I have done previous posts on matching and mirroring and in order to appreciate this post it would be a good idea for you to check out former posts. I also have a video on my site in which I give two examples in building rapport using matching and mirroring. Sending a text message or email is a less effective communication strategy. This seems to be the preferred way for young people to communicate. The reason this is less effective is because words alone can be significantly misinterpreted. I recall sending a funny text once to a friend. This text message was misinterpreted and the friend became offended. You see all the person got was a written message. I sent it as a joke, yet the receiver had no way of knowing that I was joking. As I was writing the joke I said it in a funny way in my own head, and then laughed at how funny I thought the joke was. Unfortunately the joke did not work and I can only assume that the person read with a very different tone in their mind. I have wondered how the same message may have been received had…