Advantages And Disadvantages Of Communication Methods

Communication Methods: Today’s communication has extended beyond national boundaries as global communication is global and reaches many citizens worldwide. Global communication occurs at a personal level and reaches individuals and businesses and has been characterized with an essential shift in how we organize and interact with each other. Small and large businesses are increasingly experiencing the global integration of daily experiences and communication. Consequently, organizations across the globe see the need for developing and establishing communication infrastructures that support and encourage global relationships with varying publics. However, there are different communication methods that have different advantages and disadvantages …show more content…
One of the communication methods that can be used in an organization is telephone and voice mail, which helps businesses to stay connected. Telephone and voice mail has become an influential communication method in the workplace, especially with the increased use of mobile phones in today’s communication. One of the advantages of telephone and voice mail communication is that it helps business stay connected, especially when there is need for instant feedback brought by telephones. However, this communication method is only suitable when there is need to deliver complex message while many voice mail calls are left unreturned because of difficulties in deciphering names, numbers, and message content. The second communication method is videoconferencing, which is a two-way communication process involving transmission of video and audio data in real time over distance. The advantage of this method is that it facilitates distant communication as participants act as both senders and receivers of messages. However, this communication method is relatively expensive given the requirements to set up cameras or satellite …show more content…
As a manager forced to address the situation, the communication method I will use is email, which is more popular than traditional memos. Generally, emails act as electronic memos that are widely accepted as a form of office messaging between and among employees and managers. In the email, I will ask the employee to provide me with detailed reasons for his actions of being constantly late and leaving food and drinks at the work station. Upon receipt of feedback, I send a follow-up email reminding the employee on organizational policy regarding such actions and request him to stop such behaviors. The follow-up email will also include a reminder of any action that would be taken if the behaviors persist. The use of email is preferable in this scenario because it will be personal and wouldn’t subject the employee to embarrassment before the others. Moreover, this communication method is appropriate for the scenario since it will provide a soft and hard copy record of the communication or messages that act as reminders of issues addressed and action to be