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They allow for give-and-take and the expression of a variety of opinions, questions, and suggestions. However, if the goal is simply to disseminate information with no need for give-and-take, those attending may be frustrated if they have comments they want to make but the meeting is not intended for two-way communication. A memorandum or other such bulletin might be more suitable for one-way communication.
COMMUNICATION SITUATION ANALYSIS MATRIX
MESSAGE
TYPE
RECOM-MENDED
JUSTIFICATION
Publicizing a change in employee benefits
Letter
While email might be cheaper, the company has to make sure that all employees get this important message. Email isn't always read promptly, and individual filters for spam, etc. may result in some people never seeing it.
Announcing layoffs
Letter
This is a formal and difficult thing to tell people. In a letter, the writer can choose words carefully and include resources those who are laid off can use to find other employment or for other problem solving.
Explaining a new process to a team
F2F meeting
When people are part of a team they should deal with new team...
In a face-to-face meeting, members of the team can discuss the new process and ask any questions. They can reach a group consensus.
Explaining a new product to all employees
Letter
Anything that has to go to all employees should be sent in a letter to ensure that everyone sees it.
Detailing a new procedure to a small # of employees
Email or F2F
If the procedure is simple, email would work, assuming that all the people read their email reliably. F2F, however, would allow demonstration as well as a question and answer session.
Discussing organizational goals
F2F meeting or online meeting
This is crucial communication and needs to be done in person, or as close to "in person" as technology can help achieve
Handling a conflict situation between virtual teams
Online meeting
In an online meeting, facial expressions and body language will be visible, which will decrease misunderstandings. Potentially heated discussions tend to not work well in written format, and on the phone, it is unlikely that everyone would be able to participate. A phone meeting would also eliminate crucial non-verbal communication.
Letter Against Unionization Dear Mr. Hines Thank you for our recent discussion regarding the American Professionals Union's attempt to organize our nursing staff. The nurses have made their many grievances known and I have listened intently to their rationale about unionizing. With the widespread shortage of nurses, many hospitals have given way to unionization. This is not a new trend. It is a popular way for nurses to resolve challenges and negotiate
Communication and Leadership What makes a great leader? How is a great leader made? There is no single answer to that question because there are as many different kinds of great leaders as there are problems in society that need to be overcome. While certainly it is true that many important and effective leaders share a number of the same qualities, it is also imperative to remember that each leader has
Communication: Workplace Reflective Practice Reflective practice entails constant monitoring of one's own performance in a given role while making adjustments where necessary. For any profession, reflective practice is essential since not two cases will ever be the same thus, it is critical to always remain reactive and reflective. Several studies have ascertained that reflective practice is beneficial when it comes to the delivery of client-centered services, and assist an individual
Corporate communications involves not just the message, but the idea that communications are managed, and are connected to corporate objectives (Cornelissen, 2004). Therefore, when communication possibilities were limited, corporate options were limited, and one did not see communications management perspectives that advocated the type of intimate connection between communications and corporate strategy that one sees in a modern context (Cornelissen, 2004). What this makes clear is that CC is
A good example is the 1985 murder of convenience store clerk Cynthia Barlieb, whose murder was prosecuted by a district attorney bent on securing execution for Barlieb's killer (Pompeilo 2005). The original trial and all the subsequent appeals forced Barlieb's family, including four young daughters, to spend 17 years in the legal process - her oldest daughter was 8 years old when Cynthia was first shot, and 25 when
But if Houston insisted that Plessy be enforced that is, if the NAACP sued a state to make its schools for black children equal to those for whites which Plessy did require then he could undermine segregation. (Jomills Henry Braddock. A Long-Term View of School Desegregation: Some Recent Studies of Graduates as Adults. Phi Delta Kappan. 259-61. 1984) He reasoned that states would either have to build new schools for