Written And Oral Messages

Written Oral
Definition: Definition:
1. Put down in a form to be read; not 1. Having to do with the mouth; given
spoken or oral by mouth, as in an oral solution.
2. Written is the representation of 2. Oral more about spoken such as
language in a textual medium through presentation, speech and etc
the use of a set of signs or symbols 3. Examples of spoken communication
(known as a writing system). that is used in the workplace include
3. It is distinguished from illustration, conversations, interviews, counselling
such as cave drawing and painting, / helping colleagues, meetings,
and the recording of language via a conferences
non-textual medium such as magnetic
tape audio
Advantages Disadvantages Advantages Disadvantages
1. Written 1. It is impersonal. 1. Can express our 1. Sometime the
communication is 2. People may not feeling and audience can’t
good for always read opinion pay attention
complicated and them. 2. The audience can because of the
vital instructions, 3. It does not be attractive place,
which can be answer questions 3. Oral environment.
given in a precise and there is no communication 2. Must be good in
and uniform immediate allows for vice versa our
manner. feedback. immediate objective
2. There is a lesser 4. It also spend a lot feedback such as 3. Poor presentation
chance for the of time. the opportunity to of the message or
message to be 5. Structure or ask questions the instruction
misunderstood. sentence word, when the can result in
3. Written grammar might meaning is not misunderstanding
instructions can be wrong entirely clear. and wrong
be checked at a 4. Spoken responses.
latter date. It instructions are 4. Spoken
serves as a useful flexible and communication is
reference. easily adaptable influenced by
4. Authority is to many diverse both verbal and
transmitted more situations. non-verbal
effectively with a communication
written order than such as tone or
with an oral one body language
which may skew
the meaning of
your message in
the mind of the
receiver.