Is technology more effective virtually or face-to-face?

-Face to Face-

-Emotions-
-When you meet with somebody virtually opposed to face to face you don't generally get a sense of their emotions. Certain characteristics of speech are judged when you talk to someone, such as; fear, anger, sadness, joy, disgust, trust, anticipation, surprise. Lets look a little bit deeper into emotions. If you are talking to somebody and they tell you something, but they look extremely upset you know that they are probably having a bad day and don't want to talk to you, so they are giving you a relatively short or rude answer. Now if this same answer was sent through a text or e-mail for example you would completely misinterpret the message and probably get upset too, leading to contradictions. Emotions are a huge factor in conversing.

-Physical appearance-
Another huge characteristic when conversing with somebody face to face. You can judge a person by what he wears, how he dresses, if he is groomed, etc. All of these characteristics are judged when you converse with a person or meet them for the first time. For example if somebody shows up to a business meeting in shirt and shorts without taking a shower they are most likely un-responsable and not going to get the job. Now if you conducted an interview online via webcam or chat then you would only see their face and not get the same evaluation and probably make a crucial mistake in the hiring process.

-Interaction-
Parent-child interaction is a huge deal when it comes to virtually or face to face. If a mother talks daily with their child and knows about his/her life they are going to have a well-developed and stable relationship. However, if that parent just texts or calls his or her child she really doesn't know what is going on in their life which is very unhealthy. If you are not close with your parents it leads a detrimental life and it is hard when you don't have anybody supporting you.

-Expertise-
I am interviewing professor Brian Butler who is an expert on technology and relationships involved with such measures. I am going to ask him questions on why he thinks face to face conversing is better than virtually and I am going to ask him if technology is detrimental to your health and life overall. With his conclusive evidence and my research I can begin.