BUSINESS
COMMUNICATION
INTRODUCTION:
What is
communication? The meanings of communication are many. The meanings of
communication depend on the context in which the words are used. Two persons
are “in communication” when they correspond with each other through
telephone, meeting, or talking with each other. Communication refers to the
actual message transferring to other. Communication can be defined as:” the
process by which message evokes response” Here two things are to be noted:
first that communication takes place when messages are received by other
person. If it is not received there will be no response and no communication.
Second: communication takes place when a message evokes a response apparent or
not.
When
ever advertisement for personal is seen in news papers, invariably term
communication is used. Managers and executives, indeed, all employees of
organizations must possess excellence in written and oral communication. Term
for communication in the business world is used as “business communication.
“It means that we are concerned with the movement of ideas via either the
written or oral words, in both, for profit or non profit organizations.
If you
can communicate effectively in speaking and writing, you have a highly valued
skill. In numerous surveys, business executives rank the ability to
communicate first among the personal factors necessary for promotion.
Communicating
effectively in speaking or writing extends across all areas of business,
including management, technical, clerical positions. Communication takes place
every where, inside and outside the organization. It can be in written form or
oral form or you mat communicate your ideas through your body movements and
gestures. Communication takes place horizontally and vertically inside the
organization.
Horizontal
communication means that messages are transferring from high level management
to low level management or from low level of management to high level of
management. And vertical communication means that communication is taking
place at same level of management.
OBJECTIVES:
Following are the main objectives of the course:
·
Business communication seeks to develop communication skills
needed by those preparing for, or
who are already in, a business or management positions.
·
The phenomenal growth of internal trade creates the need for you
to also understand the intercultural
communication i-e to speak and write in ways that are sensitive to
different cultural context. And
business communication aims at providing the basis for this purpose.
·
Business communication also gives the knowledge about basic
components of a message,
including concepts and problems in communicating.
·
Business communication tells us about internal communication which
helps to increase job
satisfaction, safety, and profits and decreases grievances and turnovers.
·
Business communication tells raw handed man how to behave in the
organizational atmosphere
and how to make worth of himself only through effective communication skill.
·
Business communication aims at preparing a person to confidently
convey his message
during his interviews and to put an everlasting impression on the high
management levels.
·
“Communication is an art” and if any one knows how to use this
art effectively and
efficiently, he can never be loser in any field of life. Communication for
convincing some
one is very necessary and also important in daily routine life of the business
concern.
COURSE
CONTENTS
UNIT: 1
EFFECTIVE
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
·
Importance & Benefits of effective Communication
·
Components of Communication
·
Problems of Communication
·
Non Verbal Communication
·
7C’s of Communication
·
Inter Cultural Communication
Ø
National Cultural Variables
Ø
Individual Cultural Variables
·
Managing Communication Within Organization:
Ø
E-Mail
Ø
Other Communication Technologies
·
Managing Information outside Organization.
UNIT: 2
MESSAGE
DESIGN
Ø Five
Planning Steps
Ø Basic
Organizational Plans
Ø Beginning
& Ending
Ø Composing
the Message
UNIT: 3
MAJOR PLANS FOR COMMUNICATION
·
Plans for Bad News Messages
Ø
Direct Plan
Ø
Indirect Plan
·
Types of Negative Replies
·
Unfavorable Unsolicited
Messages
·
Organization of Persuasive
Messages
·
Types of Persuasive Requests
UNIT: 4
REPORTS
·
Short Reports
·
Suggestions for Short Reports
·
Informational Reports
·
Analytical Reports
·
Long Reports
Ø
Prefatory Sections
Ø
Supplementary Sections
·
Presentation of Long Reports
UNIT: 5
SUCCESSFUL SPEAKING & LISTENING STRATEGIES
·
Strategies for Improving Oral
Presentation
·
Strategies for Improving Listening
Skills
·
Purpose of Informative &
Persuasive Speaking
·
Kinds of Informative & Persuasive
Speaking
·
Organization of Informative &
Persuasive Speaking
UNIT: 6
JOB APPLICATION PROCESS
·
Self Assessment
·
Market Assessment
·
Resume:
Ø
Parts of Resume
Ø
Presentation of Resume
·
Cover Letter for Resume
·
Preparation For Job Interview
·
Successful Negotiating
RECOMMENDED
BOOK'S:
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Business Communication (Hearta
A. Murphy)
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