BCOM 230 Week 2 DQ 2 Comparing Informal and Formal Business Communications: Examples and Appropriate Use BCOM 230 Week 2 DQ 2 ‘What are some examples of informal and formal group business communications? When might informal communications be best? When might formal communications be best? Informal communications consist largely of personal communications, such as email, verbal telephone conversation, and memos. These communications have no set format, and have more information than the formal communication. It carries much gossip and rumor, for this is the nature of human conversation (Lesikar, Flatley, & Rentz, 2008). Communication network is more valuable to the company’s operations than a first impression might indicate. The formal consists of the official, more stable lines of communication such as letters, memos, email. Whatever the established form (genre) it will bring with it certain expectations about what can and cannot be said, who may and may not say it, and how the messages should be structured and worded (Lesikar, Flatley, & Rentz, 2008). + StudyXY Downloaded from StudyXY.com ® + StudyXY Sd Ye. o> \ | iF ’ pr E \ 3 S Stu dy Anything This ContentHas been Posted On StudyXY.com as supplementary learning material. StudyXY does not endrose any university, college or publisher. Allmaterials posted are under the liability of the contributors. wv 8) www.studyxy.com