A Guide To Effective Workplace Communication Training

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By Agnes Dickson


In many ways, the level of communication in an organization portrays its culture to the public and so affects popularity of its brand. Therefore, it would be unfortunate for a company to utterly neglect workplace communication training for its staff. On the same breadth, a firm should have clear policies on communicating critical issues and should limit access to information on a need-to-know basis.

One of the most important aspects of any communication training in the workplace is email etiquette. Most companies have email addresses for their employees used to make their work easier within the organization. Staff members use such email account to pass important messages within or outside the organization that enable smooth running of business in the firm. However, if not properly used they could cause confusion and risk safety of information.

For instance, there is need to keep professional every form of message send via emails. This involves the subject and language too. At the same time, the content should be directed to the right person who can handle such information depending on their rank. Others, any emails with unclear information or send to unintended people will only serve as distraction and hindrance to work productivity.

For those writing emails to people outside the organization, let your address have proper details that include your work contacts and company logo. The recipient will use such to contact you if necessary. Besides, use of company logo and other details in your signature could help strengthen your brand.

When communicating to the public or issuing press statements, the company should appoint a specific person to do so. Many firms prefer setting up a corporate affairs department to handle such tasks. This is very important in maintaining the image of the firm. Not every staff should be allowed to speak for the company as this will create confusion as well as convey inaccurate information especially from miss-informed employees.

Another important aspect of workplace communication is use of the telephone. All employees should practice telephone etiquette when calling the other staff members and especially customers. Poor etiquette can send the wrong picture about a company. Again, it is also useful to make sure all telephone calls are attended to so that clients do not have their concerns unattended.

Any successful company today would embrace responsive culture. People are looking for effective and timely solutions to their needs. Only a business that can offer such to its clients will survive the competition in the market today. Make use of technology to meet your customer needs any time of the day. Always offer the right assistance with telephones even when the call was not directed to you.

Employees ought to keep face to face talks at professional level. They should practise courtesy and proper use of language at work. Many businesses have comprehensive code of conduct each employee is given to read and commit when beginning their work.




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