COMM 320 Study Guide - Final Guide: Apposition, Acronym, Groupthink

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Non verbal communicating can play roles in relation to verbal communication: repetition, contradiction, regulation, substitution, accenting and complementing, components of non verbal communication, use of space, use of time, paralanguage, body language. Business ethics: the socially accepted moral principles and rules of the business conduct: tell the truth, avoid language that attempts to evade responsibility, don"t suppress or de emphasize important information, offer good value for money, be timely in your communication, avoid libel, distinguish between fact and opinion, use a layout that doesn"t hide information, know what you can and cannot disclose to certain parties according to corporate disclosure practices and confidentially agreements, be especially careful communicating in cyberspace, don"t claim authorship of documents you have not written. Strategies to overcome writer"s block: start early, work on a computer, talk it out, skip around, take a break, practice freewriting, adopt a positive attitude towards writing.