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Differences between written andoral language

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Written vs. Oral Communication

Most people intuitively understand that there aredifferences between oral and written language.

It is important to realize that speech is genuinelydifferent from written prose, and one should not usethe logic of oral language in formal academic

writing.

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As a rule of thumb, the audience will rememberabout one-half of what was said. Written languageis saved for posterity with the assumption that

1! of it will be read, understood, andremembered.

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recise and direct.

*hosen with greater deliberation and thought..

More sophisticated, and developed.

&ess personal.

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riven by logic, organization, and e/plicitness

Achieved through sentence length, comple/

language style.

+alidated by author0s credibility.

b2ective.

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A dynamic transfer of information.

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Able to engage the audience psychologically and touse comple/ forms of non-verbal communication.

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*onversational and indirect.

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#here is high level of understanding and transparency in

oral communication as it is interpersonal.

#here is fle/ibility for allowing changes in the decisionspreviously ta5en.

#he feedbac5 is spontaneous in case of oralcommunication.

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ral communication is an essential for teamwor5 and

group energy.

ral communication promotes a receptive andencouraging morale among organizational employees.

ral communication can be best used to transfer privateand confidential information.

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"elying only on oral communication may not besufficient as business communication is formal and veryorganized.

ral communication is less authentic than writtencommunication as they are informal and not asorganized as written communication.

It re;uires attentiveness and great receptivity on part ofthe receivers

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It is a permanent means of communication. It isuseful where record maintenance is re;uired.

Written communication is more precise and e/plicit.

$ffective written communication develops andenhances an organization0s image.

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If the receivers of the written message are separated bydistance and if they need to clear their doubts, theresponse is not spontaneous.

Written communication is time-consuming as thefeedbac5 is not immediate.

$ffective written communication re;uires great s5illsand competencies in language and vocabulary use.