McGraw-Hill/Irwin PPT Module 1 Business Communication, Management, and Success ©2007, The McGraw-Hill Companies, All Rights Reserved.
1-1 To learn how to Begin to develop effective messages. Think creatively.
1-2 Start by answering these questions: Will I really have to write? Don’t I know enough about communication? What do I need to know about my audience(s)?
1-3 Start by answering these questions: Now that I have my analysis, what do I do with it? What if my audiences have different needs? How do I reach my audience(s)?
1-4 Workplace Communication Challenges 40 million people in the U.S. alone have limited literacy skills, including some college graduates. States spend more than $220 million annually on remedial writing programs for employees. Corporations may spend $3.1 billion annually to fix problems from writing deficiencies. The cost is $22.13 per page for a typical letter.
1-5 Verbal and Nonverbal Communication Verbal Communication Face-to-Face/Phone Conversations/Meetings /Voic Messages Letters, Memos, and Reports Nonverbal Communication Pictures/Company Logos Gestures/Body Language Who Sits Where/How Long a Visitor is Kept Waiting
1-6 Myths About Workplace Writing Secretaries will do all my writing. I’ll use form letters or templates when I need to write. I’m being hired as an accountant, not a writer. I’ll just pick up the phone.
1-7 Business and School Writing Differ based on Purpose. Audience. Information. Organization. Style. Document design. Visuals.
1-8 Internal and External Audiences Internal Subordinates Supervisors Peers External Customers/Stockholders Unions/Government Agencies Press/General Public
1-9 Basic Purposes Workplace writing can have one or more of these basic purposes: To inform. To request or to persuade. To build goodwill.
1-10 Good Business Writing Is clear. Is complete. Is correct. Builds goodwill. Saves the reader’s time.
1-11 PAIBOCPAIBOC PWhat are your purposes in writing? AWho is (are) your audiences? IWhat information must your message include?
1-12 PAIBOCPAIBOC BWhat reasons or reader benefits can you use to support your position? OWhat objections can you expect your reader(s) to have? CHow will the context affect reader response?