MASTERS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
MBM 108
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
REFERENCE BOOKLET
UNIT I: COMMUNICATION SKILL - ROLE OF COMMUNICATION IN
WORKPLACE ............................................................................................................1
1. IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNICATION IN TODAYS WORLD AND PURPOSE OF BUSINESS
COMMUNICATION .......................................................................................................5
2. BUSINESS COMMUNICATION PROCESS, TYPES OF COMMUNICATION, NON-VERBAL
COMMUNICATION AND ITS USES ................................................................................15
3. VARIOUS MODES OF COMMUNICATION AND SELECTION OF THE RIGHT MEDIUM FOR THE
RIGHT PURPOSE ......................................................................................................27
UNIT II: COMMUNICATION SKILLS - WRITTEN ....................................................35
4. THE MECHANICS OF WRITING BUSINESS LETTERS, MESSAGES AND REPORTS ..........39
5. USE OF TECHNOLOGY EMAIL
AND INSTANT MESSAGING .......................................61
6. APPLICATIONS AT W ORKPLACE: BUSINESS CORRESPONDENCE ...............................73
UNIT 3: COMMUNICATIONS - ORAL/SPEAKING ..................................................95
7. FACE TO FACE COMMUNICATION, CONDUCTING AND PARTICIPATING IN MEETINGS,
PUBLIC SPEAKING - PRESENTATION SKILLS................................................................99
8. TRANSACTIONAL ANALYSIS IN COMMUNICATION AND INTERVIEWS TECHNIQUES FOR
SUCCESS ..............................................................................................................121
9. USES OF TELEPHONE, CELL PHONES, VOICE MAIL AND COLLABORATIVE TOOLS FOR
VIRTUAL MEETINGS................................................................................................137
UNIT 4: COMMUNICATION - LISTENING .............................................................145
10. THE IMPORTANCE OF LISTENING AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE AT THE W ORKPLACE ........149
11. TYPES OF LISTENING AND TECHNIQUES FOR EFFECTIVE LISTENING 155
12. BARRIERS TO LISTENING AND STRATEGIES FOR EFFECTIVE LISTENING .................161
UNIT 5: TECHNOLOGY ENABLED COMMUNICATION .......................................167
13. USING TECHNOLOGIES IN COMMUNICATION TASKS - COMPUTER TOOLS FOR
CONSTRUCTING MESSAGES....................................................................................171
14. SOFTWARE TOOLS FOR W RITING, PRESENTING AND TRANSMITTING MESSAGES ...179
15. THE USE OF ICT SURVEY TOOLS AND ANALYSIS USING EXCEL SHEETS AND
GRAPHICS .............................................................................................................189