View from ABDO: Communication skills are key

It has frequently been said that now is one of the most dynamic times we have ever witnessed in optics. The advent of technology has impacted not only on the equipment we use day-to-day in practice, but in how we lead our lives and interact with each other. Social media – love it or loath it – is here to stay. I am of a certain vintage and dabble infrequently on my Facebook feed, however, younger members of our optical organisations communicate digitally with their peers via apps such as Instagram, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Twitter, Snapchat and so the list goes on. While I periodically log in to these apps to check updates and see what is going on in the world around me, it is not how I choose to spend my leisure time.