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Drawings, Diagrams and Illustrations

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Line Drawing :  Also called line art, It is the drawing or representation of things such as electronic or technical equipment, human body, animals, plants, furniture etc. Line art is usually done in black and white and it illustrates key components or parts of objects. Diagram      It is a form of line art. It is a simplified drawing that illustrates the appearance, structure, or workings of something, for examples a diagram of a solar powered microwave oven, a living room, or a radio circuit. Diagrams show components parts of a thing, and the logical relationships between those parts. Diagrams are often used in technical communication documents. Because they are simple forms of schematics, they help bridge the gap of knowledge between experts and laypersons. To avoid distortions during use ( such as photocopying or faxing), draw diagrams in black and white. You can also use computer- based programs to create diagrams. Cartoons       It is a si...

What is Visual Messages?

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Visual Messages    It can be written or oral, and nonverbal. They reinforce written communication and are effective in engaging the audience. It help to present the most important information in a condensed and concise form. They have stronger impact on the minds of audience. We use them for immediacy, to emphasize important points, to bring data, location and even idea  to life in dynamic ways. They are used to show things, not just tell about them, and to convey complicated information. They are effective in illustration how thing work, in conveying change over time, and in making comparisons.They are simple to follow, such as in directions and instructions. They are flexible in reaching across demographics, cultures and geographic boundaries. They can be kept permanent, and depending on the communication situation, they may enable immediate feedback.The following are some key visual message used in business communication: Signs, Signals and Symbols Signs   ...

Oral

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Oral message are used mostly for informal purpose and when there is time urgency. They are used when the ideas are simple to convey or easily explainable via speaking. They are effective in conveying emotions and feelings. Oral message are also used when we are looking for immediate feedback from our intended audience and if we do  not want the message to be necessarily permanent. The following oral message are commonly used in business communication: Interviews     It is a face to face communication situation for various purpose. An interviewee (one who is being interviewed) faces an interviewer or a few interviewers, usually  in a room. The interviewers are  in full control of the situation; they do the asking and the probing to find out  whatever they want to know about the interviewee. It is usually under pressure. He or she may not always be able to give the right answers. Both sides have the opportunity to see and feel each other up close. Encou...

Business Communication Messages

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Looking at the entire business communication, we learned about the importance of defining the purpose of your message, selecting effective channels, adapting your message to your audience, communicating across cultures, planning, writing and revising, and outlying, formatting and designing your documents. We also identified the skills and ethical values that shape our messages. The chapter on language  showed us how to write strong words and phrases, effective sentences and coherent paragraphs in order to make our messages effective and successful. In addition, in the other lesson, we learned about building our business vocabulary and using business terminologies, idioms and expressions properly. All these ideas and exercises serve as the building blocks of effective business message, our focus in the remaining chapters of this book. Before we focus on key individual messages that are routinely used in the workplace, let's get an overview of the various types of message in terms ...

Ways to Improve Business Vocabulary

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There are a number of ways available to help you increase your vocabulary.The important thing is that you should be motivated to learn new words. Otherwise it can be a boring or dull exercise. You may begin by Promising yourself that you will learn at least a new world a day. If you do that, in about three years, you will have added over 1500 new words in your vocabulary! Just a little planning and constant effort can help increase your vocabulary dramatically. We all learn some new words everyday even without working at them, through conversations or the mas media. Imagine the benefits of actually working at it. The following tips could be useful in improving your vocabulary: 1. Actively look for new and unfamiliar words: Reading alone is not enough; we get carried away with the message and ignore new and unfamiliar words simply because we don't understand them or find them uninteresting. Effective language users actively look for new words and phrases, guess what they stand...

Business Vocabulary

Speaking Situation  Welcoming Visitors: Welcome to Rupesh Enterprise s. Welcome to Surkhet. I'm Prabin Rawal. Describing Jobs What do you do? What do you do for a living? What is your occupation? What type of work do you do? Where do you work? -I'm a salesperson -I'm in sales. -I'm in the toy business. -I,m a mechanic at Surkhet Electronics -I'm a consultant for Ama Dablam Consulting Company. What company do you work for? -I work for Worldlink -I work at Worldlink. I'm with Worldlink. What do you do there? What do you do at Worldlink? -I'm a software engineer. - I work in the sales department. - I'm in customer service. What do you do at Nepal Software LTD.? - I am in charge of marketing. -I'm responsible for sales. - I program computers What do you do (in your job)? What is your main job? What are you in change of? -I am in charge of training employees. - I am responsible for watering the plants. - I take care...

Vocabulary in Communication Situations

When writing and correspondence in business also involves special vocabulary, most of the business communication situations are oral. The following sections provides some examples of language for those common situations: Writing Situations        Correspondences generally required special, commonly occurring vocabulary. You will learn more about writing situations in the chapters that focus on writing various types of  messages. Requesting information    I am writing to required about...    I am writing in reference to....    Could you please send me...    I read/ head ... and would like to know... Responding to required  Thank you for interest/ inquiry You can learn more about this at... Enclosed is the information you required. If you have further questions, If you require assistance, please contact: Thanking with goodwill Thank you for your hospitality  I enjoyed having lunch with you...