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INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS COMMUNICATION. OUTLINE OF TODAY’S LECTURE. 1. The Nature of Business Communication 2. Aims of ES2002 . PART I. THE NATURE OF BUSINESS COMMUNICATION. BUSINESS TODAY. Profit in a socially responsible way Efficiency in culturally diverse contexts. BUSINESS TODAY.
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OUTLINE OF TODAY’S LECTURE 1. The Nature of Business Communication 2. Aims of ES2002
PART I THE NATURE OF BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
BUSINESS TODAY • Profit in a socially responsible way • Efficiency in culturally diverse contexts
BUSINESS TODAY • doing business is essentially persuasive • good leadership requires good communication skills
What is business communication? Essentially persuasive: • communication in increasingly more culturally diverse contexts • communication to achieve complex business aims Some implications are….
IMPLICATIONS The heightened need for: • Intercultural and interpersonal communication skills • Responsible, caring and ethical leadership
PART II AIM OF ES2002: BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
AIM OF THE COURSE • To learn how to communicate effectively in business contexts
How can you communicate effectively? • Learn how to communicate • clearly • appropriately, and • persuasively
TWO KEY QUESTIONS • What is your message? (content) • How will you deliver it? (delivery) How do you accomplish clear, appropriate and persuasive content and delivery?
MAIN APPROACH FOCUS ON THE AUDIENCE
HELPFUL SKILLS • Critical thinking skills • Intercultural communication skills • Interpersonal communication skills • Feedback skills • Listening skills
CONTEXTS OF LEARNING • Oral Interaction • Formal Oral Presentation • Mini Lecture • Giving Feedback • Report Writing • Letter Writing • Individual Presentation
TEACHING STYLE • Different teaching styles, but the same objectives for all lessons • The same assessment rubrics • Conduct of regular meetings and norming exercises
CONCLUSION • To communicate effectively in business contexts, you must deliver your content and message clearly, appropriately and persuasively • A keen understanding of your audience is crucial in effective business communication • Such keen understanding is developed through intercultural and interpersonal awareness and skills
THANK YOU Enjoy the semester!