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List of Business Communications Definitions

communication
Two-way process of reaching mutual understanding, in which participants not only exchange (encode-decode) information, news, ideas and feelings but also create ...
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communication channel
A medium through which a message is transmitted to its intended audience, such as print media or broadcast (electronic) media.
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communications objectives
Intended goals of an advertising or promotional program. Possible communications objectives include (1) creating awareness, (2) imparting knowledge, (3) ...
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Microsoft Office
Suite of products developed by Microsoft Corporation that includes Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Publisher, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Each program serves a ...
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barriers to communication
Obstacle in a workplace that prevent effective exchange of ideas or thoughts. Such barriers include (1) status differences, (2) gender differences, (3) cultural ...
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non-verbal communication
Behavior and elements of speech aside from the words themselves that transmit meaning. Non-verbal communication includes pitch, speed, tone and volume of voice, ...
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subject to
Being dependent or conditional upon something, as in subject to shareholder approval . // Being under the dominion or authority, as of a sovereign, authority, ...
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memorandum (memo)
Informal written brief, note, record, reminder, or summary used as a means of communication, or to outline the terms of an agreement in its draft-stage.
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transparency
See-through, clear piece of acetate used for projecting data, diagrams, and text onto a screen with an overhead projector. // Lack of hidden agendas and ...
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