The document contains 5 scenarios describing different types of communication challenges in a workplace setting. For each scenario, the type of communication is identified as lateral, downward, language barrier, environmental noise, or written communication. The scenarios include coworkers discussing a project idea, an HR department emailing policy changes, colleagues from different countries struggling with language differences, noise interfering with a conference call, and an employee joining a virtual meeting remotely.
The document contains 5 scenarios describing different types of communication challenges in a workplace setting. For each scenario, the type of communication is identified as lateral, downward, language barrier, environmental noise, or written communication. The scenarios include coworkers discussing a project idea, an HR department emailing policy changes, colleagues from different countries struggling with language differences, noise interfering with a conference call, and an employee joining a virtual meeting remotely.
The document contains 5 scenarios describing different types of communication challenges in a workplace setting. For each scenario, the type of communication is identified as lateral, downward, language barrier, environmental noise, or written communication. The scenarios include coworkers discussing a project idea, an HR department emailing policy changes, colleagues from different countries struggling with language differences, noise interfering with a conference call, and an employee joining a virtual meeting remotely.
1. During lunch break, two co- Lateral The conversation between workers are having a casual chat Communication co-workers during lunch about a new project idea they break involves peers want to pitch to their boss. discussing a project idea, representing communication at the same organizational level. 2. The HR department sends an Downward The HR department, as a email to all workers with a PDF Communication higher-level entity, is file attached that explains changes disseminating information to the company's benefits plan. downward to all workers via email, outlining changes in the benefits plan. 3. Two co-workers from different Language Barrier The communication countries are trying to talk about a breakdown is due to a project, but they can't understand language barrier, hindering each other because they speak effective interaction different languages. between co-workers from different countries with distinct languages. 4. It's hard for people in an open Environmental The loud construction office to concentrate on a Noise noise outside the open conference call because of the office creates loud construction noise outside. environmental noise, affecting the concentration of individuals during a conference call. 5. Because of rules about working Written The employee's from home, an employee joined a Communication participation in the virtual virtual team meeting through (Videoconferencing) team meeting through videoconferencing. videoconferencing represents a form of written communication in the context of remote work rules and technology- mediated interaction.