Effective Communication in OrganisationsWith a focus on outcomes-based education, this business communication manual caters to the needs of students of business communication at universities, technikons, and private colleges with updated information on writing e-mail messages and using the Internet. Adopting the premise that poor communication can cost an organization business and competitive status in the marketplace, this text focuses on refining and clarifying the products of communication within the company and with the public. Particular focus is paid to interpersonal conversation in small groups, formal meetings, and interviews; written clarity in internal business plans, e-mails, and memos; accessible materials for mass communication and public relations; and rules of basic grammar and punctuation. Examples of all mentioned tools are provided along with the theory and practice of their use. |
Contents
II | 3 |
III | 9 |
IV | 16 |
V | 27 |
VI | 29 |
VII | 31 |
VIII | 59 |
IX | 63 |
XXIX | 234 |
XXX | 240 |
XXXI | 243 |
XXXII | 245 |
XXXIII | 371 |
XXXIV | 385 |
XXXV | 387 |
XXXVI | 406 |
X | 65 |
XI | 84 |
XII | 95 |
XIII | 101 |
XIV | 103 |
XV | 112 |
XVI | 118 |
XVIII | 131 |
XIX | 148 |
XX | 153 |
XXI | 155 |
XXII | 161 |
XXIII | 175 |
XXIV | 187 |
XXV | 198 |
XXVI | 208 |
XXVII | 215 |
XXVIII | 217 |
XXXVII | 411 |
XXXVIII | 413 |
XXXIX | 419 |
XL | 425 |
XLI | 427 |
XLII | 441 |
XLIII | 447 |
XLIV | 449 |
XLV | 455 |
XLVI | 457 |
XLVII | 459 |
XLVIII | 478 |
XLIX | 483 |
L | 485 |
LI | 497 |
LII | 499 |
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