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Business Communication

Purpose: The purpose of these notes is to help educators
and post-graduate students understand the meaning of
business communication
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Additionally, we discuss the various benefits of business
communication

and

how

it

can

positively

affect

businesses
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Business Communication - Business communication is a process
that comprises the precise transfer and replication of ideas, which is
ensured by feedback, with the aim of inspiring actions that will achieve
organisational goals
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Information is constantly flowing
throughout business communications
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● To achieve organisational goals, management and employees must interact
effectively in the workplace
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● The process of communication involves several steps, such as the
emergence of an idea in the sender's mind, the encoding of the concept into a
"message," the selection of a medium or channel for transmission, and the
recipient's reception of the message
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● The sender or communicator, the message, encoding, the medium or
channel, the receiver, decoding, and feedback are the components or parts of
the communication process
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● To accomplish excellent business communication, it's critical to improve both
your communication abilities and processes
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● Because both the sender and the receiver want and expect feedback, it plays
a significant role in the communication process
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● In the process of leading and managing the employees of an organisation,
communication is crucial
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How to Achieve Effective Communication - People and teamwork

are the foundation of organisations
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Effective
corporate communication is essential for managing your workload and guiding your
initiatives to success
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As technology has
expanded our options for communication and slashed the time it takes to send and
receive communications, it's critical to sit back and consider what propels your
company forward and what hinders it
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a
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Grasp how to effectively modify your message to target your
listening audience depends on having a clear understanding of who your
audience is
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Writing for an audience is one of the most difficult professions in
the industry
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An audience must be able to relate to a message for it to be
effective
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b
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It's crucial to pay
attention to the speaker's posture, body language, and eye contact
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Prepare yourself
before each communication, including one-on-one conversations and
important speeches
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c
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Speaking to co-workers and subordinates requires speakers to be engaged in
the conversation and feel immediate
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Additionally, people desire to
cooperate with more sincere communicators and leaders
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Being dependable and trustworthy will ultimately make your job easier
since others will want to work with you
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A positive attitude is crucial for efficient business
communication at all times
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Expressing a lot of enthusiasm is essential for having productive interactions
with superiors, co-workers, and clients
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Because humans are more open and responsive to positive
stimuli, salespeople always smile at customers
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Using non-verbal signs - Many people express their thoughts and feelings
through nonverbal communication
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Understanding and connecting with others at work can be
difficult, but reading nonverbal cues from the body can be particularly difficult
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Whether you are working face-to-face or virtually, it is crucial to be able to
effectively communicate with co-workers, managers, and interviewers by
using gestures, voice inflexions, and other nonverbal indicators
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Companies should not undervalue the
advantages of efficient communication and its influence on corporate performance,

especially while marketing and sales show a direct connection to revenue
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Communication is a key component of internal teamwork that immediately impacts
customer interactions and, as a result, the bottom line of the business
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a
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Conflict can be avoided and resolved with
effective communication
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Everyone dislikes anxiety at work, after all
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Active listening-based communication is effective
because it can stop misunderstandings and address disagreements with
respect and dignity
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b
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Managers set an
example by engaging in effective communication with all employees
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Everywhere they go, this fosters a culture of teamwork, team building, and
trust in the workplace
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An environment of trust and strong workplace relationships depends
on open communication
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c
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Employees that lack good communication
are frequently found to lack the necessary skills in businesses
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They could not fully comprehend their responsibilities or
the expectations of the firm
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d
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Not simply for your staff, effective
communication is important
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While businesses need to communicate internally, they also need to contact
other parties, whether it's through a formal sponsorship deal, outreach on
social media or taking incoming calls
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Connecting with clients, sponsors, and any other external bodies requires
effective communication
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e
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Something
miraculous occurs when top leadership, managers, and staff members are
engaged as opposed to distant
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Businesses suddenly see a
rise in employee engagement
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Strong
communication ultimately results in greater happiness and loyalty
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Types of Business Communication - Broadly, there are two types of

business communication - formal and informal
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Formal business communications are
conversations that take place in an organisation and are predetermined and
structured
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Owners,
employers, and higher-level managers often organise them and set the rules for

communication
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Training new employees
is an illustration of formal corporate communication
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Downward communication: In an organisation, downward communication
refers to the flow of information from a higher level (superior) to a lower level
(subordinate)
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The primary goal of downward communication is to distribute policies,
practices, orders, instructions, meeting announcements, circulars, manuals,
etc
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Downward communication moves quite quickly
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b
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Information that travels upward from lower levels to
management and senior levels is called upward communication
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Reports, ideas, requests, orders, and complaints are typical examples of
upward communication from subordinates to managers and above
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c
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Communication between people who are at the
same or similar levels within an organisation but have diverse areas of
responsibility is referred to as horizontal communication
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Cross-individual communication is more
fluid and necessary for horizontal communication
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Communication between managers of several departments, including HR,
Marketing, Sales, etc
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Disagreements between the
departments can result from disparate approaches
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Diagonal communication: Diagonal communication refers to the exchange of
information among individuals in several departments who have varying
degrees of authority
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By accelerating communication and removing departmental obstacles, the
primary goal of diagonal communication is to promote organisational
efficiency
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When a subordinate speaks with managers of several departments directly, it
contradicts the notion of the unity of command, and occasionally the superior
may feel disregarded
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Informal Communication - Informal communication is the casual exchange
information

among

co-workers
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It is informal and is built on the social connections made at work outside of the
traditional hierarchical organisational framework
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That's why the CEO and an hourly employee may have a casual business
conversation
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This form of communication is
crucial in the workplace since it can boost client and employee feelings of community
and boost staff morale
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Types of Informal Business Communication - Informal communication at

work might not adhere to a set of guidelines or regulations
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Single-strand chain - Information is transmitted in a single sequence from
one person to another in a single-strand chain of communication
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When person A speaks with person B, who then speaks with person C, who
speaks with person D, a single chain is created
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b
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People who are gathered around one individual may hear
rumours or information from him
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Group discussions and roundtable discussions are
frequent instances of gossip chain communication
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Probability chain - A probability Chain, in which one employee randomly tells
an identical message to another person, is an essential method of
communication
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