93% of communication is non-verbal. 58% is body language, 35% is tone and voice, and only 7% is the actual content, at least according to an article pinned up in the lunch room at work.

I think that these numbers probably vary depending on the situation, relationship, and personalities involved. However, these give a rough idea for most situations and the majority of people.

Here on this blog you can’t see my body language, so that removes 58%.

So using those same percentages, 83% of the communication is tone and voice, 17% is content. Because this is a written medium, I would say that content scales up. Even so, tone and voice are still very important.

If I were someone else, out there, reading this blog, a lot of the time I would probably say: “Who does this guy think he is?”

The most important thing is the content. Canakya Pandit advises us to take gold from a filthy place, and wise instruction even from a fool. I once again fall at the feet of my readers and beg you to be paramahamsas - take whatever nectar is to be found here by the mercy of those personalities who have graced me with their association, and neglect whatever else is here, which is arises from my sinful heart. You will have to discriminate what is useful for your conception / implementation and what is not.