Managerial Communication
Table of Contents
1. What Is Managerial Communication? 2
1.1 Organizational Communication 3
1.1.1 Methods To Effective Organizational Communication 4
1.1.2 Barriers of Organizational Communication And How To Overcome Them? 5
1.1.3 Benefits of Effective Organizational Communication 7
1.2 Interpersonal Communication 7
1.2.1 Methods of effective Interpersonal communication 7
1.2.2 Key Functions of Interpersonal Communication 8
2. Conclusion 9
References 11 1. What Is Managerial Communication?
Managerial communications involves gathering important information from both inside and out side the organization and distributing appropriate information to others who need it. If you carefully analyze a mangers job it is evident that managerial communication is essential for every management function known to business. For example, when managers perform the planning function, they gather information, write letters, memos, and reports, and then meet with other managers to explain the plan. When managers lead, they communicate to share a vision of what the organization can be and motivate employees to help achieve it, when managers organize, they gather information about the state of the organization and communicate a new structure to others. In this light it is safe to conclude that managerial communication is a fundamental part of every managerial activity.
While Managerial communication is a wide area of study. I will be focusing on two key areas, namely organizational communication and internal communication. Organizational communication is how people communicate within an organization or the influence of organizational structures in communicating. Interpersonal communication deals with interaction between people. 1.1 Organizational Communication
Organizational communication can be briefly stated as how people communicate within an organization and with outside parties, or the influence and interaction with organizational
1. What Is Managerial Communication? 2
1.1 Organizational Communication 3
1.1.1 Methods To Effective Organizational Communication 4
1.1.2 Barriers of Organizational Communication And How To Overcome Them? 5
1.1.3 Benefits of Effective Organizational Communication 7
1.2 Interpersonal Communication 7
1.2.1 Methods of effective Interpersonal communication 7
1.2.2 Key Functions of Interpersonal Communication 8
2. Conclusion 9
References 11 1. What Is Managerial Communication?
Managerial communications involves gathering important information from both inside and out side the organization and distributing appropriate information to others who need it. If you carefully analyze a mangers job it is evident that managerial communication is essential for every management function known to business. For example, when managers perform the planning function, they gather information, write letters, memos, and reports, and then meet with other managers to explain the plan. When managers lead, they communicate to share a vision of what the organization can be and motivate employees to help achieve it, when managers organize, they gather information about the state of the organization and communicate a new structure to others. In this light it is safe to conclude that managerial communication is a fundamental part of every managerial activity.
While Managerial communication is a wide area of study. I will be focusing on two key areas, namely organizational communication and internal communication. Organizational communication is how people communicate within an organization or the influence of organizational structures in communicating. Interpersonal communication deals with interaction between people. 1.1 Organizational Communication
Organizational communication can be briefly stated as how people communicate within an organization and with outside parties, or the influence and interaction with organizational
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