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Topic 7
communication
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Communication | This is a transfer of info from one person to another |
| Internal Communication | This is communication that takes place inside a firm/organization |
| External Communication | This is communication that takes place between an organization and people outside the organization |
| Oral Communication | Oral communication involves people or organizations talking to each other |
| Written Communication | These are a number of methods of written communication: Letters, pagers, e-mail, text messages, memos, newsletters, reports, newspapers and fax |
| Visual Communication | This method of communication involves presenting info in the form of pictures, charts or diagrams. |
| Memo | This is a short note from one person in an organization to another person or group of people to remind them of an important meeting or give them some other piece of info. |
| This method of communication involves exchanging messages between computer users | |
| Internet | This is a means of communication between people using the computers |
| PowerPoint | A PowerPoint presentation is a set if slides containing pictures, text, sound and graphics |
| Social Networking | Many people today use the internet to communicate socially with their friends and family |
| Video Conferencing | This is when people attending a conference in one venue can listen to and see a speaker in another venue any distance away |
| Fax Machine | The fax machine allows written info to be sent easily and cheaply between firms |
| Texting | This modern method of communication involves sending typed messages between mobile phones |