Professional Documents
Culture Documents
• Forms of communication
• Language styles for different forms of
communciation
Professional communication
Refers to the various forms of speaking, listening, writing, and responding carried out both in
and beyond the workplace, whether in person or electronically
Professional communication
WHAT IS GOOD PROFESSIONAL
COMMUNICATION?
Audience (who message is intended Context (register) Examples of Verbal Communication Skills
to)
Verbal communication occurs in many • for supervisors
Verbal communication in a work setting different contexts including training ⚬ Conveying feedback in a constructive manner emphasizing
use
a hand? • Pardon me. Do you think
• Sure Peter. What's up? you could give me the time?
• I can't get this to work. • Certainly, it's twelve thirty.
• Good Morning, Mr. Jones, • Excuse me Peter, we seem to
• Why don't you try to use a • Thank you.
Beare, Kenneth. (2020, August may I ask you a question? be having a problem with the
27). Workplace Communication screwdriver? • Not at all.
• Certainly, how can I help Smith account. We'd better
Skills for ESL Learners. Retrieved
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situation.
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lace-communication-skills-for-esl- • That's a good idea Ms
learners-1210223 Amons, would 4 o'clock suit
you?
Observation: formality
based on closeness
is the process of sending and receiving messages without using words, either spoken or
written. Similar to the way that italicizing emphasizes written language, nonverbal behavior
may emphasize parts of a verbal message.
Types
Nordquist, Richard. (2020, August 28). What Is Nonverbal Communication? Retrieved from
https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-nonverbal-communication-1691351
Some thoughts to Writing as more spoken-like