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1/ I& #39;ve noticed that a lot of people are confused by the sometimes-negative response to @Calendly links, so I& #39;ll break it down...
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2/ Consider the following approaches to scheduling a meeting time.
Approach A: "Here are some times that work for me. Do any of them work for you? If not, please let me know some times that do."
Approach B: "If you want to meet with me, you have to work around my schedule."
Approach A: "Here are some times that work for me. Do any of them work for you? If not, please let me know some times that do."
Approach B: "If you want to meet with me, you have to work around my schedule."
3/ Approach A sends the message "Here& #39;s my schedule, but your time matters too, so I& #39;m happy to work with you to find a different time if necessary."
Approach B says "My time is more valuable than yours, so either make one of these time slots work or I don& #39;t have time for you."
Approach B says "My time is more valuable than yours, so either make one of these time slots work or I don& #39;t have time for you."
4/ Hopefully you can see why Approach B would make someone feel disrespected.
5/ Calendly is a very transactional product that presents recipients with a set of inflexible time slots. There& #39;s no option to propose a different time. Thus, some people *may* interpret receiving a Calendly link as Approach B (even if that& #39;s not what the sender intended).
6/ Sure, Calendly is more efficient than sending back-and-forth messages to coordinate a time, but strong relationships are generally built on a shared perception of genuine care and respect, not efficient interactions. Calendly optimizes for the latter at risk to the former.
7/ Two ways Calendly could address this perception problem:
1) Give recipients the ability to propose a few different times if none of the available time slots work for them.
2) Add messaging to Calendly pages that let the recipient know that the sender cares about their time.
1) Give recipients the ability to propose a few different times if none of the available time slots work for them.
2) Add messaging to Calendly pages that let the recipient know that the sender cares about their time.
8/ And if you& #39;re a Calendly sender, here& #39;s an easy way to change how your Calendly links are pereceived:
When you send the link, tell the recipient that you set this up to save everyone time and that you& #39;re happy to find a different time if none of the time slots work for them.
When you send the link, tell the recipient that you set this up to save everyone time and that you& #39;re happy to find a different time if none of the time slots work for them.
9/ Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
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