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Communication proces
Question | Answer |
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What are 10 essential components of Communication process | Source, encoding, message, channel, receiver, decoding, feedback, environment, context, interference |
What are the two context of communication | formal, informal |
Formal communication network | Ideas in an organization flows along the lines of command. |
Upward flow on information in formal network | communication flows from employees to executives |
Horizontal flow of information in formal network | Information flow from employees to executives |
Downward flow of communication in formal network | information flow from executives to employees |
Informal communication network | All communication that occurs outside the formal network. |
Grapevine or Rumor mill | Informal communication is sometimes referred to as grapevine or rumor mill. |
Interpersonal communication | Communication between two people or one-on-one communication |
Group communication | Communication between small number of people but more than two people. |
Public communication | Communication for intended audience. |
Mass communication | Communication to anyone who can access it. |
Noise and Distractions | Barrier to communication: External distractions like poor acoustics and internal distractions consist of thoughts and emotions. |
Filters | messages can be blocked or distorted by filters. |
How to organize presentations? | Main idea, scope, approach, content |
intra-cultural communication | Communication that occurs within ones own culture. |
Diversity | Characteristics and experiences that define each of us as individuals. |
inter-cultural communication | communication that occurs between cultures |
High-context culture | People rely less on explicit content of the message and more on the context of non-verbal actions and environmental setting. |
Low-context culture | People rely more on the explicit content of the message and less on circumstances and cues to convey meaning. |
Acculturation | A term that describes the emotional difficulties a person can experience after moving to a different country |
What are few non-verbal communication methods? | Greetings, Personal space, Touching, Facial expressions, Eye contact, Posture, Formality |
Individualism | Cultures that expects individuals to succeed by their own efforts, and it rewards individual success. |
Equality | All people should have an opportunity to pursue whatever dreams and goals he/she may have in life. |
Monochromatic time | People value time and everything has its own specific time |
Polychromatic time | Time is viewed as a continuum with many things happening at the same time. Schedules are never important. |
What are written communication channels in organizations? | Text message, Email, Memo, Letter |
When to use IM? | Informal use among peers at similar levels; fast inexpensive connection with colleagues over a small issue/limited amount of information |
When to use email in organizations? | you need to communicate but time is not the most important consideration. You need to send attachments (provided their file size is not too big) |
When to use Memo? | You need to communicate a general message within an organization? |
When to use a letter? | You need to inform, persuade, deliver, bad news or negative message, and document the communication. |
What are few general purposes for speaking in Public? | Speech to inform, speech to demonstrate, speech to persuade, speech to entertain, ceremonial speech. |