Advantages And Disadvantages Of Informal Communication

Consider the following disadvantages when developing your communique:
 It is rigid and limits information within the department
 It contains bureaucratic jargon
 There may not be a reason for the message
 Time, money, and effort to produce
 The message can tend to be authoritarian
 The message can be impersonal fail to motivate employees.
Informal communication between employees is the best practice and:
Informal communication is personal, unofficial, and mostly oral. It is based on the realization that personal interaction among employees is healthy for an organization and educates through sharing and tends to resolve conflicts through participation and friendship. It maintains enthusiasm, loyalty, and commitment by involving employees in organizational matters
Informal communication has many advantages:
 It is less official and less intimidating. It encourages the flow of new ideas.
 It is personal, and carries the enthusiasm of the participants rather than dry, bureaucratic logic.
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 Can lead to spreading of inaccurate information and also to indiscriminate disclosure of confidential information.
 Is often colored by emotion and can distort the meaning.
 Is difficult to trace when an inquiry has to be made.
An appropriate mixture of formal and informal communication is the most useful. There is no magic formula for finding this mixture; intelligent leaders who understand the environment of the department and the needs of its staff can find a suitable blend.
Section IV
Guidelines for Written Communication
Internal and External
External and internal communication includes written, oral and non-verbal communication. Messages that move within the organization, among its members, are internal communication; messages that go out of the organization and are received from outside are called external