynchronous. When both interlocutor free conversation occurs immediately. But there are cases where the source is forced to immediately leave the messenger, then it is necessary to continue the conversation in an hour or the next day in a more relaxed atmosphere and do not be offended if he suddenly came out of the chat without warning.

Start a conversation politely and wait until the interviewee responds to your greeting, do not hurriedly to express their problems and questions. If the other party does not respond to your messages, the naishite something like: "It seems you are not online, I will send you e-mail». Then send a letter.

Do not overdo it with Enter.
It is clear that your message is very urgent, and instead print it in full and send it, you take your time and send it to pieces, sometimes even rip words. Interlocutor is difficult to read a torn message.

In the default settings, a lot of alerts, and every time you press enter, you send one of them to the interlocutor computer. This is very annoying. Before pressing Enter, write a whole sentence, or even paragraph. Believe me, the parties will appreciate it.

Inform the other party about the call in to Skype.
It will be very tactful, if at first you send a chat message: "Online? There is time for a little talk? "Several annoying when calls come suddenly and randomly. Sometimes the source may accidentally received such a conversation, but you want it to be more connected the video, and he wanted to just relax. Perhaps the conversation went wrong in this situation.

Optionally necessarily require a video call.
If you want to video call, not the fact that the other person does, too. Perhaps at this very moment he walks through the house in his underwear. Do you want to - connect your video source wants - he is also included, but do not need to force anyone.

By the way, about the fans just video chat has is the amusing observation: the default window of your video in the lower left corner. Too many do not stand up and slightly move the window over time. It would be fun to find out what part of the time you spend talking on-seed themselves.

Follow the rules of confidentiality.
Imagine a terrible situation: you send something very personal, and at that time the source reveals, for example, a presentation on your computer peer group. And then pops up a message. Better to start with some kind of useless non-binding greeting, and then, depending on the individual response, decide whether or not to switch to personal topics. Observe confidentiality, be tactful, and you definitely get a reputation for pleasant in all respects his interlocutor.