The document contains a student's assignment solution that analyzes 5 communication scenarios. For each scenario, the student provides the type of communication as the answer and a justification. The types of communication identified are lateral communication, downward communication, language barrier, environmental noise, and virtual communication.
The document contains a student's assignment solution that analyzes 5 communication scenarios. For each scenario, the student provides the type of communication as the answer and a justification. The types of communication identified are lateral communication, downward communication, language barrier, environmental noise, and virtual communication.
The document contains a student's assignment solution that analyzes 5 communication scenarios. For each scenario, the student provides the type of communication as the answer and a justification. The types of communication identified are lateral communication, downward communication, language barrier, environmental noise, and virtual communication.
1 During Lunch break, two co-workers Lateral The scenario involves are having a casual chat about a new Communication communication project idea they want to pitch to between colleagues their boss. (co-worker)at the same hierarchical level. 2 The HR department sends an email to Downward This is an example of all workers with a PDF file attached Communication communication that explains changes to the flowing from a higher company’s benefits plan. level (HR department) to lower-level employees (all workers) through written means (email with attached PDF). 3 Two co-workers from different Language Barrier A language barrier countries are trying to talk about a exists in this project, but they can’t understand scenario, hindering each other because they speak effective different language. communication between co-workers from different countries due to their inability to understand each other languages. 4 It’s hard for people in an open office Environmental Noise The barrier here is to concentrate on a conference call environmental noise, because of the loud construction which affects the noise outside. ability of individuals in an open office to concentrate on a conference call. 5 Because of rules about working from Virtual home, an employee joined a virtual Communication team meeting through videoconferencing.