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The purpose of communication in business

Different types of communication have different purposes. For each of the scenarios given in the table, describe the purpose of each type of communication, choosing from the list below:

• To promote

• To confirm

• To inform

• To make a request

• To instruct

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Formal or informal?

Sometimes the way that you communicate is formal, and at other times informal.

For each example, state whether the communication is formal, informal or both; in each case say why:

Methods of communication in business

  • Email
  • Meetings
  • Website
  • Letter
  • Telephone
  • Fax
  • Text
  • Face to face
  • Newsletters
  • Advertisement
  • Memorandum
  • Chat            
  • Business cards
  • Flyers
  • Over hearing conversations/ confidentiality issues
  • Posters
  • Interviews
  • Pop up/spam
  • Debate
  • Interviews

Communications task 1- written or oral

  1. To provide a ...

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