Generation Z swears by voice messages. But for half of the French, these small vocal notes are unpleasant to listen to and often little suitable for the places in which we are. Especially when they drag on …
Voice messages have become, for most French people, the privileged means of communication, especially among young people. Thus, rather than writing on WhatsApp or by SMS, we send a voice note to its recipient, well forced to listen to it. But very often, the place does not lend itself to it. “”I do not always have my headphones on me and when I find myself in transport, at the office (in open space), or when my friend sends me an audio in the evening while everyone sleeps at home, I am unable to listen to it “, testifies Mathilde, 35, who regrets the time when we took the time to talk to each other by phone, or simply write messages.
Moreover, according to a recent study conducted with 1,500 people, half of the French consider this very unpleasant mode of communication, especially when vocal messages drag on. Fortunately, there is a feature that accelerates the listening time (x 1.5 and up to speed x2). “When the message is too long, I do not listen to it,” admits Stéphane, a 45 -year -old father. “I do not have the patience or the time to listen to all the audio messages on the family group, so very often, I ask for a recap of the discussion,” he tells us.
But then, what is the average duration of an audio message deemed “acceptable”? If you do not want to “pollute” your interlocutor, know that an audio note should not exceed 41 seconds according to this study. Beyond that, you are likely to annoy the person who receives it.
Finally, do not abuse voice messages, particularly used in young people: they send on average 6 per day against 1.7 for baby boomers. And then, we all have around us, a person who no longer takes the time to write and who comments everything by vocal note. “”For my little 9 year old nephew, writing takes too much time, and he does not want to risk making mistakes, so he does everything by audio, even to simply say “hello” or “ah okay!”, Add Lucie, 40 years old.