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Fundamentals of Effective Communication in the Workplace
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Effective communication skills are essential in the workplace. Some businesses invest in training their employees on how to effectively communicate, because effective communication skills go beyond conversations. Employees must know how to express business issues effectively when writing reports and emails. Understanding the benefits of effective communication helps businesses to develop a workforce that is able to communicate effectively with coworkers, customers, and suppliers and increase productivity.
Write clearly and concisely about business issues using proper writing mechanics. Write a two (2) page (does not include the Title or Reference pages) paper in which you...
Fundamentals of Effective Communication in the Workplace
This is the introductory paragraph. It should be a paragraph that introduce the reader to your topic and explain in detail what your paper will be discussing. Read the Scenario to get a feel for what the paper is about and explain what your paper will be discussing. Much of your introduction may be taken from the assignment itself (in your own words).
Effective Business Communications
Write a paragraph (at least 4 complete sentences) introducing a time when you experienced effective communication in a business environment.
Reason 1
In a complete paragraph, discuss one reason why you perceived the communication to be effective.
Impact 1
In a complete paragraph, explain the resulting impact to the business (negative/positive - how, what was the outcome to the business?)
Reason 2
In a complete paragraph, discuss one reason why you perceived the communication to be effective.
Impact 2
In a complete paragraph, explain the resulting impact to the business.
Reason 3
In a complete paragraph, discuss one reason why you perceived the communication to be effective.
Impact 3
In a complete paragraph, explain the resulting impact to the business.
Elements of Effective Business Communications
Write one to three paragraphs (at least 4 complete sentences each) explain the elements that foster effective communication in business.
Conclusion
In this paragraph, you will be summarizing your paper (what was discussed above) and include any observations and learning gained from the assignment.
References
Use technology and information resources to research issues in business. Reference your sources here (suggest that you have at least 1 reference/citations). Note that for each reference there must be at least 1 corresponding citation in your writing. Review the Citations.doc located in the Student Center for additional help with references/citations.