{"id":22465,"date":"2019-12-17T05:43:18","date_gmt":"2019-12-17T09:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/?page_id=22465"},"modified":"2024-05-19T04:03:43","modified_gmt":"2024-05-19T08:03:43","slug":"resources-on-information-overload-in-communication","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/what-is-readability\/importance-of-readability\/information-overload-in-communication\/resources-on-information-overload-in-communication\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources on information overload in communication"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Websites, books &amp; tools<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28650\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28650\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28650\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/writing-process\/resources-on-the-writing-process\/resources-red-book\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/resources-red-book.png\" data-orig-size=\"401,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"resources-red-book\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Learn more about getting modifiers and hyperbole out of your message. &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/female-hand-book-on-white-background-1559561663&quot; 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rel=&quot;noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Image by Pixel-Shot&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/resources-red-book-300x224.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/resources-red-book.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/resources-red-book.png\" alt=\"Resources on information overload in communication\" title=\"Resources on information overload in communication\" width=\"401\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/resources-red-book.png 401w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/resources-red-book-300x224.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28650\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Too much information<\/strong> We like having access to lots of information, according to a new Pew study. We just don\u2019t like having to deal with organizational information. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/female-hand-book-on-white-background-1559561663\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Image by Pixel-Shot<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<table class=\"indextable\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5px\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<h3 class=\"indextableheader\">Consequences of information overload<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"indextabletdleft\"><a title=\"Rev Up Readability\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/corporate-communications-training\/corporate-communication-training-programs\/corporate-communication-skills-training\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28143\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/what-is-readability\/word-length\/resources-on-average-word-length\/tight-writing-workshop-150-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/tight-writing-workshop-150.png\" data-orig-size=\"150,150\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rev Up Readability\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/tight-writing-workshop-150.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/tight-writing-workshop-150.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/corporate-communication-skills-training-150.png\" alt=\"Rev Up Readability\" title=\"Rev Up Readability\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-28143 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28143\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/what-is-readability\/word-length\/resources-on-average-word-length\/tight-writing-workshop-150-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/tight-writing-workshop-150.png\" data-orig-size=\"150,150\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rev Up Readability\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/tight-writing-workshop-150.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/tight-writing-workshop-150.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/corporate-communication-skills-training-150.png\" alt=\"Rev Up Readability\" title=\"Rev Up Readability\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-28143\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"indextabletdright\">\n<p class=\"index-story-headline\"><a title=\"Rev Up Readability\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/corporate-communications-training\/corporate-communication-training-programs\/corporate-communication-skills-training\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rev Up Readability<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-deck\">Clear-writing workshop<\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-intro\">Learn to reach more readers in Ann Wylie\u2019s Rev Up Readability workshop. You\u2019ll learn to make your messages measurably more readable when you master 130 years of clear-writing best practices.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"indextable\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5px\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<h3 class=\"indextableheader\">Consequences of information overload<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"indextabletdleft\"><a title=\"Blink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0316172324\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0316172324&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=wylicomminc-20&amp;linkId=FVFDKEZWRDIHCOJ4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/blink-150.png\" alt=\"Blink\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/blink-150.png\" alt=\"Blink\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"indextabletdright\">\n<p class=\"index-story-headline\"><a title=\"Blink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0316172324\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0316172324&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=wylicomminc-20&amp;linkId=FVFDKEZWRDIHCOJ4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blink<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-deck\"><em>The Power of Thinking Without Thinking<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-intro\">Malcolm Gladwell shows that too much information makes it harder for people to make good decisions.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=2>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"indextabletdleft\"><a title=\"Glut\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0309102383\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0309102383&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=wylicomminc-20&amp;linkId=3VK5AKTFC2XMD75V\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/glut-150.png\" alt=\"Glut\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/glut-150.png\" alt=\"Glut\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"indextabletdright\">\n<p class=\"index-story-headline\"><a title=\"Glut\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0309102383\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0309102383&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=wylicomminc-20&amp;linkId=3VK5AKTFC2XMD75V\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Glut<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-deck\"><em>Mastering Information Through the Ages<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-intro\">Birds do it. Bees do it. Primates and eukaryotes do it. How humans and other species have collected, organized and shared information for the last 100,000 years.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=2>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"indextabletdleft\"><a title=\"Information overload\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pewinternet.org\/2016\/12\/07\/information-overload\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/informations-overload-150.png\" alt=\"Information overload\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/informations-overload-150.png\" alt=\"Information overload\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"indextabletdright\">\n<p class=\"index-story-headline\"><a title=\"Information overload\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pewinternet.org\/2016\/12\/07\/information-overload\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Information overload<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-intro\">We like having access to lots of information, according to this Pew study. 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