Ways and Means

When speaking to one another, we have different tonal ranges to draw upon which allow us to add information to the things we’re saying. An angry voice, a chipper scream of joy, a grunt of acquiescence — these are all easily-recognizable and oft-used means of communication built into our other communication — using words to encode what we want to say, and delivering those words audibly.

The media we use — the vehicle that delivers the information we wish to convey — can be as important as the m...