I found playing light music in the background (install speakers for the whole space) helped tone down the carrying of voices. It also encouraged others to talk (at a regular level) when it's too silent and eerie (often a turn-off for people just arriving or dropping in). The Massive Attack Pandora station was my fave for ambience. T
On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 2:20 PM, nfcarlson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > Does anyone out there have any advice on how to deal with a loud co- > worker? We have one particular individual person in our open space who > talks REALLY loudly. This person is aware that their voice carries and > has told me that they don't want to be a problem. But the fact is, > they don't seem to be capable of keeping it down. So I'm looking for > some practical solutions. > > Anyone dealt with this before? Do sound machines work, or does that > just promote even more volume? As another member said to me, "The > person either doesn't realize we can hear every word of the > conversation, or the person doesn't care if we can." Any advice would > be greatly appreciated. Feel free to contact me offline at > [email protected]. Thanks! > > Neil > > > -- tara 'missrogue' hunt Book: The Whuffie Factor (http://www.thewhuffiefactor.com) Blog: HorsePigCow: Marketing Uncommon (http://horsepigcow.com) Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/missrogue phone: 514-679-2951 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
