Name: Liaqat Ali

Class: EMBA-IT

Reg. No: 1452-408077

Subjection: Business Communication

Assigned No: 1

Date: 15/9/2008
DEFINITION OF COMMUNICATION:

“Communication is the process of sharing by which

messages produce responses”.

The key points of definition are:

Process: Communication is not an end product, nor is it static or stationary.

Communication is a dynamic, on-going process.

Sharing: Communication is not just sending out a message as a monologue. It is a two

ways dialogue.

Message: It is what is in the communicator’s mind, it includes the verbal as well as

nonverbal component.

Response: It is the feedback the communicator receives from the audience. It could be
what the communicator anticipated, or it may be partially or entirely different from what
was expected.

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Communicator Audience

Response

Social environment

Two other definitions of communication:

1. In Business Communication Mr. P.D. Chaturvedi Mukesh Charurvedi defines as

“It stands for a natural activity of all human beings to convey opinions, feelings,
information and ideas to others through words (written or spoken), body
language, or signs.”
2. In Effective Communication of ideas Mr. George Vardman defines as “Purposive
interchange, resulting in workable understanding and agreement between the sender
and receiver of a message.”

Communication

Definition 1:-

Communication is the process of sharing by which messages produce responses.

Definition 2:-
Communication is a process in which a person, through the use of signs (natural,
universal)/symbols (by human convention), verbally and/or non verbally, consciously or not
consciously but intentionally, conveys meaning to another in order to affect change
http://www.regent.edu/acad/schcom/phd/com707/def_com.html

Communication 1:-
It the process of conveying information from a sender to a receiver with the
use of a medium in which the communicated information is understood the same way by both
sender and receiver. It is a process that allows organisms to exchange information by several
methods. Communication requires that all parties understand a common language that is
exchanged,

http://www.k12.wa.us/CurriculumInstruct/communications/default.aspx

Communication 2:-
Basically, there are 3 types of communication in business, Written, Verbal,
and Non-verbal. Written includes letters, emails, memos, reports and formal documents. Verbal
communication includes "chats", presentations and voicemail! Non-verbal communication is using
signals to communicate and studying body language.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_definition_of_communication

Electronic Theory:
This theory describes the technical way of sending message from sender to receiver. It starts with
the information source from where the message originate and then it is changed into electronic
signals. The message contains of words, number and character in the electronic and computer
readable form.
A simple communication model a Sender transferring a Message containing information
to a Receiver.

Sender Message Receiver

Social Environment Theory

social factors plays an important role in the communication of messages, they help
sending messages from one place to another. Many people are working together in an
environment where they interact with each other on daily basis. Every person has some role in
any certain environment it may be possible while working in an environment as the manager he
should talk with his friends and colleagues with a different perspective. Social factors should be
considered so that the communication should be according the situation and culture of our
society.
http://www.blurtit.com/q813433.html

Message
Communicator Audience

Social environment

Rhetorical Theory
.

The complete process in business communication which a sender to sends the message
through some channel and this message is received by the receiver and then the receiver
interpret it and send it back to the sender. This way the communication is carried. So this is the
importance of business communication according to the rhetorical theory it is stated that it is a
circular process which make the communication process clear to the both parties.
http://www.blurtit.com/q581405.html
 Message

Communicator
Audience

Response

Social environment

DEFINITION 1:-

The process, methods, and skills needed to send and receive business messages.
http://www.bitpipe.com/tlist/Business-Communications.html

DEFINITION 2:-

The communication between the people in the organization for the purpose of carry over the
business activities. It may be oral, verbal, written etc.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_definition_of_business_communication

DEFINITION 3:-

Two-way process of reaching mutual understanding, in which participants not only exchange
(encode-decode) information but also create and share meaning

DEFINITION 4:-

The exchange of thoughts, messages, or information, as by speech signals, writing, or behavior.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_definition_of_communication

DEFINITION 5:-

The art and technique of using words effectively to impart information or ideas.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_definition_of_communication
DEFINITION 6:-

The field of study concerned with the transmission of information by various means, such as print
or broadcasting.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_definition_of_communication

DEFINITION 7:-

A system, such as mail, telephone, or television, for sending and receiving messages

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_definition_of_communication

DEFINITION 8:-

Any of various professions involved with the transmission of information, such as advertising,
broadcasting, or journalism.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_definition_of_communication

DEFINITION 9:-

The word communication means the act or process of giving or exchanging of information,
signals, or messages as by talk, gestures, or writing.

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Definition 1:-
Communication is defined as the interchange of thoughts or opinions through shared
symbols; e.g. Language, Words, Phrases

DEFINITION 10:-

Any act by which one person gives to or receives from another person information about that
person's needs, desires, perceptions, knowledge, or affective states

http://www.unm.edu/~devalenz/handouts/defcomm.html