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It wasn’t too long ago when offices reliant on synchronous communication had to adapt to online asynchronous communication overnight. With the sudden rise of remote and hybrid work, spurred in large part by the pandemic, businesses everywhere became eager to learn more about how to work effectively not only across geographic locations, but also across days and even weeks.
Asynchronous communication is now used by everyone, but what is it really? In this post, we’ll explain the difference between asynchronous and synchronous communication, discuss the benefits of asynchronous communication, and we’ll provide tips for how to navigate communication as a remote team.
What is asynchronous communication?
While the name is a little technical, asynchronous communication is a lot more basic than it sounds—and you do it every day.
Asynchronous communication is any communication between two or more people that doesn’t require them to be in the same physical space or communicating at exactly the same time. Email is an example of asynchronous communication. You’re engaging in a dialogue with another person, but it’s not expected that the person will reply at that exact moment. Instead, they’ll reply whenever they’re able to.
Synchronous vs. asynchronous communication
Everyone uses a combination of
