Assignment 1

Michelle Smitherman
Professor Linda Hester

Business 100.. Intro to Business
2/04/2016

Effective communication in the workplace is essential for your business to run smoothly and efficiently day to day. In order for communication to be effective the message needs to be clear and concise. If the message is not clear this will cause errors, confusion and an inefficient work environment.
There are times that I have experienced effective communication in the workplace. An example is announcements and weekly news letters. At a previous job I had, they would sent out a weekly newsletter that kept us all in the loop. This was beneficial to all the employees because we knew of any upcoming changes and what was going on with the company overall. We would also have biweekly team meetings. These meetings would increase morale, give employees the opportunity to voice their ideas and opinions as well as brainstorm with their team. This allows the employees as well as the managers to involve everyone and have everyone on the same page. Another form of effective communication I have experienced is during training and presentations at work. When we introduce new products or change the way we do or process something at work we all need to know about it. Having a training class or presentation that provides expertise, knowledge and instructions allows us to avoid confusion.
At my present job they are always introduces new products and new software. We have meetings once a week to make sure everyone is up to date on the new software and products.
One reason I perceive this communication to be effective because we are all informed. When everyone is informed productivity is effective and the work gets done. There is less stress and with less stress you are more inclined to focus on your task at hand.
Another reason I perceive the communication to be effective is that it was clear and concise.
The trainings and meetings were straight to the point and there wasn’t an information overload, which can sometimes confuse people. Information overload refers to the difficulty a person can have understanding an issue caused by too much information. We were told what

needs to change and how to change it. We gave feedback and ideas and were able to ask any questions we needed answers too.
The third reason that I perceive the communication to be effective is the presenter of the information. Our training allowed us to be involved in the training. He asked questions, listened to our concerns and was interested in what we had to say. He used a PowerPoint presentation, which gave us a step by step way of making the changes we needed to make in the system.