Construction sites are noisy.
Power drills and chop saws. Then nail guns. Then a compressor kicks on. Then it calms down and gets quiet for a minute or two before it all starts up again.
So what happens if you need to have a conversation at a construction site?
Obviously when it’s the quiet times it’s easy to talk and listen. And if a couple power tools get turned on you can probably raise your voice, listen harder and still make it happen.
But then there comes a time when the dump truck is dumping, saws are buzzing, everyone has a nail gun and the classic rock radio station is blasting.
You have to stop. You can’t talk over it and listening is impossible. It’s just too much noise.
We can all survive a little bit of noise but it’s important to recognize when your environment is too loud for speaking and listening and you need to wait for it to calm down…or a new location.
