Chapter 5: Communicating Electronically

Using your text, complete the following activities and answer the following. Use complete sentences, full ideas, and proper grammar/spelling. Post your answers directly onto your blog, in a post titled " CH 5 Communicating Electronically"

1.    Not All Electronic Writing is the Same: Develop a professional email communicating the same message as the following text message:

            bob ok’d rept. :) Cud u proof and

            Ruff out sldes b4 mtg on Mon.

            fone me asap if prblm. TY.

2.    Instant Messaging and Texting Shortcuts:Make a list of 7/SEVEN “shorthand”—expressions that make online chatting and text messaging faster and more efficient

3.    What can you do to limit the excessive amount of email that lowers productivity? 

4.    What practices should be followed to avoid sending a “flame”? 

5.    How does communication differ when emailing, instant messaging, and texting?

6.    How does writing for a weblog differ from writing for a website? What precautions should be followed?

7.    What guidelines apply to recording an effective voice message? to leaving an effective voice message on another’s phone?

8.    Describe three business communication situations in which a technology channel would be inappropriate for exchanging information. Explain your choices.