LESSON 5

• Purposive communication


  Communicating for various purposes
• Social communication


  Involves interpersonal language exchange of thoughts and ideas with common ends among people
• Technical communication


  Certain predictable patterns are observed lending itself to the formal and professional manner
• The basic rule in communication, whether in oral or written form, is to express and not to impress
• In the 21st century, communication is a vital component in fostering productive learning and working environments to get things done in the shortest time possible
• Conventional ways of disseminating information have evolved into digitization, hence the emergence of communication in 'digital which always writers are almost everywhere'
• Purposive communication


  More than just conveying intended messages for human discourse, it is communicating for various purposes
• Purposive communication recognizes that the content of a message is reliant on a purpose in order to generate the desired outcome of communication
• Purposive communication


  For frequent transactions facilitated in different settings where prompt attention is most required
• Purposive communication is not confined to the mere giving out of information, it is about getting the information through
• Purposive communication


  Involves social and technical communication
• Purposive communication


  • It is social in nature for it involves the interpersonal exchange of thoughts and ideas with common ends among people
  • It is technical in form as certain predictable patterns are observed lending itself to the formal and professional manner of presenting issues for a business or industry-related environment
• Purposive communication may adhere to technical jargon when needed or to suit the audience to which it is directed
• Specific work-relevant communication skills have to be mastered to ensure that intended messages come clear