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> Finally, something that people might not think about: If he misses something someone said and asks you what it was, never say "it's nothing" or "it wasn't imp
by sdrothrock 4y ago
> Finally, something that people might not think about: If he misses something someone said and asks you what it was, never say "it's nothing" or "it wasn't important" or "it was just a joke" no matter how minor the comment was. Just repeat it no matter what.
This is absolutely critical. It's hard enough to interrupt multiple times (especially when you need to ask about the same misheard thing multiple times) and being shut down makes it even harder.
- pugworthy 4y ago100%. As someone who's HoH (Hard of Hearing) this is by far the worst thing. It can lead to frustration, depression, and also self isolation simply to not be exposed to it. Being Deaf or HoH can be very isolating. Sometimes it's nice (think "built in noise cancellation!"), other times not (feel really left out). Do what you can to include your team mates.
- bombcar 4y agoFor these kinds of things, especially in a virtual meeting, having a "side channel" chat can be entirely helpful - I do it for people who aren't fully paying attention or are otherwise distracted.
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- unsupp0rted 4y ago100% this. I'm not deaf, but when working in foreign countries functionally I am. Repeating stuff back to me as "it's nothing" is extremely frustrating. I'd rather be the judge of "it's nothing".