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    The document discusses various methods of communication used in business including oral, written, face-to-face, and non-verbal communication. It provides details on the advantages and limitations of oral communication compared to written communication. It also describes the key components of effective business letters such as the header, date, inside address, salutation, body, complementary close, signature, and postscript.

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    ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION

    1. Methods of communication :-
    (a) Verbal - Oral
    Written
    (b) Face to face -
    (c) Non verbal -
    (d) Media and modes -
    2. Verbal communication -
    3. Oral communication -
    4. How to make oral communication effective
    5. Written communication
    6. Comparison of oral and written communication
    7. Types of written communication8. Face to face communication
    9. Non verbal communication :- (a) Facial expressions(b)
    Gestures(c) Body languages(d) Silence
    10. Time management11. Signs symbols and signatures12.
    Graphs maps charts and pictograms13. Space and proximity14. Media
    and modes :-(a) Mail(b) Telex
    (c) Telegraphs
    (d) Telephone
    (e) Computers
    (f) Fax

    E Commerce
    (g)
    15. Written communication :-

    (a) Need and importance


    (b) Essentials of good written communication
    (c) Functions of business letters
    (d) Language in a business letter
    (e) Formality in a business letter
    (f) Parts of business letter :-

    (i) Head address


    (ii) Reference number
    (iii) Rotation
    (iv) Inside address
    (v) Attention line
    (vi) Salutation
    (vii) Caption (Subject) line
    (viii) Body of the letter
    (ix) Signature
    (x) Post script
    VERBAL COMMUNICA
    Any communication that makes use of words written or spoken business organization
    make extensive use of verbal communication.
    ORAL COMMUNICTION
    Spoken words :- Conversations, meetings, conferences, interviews, training sessions,
    speeches, PA system announcements, speeches telephone talk, public speaking etc.
    business man must know to communicate effectively with the spoken word as it is
    quicker and direct used to informs praise, criticize, please inquire. Making oral
    communication effective :-

    (a) Words to be clearly and properly pronounced( Voice control and


    pronunciation to be correct)
    (b) Clarity and precision
    (c) Brevity
    (d) Proper tone
    (e) Correct pitch
    (f) Right style and vocabulary to suit the situation and the listener
    (adjust vocabulary, loud men, speed of fluency and accent to attract the listener

    ADVANTAGES OF ORAL COMMUNICATION

    (a) Sheds of meaning can be conveyed (using to be, pitch and intensity of voice)

    (b) Saves time(c) Immediate feedback can be obtained(d)


    Pursues we and carry conviction(e) Spares money and effort(f) Less
    formal(g) Makes the communication of confidential and secret information
    possible.

    HOW TO MAKE ORAL COMMUNICATION MORE EFECTIVE


    1. The words should be clearly and properly pronounced.
    2. Poor voice control and poor pronunciation act as barriers to
    Communication
    3. Another requirement of effective oral communication is clarity and
    precision.
    4. Brevity is very essential, over communication should be guarded against.
    5. Tropes tone is an important requisite convey the same feeling as the words.
    6. Use the correct pitch the way the voice moves up or down.
    7. Use the right register ie. the right style and vocabulary to suit the situation and the
    listener.
    LIMITATIONS OF ORAL COMMUNICATION
    Can be misunderstood or misinterpreted more easily.
    No permanent record of little value from the legal point of view
    Only a good speaker can communicate effectively.
    Unhelpful for lengthy communication
    Something vital may be missed out
    People can not retain oral messages for a long time ie it lacks permanence
    When messages are transmitted orally it is not possible to pinpoint the responsibility.
    ADVANTAGES OF WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
    1. Written communication provides a permanent record.
    2. Can be used as evidence.
    3. Less likely to be misunderstood in case of doubt they can be read again.
    4. Accurate and exact.
    5. Information can be disseminated widely with the help of printing and duplicating
    machines
    6. Language used in written communication is less subject to change.
    7. Can be reviewed when required over a period of time.
    FACE TO FACE COMMUNICATION ADVANTAGE
    1. Gestures and facial expressions can be used to reinforce an oral message
    2. Feed back can be obtained by using ears as well as eyes.
    3. Communications can bring their personalities to bear on the communication
    process.
    DISADVANTAGES
    Difficult to use where participant groups are spread out.

    Personal touch and effectiveness of being face to face are lost out.
    NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION
    Use of other senses to experience non verbal communication .
    Bartol and Martin
    Communication by means of elements and behaviors that are not coded into words
    Nonverbal aspects of communication account for 75-90 % of what is communications
    most people believe that the manner in which you say something is more important than
    what you say. Movements, facial expressions, gesticulations gestures and postures,
    Physical touch , position nonverbal communication after accompanies verbal
    communication.
    Study Of Body Languages - Physiognomy
    Silence - a form of communication
    Overcome by emotion
    Silence means assent ; also conveys lack of interest or concern, apathy, or indifference
    FUNCTIONS OF SILENCE :-
    To allow one time to think
    To isolate oneself
    To hurt
    To prevent communication
    To communicate emotional responses
    To say nothing
    ESSENTIALS OF GOOD WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
    Good written communication must command attention and get results
    It must be legible
    It must be carefully planned
    It should be easily understood by the reader.

    Use the 4 C's of communication clear, correct concise and courtesy


    Follow correct language usage proper grammar and correct punctuation
    Gather information, arrange logically and ensure proper mental focus
    Editing ie re- reading , spell and grammar check and rewriting is also necessary
    BUSINESS LETter Complexity of modern business world; letter writing least expensive
    and oldest of
    Secondary means of communication ;permanent written record of a business transaction.
    Well thought out affirmative and authentic. Greater clarity of expression can overcome
    the distance that separates the sender from the receiver provides for effective handling of
    Communication.
    Function of Business Letters
    1. Legal - written record , evidence attract arouse interest create desire
    prompt action.
    2. Persuasive (Sales) AIDA (attract attention, arouse interest, create desire
    and prompt action)
    3. Reference - Filed
    4. Goodwill - Reputation of the firm impress consumers, dealers and

    others with the efficiency, promptness and sincerity of the

    enterprise.

    Parts of a business letter


    Head address

    (a) Portion - On top


    (b) Contents - Name of organization
    (c) Significance - full and detailed postal address emblem branch office
    provides return address simple and dignified telephone No subtle not distracting nature of
    business 1/50 of total space.
    Date.(a) Portion - Three spaces below the last line of senders address
    (b) Contents - Day, Month and year.
    (c) Significance - Indicates when the letter was written.
    1. Reference Number

    On the opposite side of the date slightly above in line of below.


    Contents. - File reference number of receiver and sender
    Significance - For filing purposes
    2. Confidential/Private/Personal Notation
    Below the reference line on the left side of the page; character important for statement
    3. Inside address

    Name and location of person form or company to whom the letter in addressed two
    spaces below the level of the date and two spaces above the salutation in the left hand
    margin ; need not be written in indented or block form.
    The attention line
    Two spaces below inside address and two spaces above salutation center of the page

    To attract attention of a particular person to understand.

    Salutation
    Left side margin . Below the inside address or attention line, further with the margin
    and should not be indented ; traditional greeting.
    Subject line
    Below salutation just above the body of the line , short title, index for filing, reference
    body of the letter
    a space or two below the caption line separated by paragraphs central idea, linked to
    filing and indexing, good planning and presentation, polite, tactful, you attitude.
    Complementary close(Subscript)
    Two or three spaces below the last line of the body of the letter ;
    Yours sincerely, yours truly, Yours faithfully.
    Signature
    Directly below the complementary close
    Signature, Name, Position, Company.
    Postscript
    When information received in the end has to be inserted
    Deliberately used to produce effect in sales letters / reminders
    Superscription
    Written at the top or outside
    Contains
    Name and address of addressee
    Mailing instructions
    Attention line

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