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THE NINE PRINCIPLES

OF EFFECTIVE
COMMUNICATION
MICHAEL OSBORN (2009)

• Claims that
communication must
meet certain
standards for
effective
communication.
1. CLARITY
• Makes speech
understandable.

• Fuzzy language is
forbidden.
2. CONCRETENESS
• Reduces
misunderstandings.

• Supported by facts.
3. COURTESY
• Builds goodwill.

• Involve polite in
terms of approach
and manner of
addressing individual.
4. CORRECTNESS
•Glaring mistakes
in grammar.
5. CONSIDERATION
• Messages is geared
towards the
audience.
6. CREATIVITY
• Having the ability to
craft interesting
messages.
7. CONCISENESS
• Simplicity and
directness.
8. CULTURAL SENSITIVITY
• Emphasis on
empowering diverse
cultures, lifestyles,
and races.
9. CAPTIVATING
• Strive to make
messages interesting
to command more
attention and better
responses.
ETHICAL
CONSIDERATIONS IN
COMMUNICATION
ETHICS
• Branch of philosophy that focuses on issues
of right and wrong in human affairs.
ETHICAL COMMUNICATORS:
1. Respect Audience
ETHICAL COMMUNICATORS:

2. Consider the result


of communication.
ETHICAL COMMUNICATORS:

3. Value Truth
ETHICAL COMMUNICATORS:

4. Use information
correctly.
ETHICAL COMMUNICATORS:

5. Do not falsify
information

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