COMMUNICATION ON WORK PURPOSES

What is workplace communication?

Workplace communication is the means by which employees exchange information and ideas.
Communicating effectively is a critical aspect of getting any job done, whether it occurs in-person or
virtually and is part of the internal communications efforts within an organization.
The COVID-19 pandemic was a significant disruptor to everyday business and global communications. At
one point in time, approximately half of the United States workforce was working from home according to
US Labor Department statistics. Although vaccine availability is allowing some areas and industries to get
back to in-person activities the trend of a more hybrid workforce seems like it will be staying around for a
while. More than ever, businesses need to focus on managing virtual workplace communications.
What do we mean by effective workplace communication?
Organizations share information and ideas differently. New communication tools like Slack, Zoom,
Microsoft Teams, Jell, and Twist streamline messaging across organizations, amongst teams, and between
individuals. But what makes the messages sent on these platforms effective or not?
Effective communication is a two-way street. Establishing context as the sender, and choosing the proper
medium or channel can be critical. Effective communication should always have a context that forms the
setting and necessity for the statement, idea, or question being shared. Setting includes any external
circumstances like urgency, opinions, or culture.
A clear context leads to a clear message. Quantified Communications, a business communications advisory
firm, found that businesses with approximately 100 employees spend on average 17 hours a week clarifying
unclear messages. This translates to an annual cost of approximately $525,000 in lost productivity.
The sender is another important aspect of effective communications. Messages are written based primarily
on the medium that they travel through. It’s the sender’s responsibility to encode the information or idea that
they are trying to share so that it can be received.
The medium, or channel, is how the message is communicated, for example verbally, electronically, or on
paper. Technology has drastically improved the mediums that we have to communicate across the
workplace. Communication channels in this day and age enable us to be constantly connected to each other.
Within reason, you can get ahold of just about anyone at any time.

Oral Presentation at the Workplace

Oral presentations are commonplace in the business world. Individuals who work in small companies may
be especially busy giving presentations as sharing information is vital in a small company. There are
fewer employees for each department in a small company, which necessitates the frequent sharing of
information. Whatever the case, oral presentations at the workplace must achieve a specific goal, include
visual aids and be delivered to the right audience.
An oral presentation in the workplace is an employee's chance to show off the work she has been doing,
and prove her value to the company. Whether an employee is presenting to a department or company-
wide, it is important to gear the presentation toward the audience. For example, engineers that are
presenting to marketing and financial managers will need to share information that is relevant to product
features and the cost of production, respectively. In addition, the engineer may need to explain more
technical terms in his presentation.
Everyone gets nervous when giving presentations. The manager or employee should relax and take a deep
breath before commencing their presentation. It is also important to maintain good posture, speak clearly
and not too fast, focus on the message, and maintain eye contact with the audience. Use a pointer to stress
certain points on the screen if you are using an overhead projector. 

 MEETING MINUTES
Meeting minutes are the written record of a meeting or hearing. Minutes are usually structured and
formal so that they can be shared after the meeting and serve as historical documents in the future. For those
who could not attend the meeting, minutes bring them up to speed.
  MEMORANDUM
“Memo” is short for memorandum, a written reco. mention, call to mind, relate) and gerundive. used in
public policy studies, law, and business.

 INCIDENT REPORTS

An incident report is a form that documents the details of an incident such as workplace injury,
accident, near miss, property damage, safety issues, health issues, or even security breaches.

What Are Academic Communications?

Academic communication involves presenting ideas effectively and formally in a scholastic environment. If
you attend an institution of higher education, you can use these skills to contribute to the academic
conversation with your teachers and peers.
Academic communication, also called scholarly communication, refers to methods of communication that
are highly structured and generally only used in pedagogical settings. Academic communication can include
the words and structures used to express ideas, as well as the methods by which ideas are disseminated.

 RESEARCH PROPOSAL

A research proposal is a concise and coherent summary of your proposed research. It sets out the central
issues or questions that you intend to address. It outlines the general area of study within which your
research falls, referring to the current state of knowledge and any recent debates on the topic.

 LITERATURE REVIEW
The literature review is a written overview of major writings and other sources on a selected topic.
Sources covered in the review may include scholarly journal articles, books, government reports, Web sites,
etc. The literature review provides a description, summary and evaluation of each source.

 DATA GATHERING/DATA COLLECTION

Data collection is the process of gathering and measuring information on variables of interest, in an
established systematic fashion that enables one to answer stated research questions, test hypotheses, and
evaluate outcomes.

 DATA ANALYSIS
Data Analysis is the process of systematically applying statistical and/or logical techniques to describe
and illustrate, condense and recap, and evaluate data.