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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 PowerPoint
breakout session
addendum
body language
ad hoc
executive summary
corporate advertising
novel
Portable Document File (PDF)
convention
noise
boilerplate
certified mail
horizontal communication
hunt group
post office
elevator pitch
communications planning
green paper
external audiences
communication fidelity
Adobe Acrobat
excess
execute
back office
fait accompli
executory
letter of advice
fax back
bullet
Information Mapping® (IMAP®)
direct outward dialing (DOD)
mail
style manual
enterprise network
chart
moot point
advocacy advertising
active document
documentary
active record
dialed number identification service (DNIS)
business reply mail (BRM)
biennium
schoolroom setup
international callback
asterisk
asymmetric key cryptography (AKC)
business architecture
excellent
back channel communication
deferral
statement of affairs
articles
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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meeting
appendix
cell phone
liaison
community relations
letter
verification
outline
business card
diagram
debriefing
contact
billing telephone number (BTN)
approval
statutory meeting
word processor
accurate
canned presentation
document header
white noise
straw man
clause
information engineering (IE)
executed
call accounting
mode of transmission
theatre setup
informational value
letter of comfort
interactive voice response (IVR)
Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
ADSL
mailing list
open seating
enterprise portal
Flesch formula
plain language
closed proceeding
active file
videlicet (Viz)
ACK
appropriateness
biennial
chevron setup
code division multiple access (CDMA)
roundtable
freepost
voicemail
information architecture
area code
forcing
doublespeak
new
payload
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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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ad hoc committee
exception report
memo
as is
institutional advertising
brief
letter of authorization
conference
style
exercise
single point of contact
cover letter
long-term contracts (LTC)
moot
communiqué
communications
material alteration
teleconference
five W's of communication
video-conferencing
caption
communications architecture
original
special meeting
abort
re
U-shape setup
typical
working telephone number (WTN)
informed
workable competition
automated attendant
house
automatic call distributor
congress
biannual
key telephone system (KTS)
access point
ex post
exposure draft
BlackBerry
approval basis
approximately
breakout meeting
advisory circular
arbitrator
asymmetrical digital subscriber line (ADSL)
voicemail system
ex ante
double bind
back-end office
signal to noise ratio
electronic mailing list
industry document