Communications in Business - types & uses

Oral

 Most personal

 Personalised wider distribution

 Widest distribution

Internal

Conversation

Telephone

Interview - Meeting

Conference call - video link

Broadcast - radio, television or web

Distributed recording - disk, tape or film

External

Visit

Telephone

Presentation

Conference call - video link

Broadcast - radio, television or web

Distributed recording - disk, tape or film

Written

 Most personal

 Personalised wider distribution

 Widest distribution

Internal

Note - Memo - Minute

Email

Letter

Copied note, memo or minute

Copied email

Copied letter

Policy document - instruction

Notice board - web page

External

Letter

Fax

Email

Copied letter/Fax - standardised letter/Fax

Copied email

Compliment slip

Promotion material

Web site

Corporate publication

Advertisement

Paul Newman

March 02

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