CHAPTER 9: COMMUNICATING WITH THE MILLENNIALS

The Millennials have arrived in the workplace, and they are bringing new ways to
communicate. The advancement of technologies is where Millennial create their communication
also relies much more on social media. Almost 90% percent of Millennial regularly visit
Facebook, LinkedIn and other social networking sited. Hence, Millennial prefer different
communication channels with different communication styles that is harder for other old
generation to understand them on how they convey their thoughts and the content of the message
itself.

Most of the companies, they continue to block social networking, text messaging and other
channels preferred by Millennial for them to use the proper way of communication that everyone
could understand them. Hence, arguments are valid remain uncertain that experts are advising
that companies need to adapt to the communication styles of Millennial rather than rejecting their
outright. Also, some companies should need to make better use of the communication skills that
Millennial to the workplace. Communication is one the most important factor that every
individual in a certain company should have to have a proper understanding and knowledge
about the trends around the environment. Hence, millennial used to adapt and discover new ways
of communication skills and method, other older generation tend not to understand the message
and its content that can lead into misunderstanding since millennial are used of informal
communication around people.

Millennial are the ones who loved to discover new trends that would satisfy their needs
and want to belong in the society where they belong. However, the more they explore deeper
they tend not to consider the environment around them because they only think about what can
makes them happy and contented. In the means of communication, Millennial are used of social
media sites that create a huge concept of communication around the world that they can adapt
new ways of communicating with others that can be an impact of communication barrier
between old generations to another that would disregard the formal way of communicating.
 Communication under the standing of Millennial is a way of informal communication that
confuse others to understand them regarding what they are talking about. Therefore, the
Millennial should talk in a way that everyone could understand them not just being a self-
centered communicator that they can only understand themselves along the day because it might
be a cause of issue. Also, Millennial should have their basis to respect their team members and
other superiors in the company who are trying to understand them in way they can be a good and
formal communicator as possible.

The generation of Millennial should undergo into a seminar that would help them practice a
proper way of communication from informal to formal communication that would be a
professional that has an equal length and standard of communication quality. Also, the
environment of the company should adjust with the new ways of Millennial when it comes to
communication because it might be a way for them to do their job and task accordingly with
motivational aspect of actions.