I was asking people recently what would make them more likely to leave comments on the blog.  I got some great feedback from fellow blog owners Emma and Claire recommending something called “MyChingo” – which sounds weird but is in effect just a way of leaving voice mail or a phone message on a website.

I followed this thread to the voice-mail conversation on Mike Sansone’s Converstations blog.  There’s some interesting discussion there about the pros and cons of the new widget – is it just technology for technology’s sake, how does it add to or detract from the rest of the conversation (which is still virtual after all… )

Well you can have a listen for yourself if you’re curious.

Anyway it was the comment from Claire on Mike’s voice-mail that got me drawn in – she makes the point that people have different learning styles or representational systems and that we need to be flexible
enough to meet those different styles and preferences.

Which made me think about people that I know – some of whom love writing (like me) but others who would always prefer to chat, to talk on the phone, or even just to leave a message to say “hi”.

And if that sounds like you, why not give it a try?

You’ll find the audio comment box under ‘something to say’ on the left hand side  – scroll down towards the bottom of the screen to find it.  All you need to do is press the button that says ‘leave a message’ and follow the instructions on the screen.  You’ll be asked for your name and e-mail address (which isn’t disclosed) then you can record your message.  You can play it back and record it again if you want to, then when you’re happy with the message press “send” and it comes through to me.

You could leave a message to say hello, ask a question, make a point or just play back the messages and listen to what other people are saying.

Let me know what you think of the new widget – either by writing a comment or leaving me some voice-mail…