COMMUNICATIONS ENVIRONMENTS AND MEDIA
Communications environment Communications medium
Electronically mediated virtual communication ____Two-way instant messaging_______
For the communications environment and medium listed above, answer the following questions:
1. What are five communications situations in which this medium could be appropriately used?
a. You are able to send out a meeting location change five minutes before the meeting starts to the other attendee (for small meetings)
b. You are able to ask a someone a short question to find out information quickly
c. Someone is able to quickly ask you your fax number so that they can send you a fax and you can verify receipt of the fax instantly …show more content…
What are two communications situations in which it would be inappropriate to use this medium?
a. Composing a biography for a company website
b. Writing an abstract interpretation of a song or piece of literature
10. What are five non-verbal communications elements characteristic of this medium?
a. Font style and size used
b. Length of paragraphs within the document and number of pages
c. Use of graphs and colors
d. Whether or not the report is printed or sent via email attachment
e. If the report is printed, whether or not it is bound in a formal report cover
11. What are five types of noise that this communications medium is subject to (e.g., anything in the environment that delays, distorts, or destroys the message)?
a. If the report is an email attachment, the file size may be too large for some inboxes
b. Paper may jam while printing
c. May run out of ink when either printing or copying
d. Graphs or diagrams may not be aligned properly if report is viewed from another operating system
e. Data may not be complete or available in time for the report deadline
12. What types of feedback are possible with this medium?
a. If the report is handed out in person, face to face verbal acknowledgement may be