Dead air?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> “<span word="producing">producing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="air">air</span>”, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="silence">silence</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="all">all</span>.</p><p><span word="Awkward">Awkward</span> <span word="silence">silence</span>, <span word="needless">needless</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>.</p><p><span word="Dead">Dead</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="silent">silent</span>, <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="silence">silence</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="radio">radio</span>. <span word="Ongoing">Ongoing</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> “<span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>” <span word="because">because</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="transmission">transmission</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="arrive">arrive</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="listener">listener</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="thin">thin</span> <span word="air">air</span>. <span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="inadvertent">inadvertent</span> <span word="silence">silence</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="broadcast">broadcast</span>, <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="technical">technical</span> <span word="glitch">glitch</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="happens">happens</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="listeners">listeners</span> <span word="hears">hears</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="awkward">awkward</span> <span word="indeed">indeed</span>.</p><p><span word="Quite">Quite</span> <span word="weird">weird</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="uncanny">uncanny</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>.</p><p><span word="Likewise">Likewise</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="conversation">conversation</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="periods">periods</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="speaks">speaks</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="equally">equally</span> <span word="awkward">awkward</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="uncomfortable">uncomfortable</span>. <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="participants">participants</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="disagree">disagree</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="something">something</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="lively">lively</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="conversation">conversation</span> <span word="produces">produces</span> “<span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="air">air</span>”, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="productive">productive</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span>. <span word="Everyone">Everyone</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>.</p><p><span word="Alright">Alright</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="ado">ado</span>, <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="air">air</span>” <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hammer">hammer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="firmly">firmly</span> <span word="home">home</span>:</p>
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