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Communication in Administration
Higher Administration2015-2016
Unit Outline
Methods of Communication Barriers to Communication Security of Information Communicating Information:
– Produce presentations– Email; ediaries; emerging technologies– Research and download info from the Internet
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Methods of Communication
Higher Administration2015-2016
Internal Communication What are the purposes of Internal
Communications?
– Giving information.– Gathering information.– Giving reassurance.– Clarification of issues.– Starting actions.– Influencing actions.
Internal Communication
What forms of Internal Communication exist within the school?
External Communication What are the purposes of External
Communication?
– Providing information.– Giving instructions.– Confirming arrangements.– Improving customer service.– Public relations.
External Communication
How does the school
communicate externally?
Choice of Method
Think about the relationship between sender and receiver… and how quickly the message needs communicated.
– Face-to-Face– Oral– Written– Electronic
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Face-to-FaceMeeting / interview / conversationImmediate feedbackUncertainties clarifiedBody language and facial expressions
OralMost popular – telephoneQuick responseUseful for general and brief enquiries
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WrittenLetters / memos / reports / formsPermanent recordAllows time to read and understand content
ElectronicIntranet / internet / email / blogs / podcasts / social networking24/7Increased speed of communication
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Examples:
Intranet
Staff may use the intranet within the organisation to access relevant policies – always up-to-date
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Examples:
Email & Read Receipt
A manager may send an urgent email (could have attachments) to all staff requesting a read receipt to confirm that the email has been received.
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Examples:
Staff Meeting
Human Resources may arrange a meeting to inform all staff about a change in organisational structure – questions can be asked and answers clarified
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Value of Information
Timely
Accurate
Appropriate
Available
Complete
Concise
Cost-effective
Objective
CccOAaaT
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Barriers to Communication
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Skills of People Involved The Sender must be able to explain
the message properly.
The Receiver must be able to understand the message.
e.g. asking for an order to be sent asap, rather than specifying a particular date.
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Jargon A word or phrase which has technical or
specialist meaning is known as jargon.
Meaningless to those that don’t have the required knowledge.
e.g. Technical information not understood by the Marketing Department - misleading advertising and possibly poor sales.
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Communication Method Being able to communicate to the
right number of people using the right method.
e.g. a notice when it is impossible to speak to everyone at once.
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Perceptions and Attitudes
Employees are likely to have confidence in people that they trust, because of past experiences of reliability.
What would you do if someone that you don’t trust gives you some information?
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Information Overload? The message needs to be
clear and in the right language.
It must not contain too much information. Presentation slides should be concise.
It must not be presented too quickly.
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Chain of Command (Length) If information is passed
down by word of mouth it is possible for the message to become distorted.
Might end up with the wrong information or the wrong emphasis placed on the information.
Emotional Barriers
Some people find it difficult to talk about certain issues which may affect the individual or the organisation.
Can you think of some examples?
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Wrong Target Businesses sometimes send the
wrong information to the wrong person.
This can create a poor image of the business in the eyes of the public.
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Breakdown of the Channel Channels of communication can
sometimes break down.
Perhaps because of technical problems with computers (e.g. banks can’t tell you your balance)
Another reason for a breakdown in the channel of communication could be too much background noise.
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Audience Loses Interest PowerPoint
presentations should be eye-catching with appropriate use of images, animation and slide transitions.
A speaker should be provided with a microphone so those at the back can hear
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Security of Information(including Data Management)
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This is a separate presentation…
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Data Security Research
Research recent examples when data security has been breached and prepare a short report.
This report should contain a minimum of three examples with the background to each explained.
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Electronic Communication
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Presentations
Addition of slides and content:– Promote and demote slides and text
within– Import data from the internet– Insert data from spreadsheet or
database– Create notes
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Presentations
Complex Features:– Advance slides automatically timed– Create a hyperlink to URL or document– Customise animations and transitions– Create a loop presentation– Embed multimedia– Use of master slides (slide and handout)
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E-diary
Enter and edit appointments Recurring Appointments Task manager Selected printouts eg daily,
weekly, monthly, task list
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Send, receive and print email Mailing Lists Create and manage folders Automatically manage messages Create automated responses Be aware of email etiquette
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Publications
Create and edit publications eg newsletters and notices
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Communication and Research Receive, process and transmit
information using: – Intranet– Internet– Emails– Blogs– Presentations– Documents– Podcasts– Social networking sites– Other emerging technologies
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Communication Tasks
Take a lengthy report and summarise suitable for delivery to an audience eg Italy Presentation (part of task)
Creating a school newsletter based on the calendar, HT Updates and news articles, access to pictures provided.
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Communication in Administration
Higher Administration2015-2016