Clarity, Conciseness, Expectation, And Emphasis

Decent Essays
BUS 1105: BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS

Written Assignment Unit 3

Our textbook mentions nine cognate strategies “Clarity, Conciseness, Arrangement, Credibility, Expectation, Reference, Tone, Emphasis, and Engagement” (McLean, 2012, p.135-6), which are used secondarily to promote understanding. The five I have chosen to describe are Clarity, Conciseness, Expectation, Tone, and Emphasis.

Clarity refers to how clear and understandable the message is (McLean, 2012). A personal example that highlights the need for clarity was a memo I had to send to my company’s accountant firm with respect to a new hiring. The information and instructions communicated needed to be crystal clear as it was containing sensitive information and precise procedures.

Related Documents

  • Great Essays

    1.0 Introduction 1.1 Authorisation and purpose This report is authorised by Dr Gregory Nash, Course Coordinator University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. The purpose of this report is to fulfil the report writing task for COR 109 Communication and Thought, at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 1.2 Limitations This report is limited to the three interpersonal communication skills of listening, feedback and questioning and does not enlighten any other interpersonal communication skills.…

    • 1094 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Nt1310 Unit 1 Case Study

    • 333 Words
    • 2 Pages

    1. Message confidentiality means that a message being sent cannot be read by anyone other than the intended recipients, and message remains confidential and it cannot be read by unauthorized ones. Integrity defines the process of data is modified based on cryptographic procedures like hashing and message code techniques that ensures the message is not modified.…

    • 333 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Jantoo political cartoon “Honest Ed’s” uses a mixture of dynamic imagery and tantalizing promises to create awareness of used car salesman. The cartoon sends out a deep message showing the problems we tackle on and the difficult lies we battle on used car lots. The car salesmen uses a basic tactic applying a low mileage tag onto the car windshield, but in theory miles are able to be rolled back how would you know if the salesman is telling the truth. We seek for a cars that best suits our everyday life and needs, how you would trust someone that is telling you lies.…

    • 104 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Henry and X On March 23, 1775, Patrick Henry addressed a speech to the 122 delegates from the colony of Virginia. He wanted to obtain freedom from the British, and become his own country. Almost 200 years later, Malcom X, a human rights activist, composed a very similar speech. His goal was to give equal rights to blacks in America.…

    • 1047 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Cormac’s intervention will include explicit instruction in the semantic and syntactic (ability to use context clues) cueing systems, as well as the graphophonic (knowledge of letter sound correspondence) cueing system because developing and accessing these three systems in combination, is an integral part of becoming a proficient reader. I will provide Cormac with a cueing systems bookmark (figure 3) to serve as a reminder for Cormac to use these three cueing systems to process and read unfamiliar text.…

    • 78 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Stephen Marche wrote “The Epidemic of Facelessness” in order to inform the audience, social media users, of how faceless communication causes more harm than face to face communication can. He explains that the faceless communication that social media is providing clashing with the world where we communicate face to face. Marche used a lot of quotes from different experts and found that someone's face while communicating can provide a sense of what the person is feeling and then can help the responder to react compassionately to their emotions. Faceless communication doesn’t provide that some connection between the communicators because they cannot see the emotions of the other person. Marche continues to write about the people on the internet…

    • 220 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Clarity helps the reader to follow along and understand the message. I use this on a daily basis when sending emails to coworkers explaining the movement of personnel. The arrangement of business writing is the order in which the writing is laid out. You have to have your thoughts in progressive order for your audience to understand. If you are continually…

    • 375 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Garnett (1996) states, “While all communications involve three elements—the source, the message, and the audience—many public administrators consider only the source and the message” (p. 668). This point is a matter which must be continually considered by any public administrator. It is imperative that communications are geared to the audience for which they are intended in order to meet their needs. Unfortunately, no amount of communications will be effective if they are not understood by the audience for which they are prepared.…

    • 807 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Great Essays

    Critical Literacy Lesson Name: Bonnie Strickland Lesson Title Reading Comprehension: Inspect and analyze text; Immigration; Every Day We Get More Illegal by Juan Filipe Herrera Lesson Objectives Students will use reading strategies to read and understand poetry. Students will inspect and analyze a poem.…

    • 1615 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Furthermore, it is essential that there is a full understanding…

    • 173 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Erasmus Response Paper

    • 637 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Erasmus Response Paper Erasmus’ copious style lends itself to a variety of practices in an effort to approach language and communication in an apt and expedient manner. As a part-time English tutor, Erasmus’ copious style is especially applicable to both my written work, and verbal communication with my students. However, I will argue that the utility Erasmus’ copious style extends beyond my own usage of the style. As the student-tutor relationship is often casual, with information and discussion being exchanged regularly from both sides, I will establish that in the realm of tutorship, the copious style is a method of teaching and explanation. However, I will argue that knowledge of Erasmus’ Copia is also a method for gaining information,…

    • 637 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    When I was a toddler, I used to believe that if I pointed at a toy in my classroom someone would eventually give it to me. However, no matter how hard or how long I gestured and threw my arms toward the toy, I would never have it because I refused to use my words and locked up all my thoughts into my head; clawing against my skull, hoping to ooze out of me. Fortunately, I am not alone in this endless battle of mismatched words, cruel verbs, and negative connotations that crawl out of our mouths and seep into the minds of others. Teenagers, even adults, would struggle almost everyday of their life trying to win the endless battle of miscommunication. But why?…

    • 1000 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    In “The Case for Short Words”, an article published in the New York Times, Richard Lederer discusses using short words. The author argues that if you are author, you do not need to use big words every time and try to use short words. First, Lederer point out that big word cannot make sure who read what you want reader to know. Second, the short and old words will be more sensible if you want to write something. In addition, the author suggest to use words same syllable in your writing and communication.…

    • 548 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Media discourse represents culturally and socially common meaning. It indicates to a public form of interaction that happen through a broadcast platform, whether spoken or written, in which the discourse is oriented to a non-present reader, listener or viewer. Furthermore, media discourses have intense positive and negative effects on the receiver. Therefore, the influence of media on beliefs, opinions, and ideologies has to be carefully studied through media discourse analysis (Matheson, 2005, P.1). Cohesion plays a significant role in the organization of discourse.…

    • 1433 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Importance of communication has always been realized in all times because it is the most vital means by which people are connected together in society. However, today communication plays a crucial role in almost all aspects of life. Work in business, government or organizations are impossible without communication. People have to communicate with each other, exchange information, make decisions and talk about innovations. Management is a complex practice of communicating with other people.…

    • 1595 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Improved Essays