On p.479 of Technical Communications, Anderson discusses Writing Reader-Centered Instant Messages. Only the speed of the message is acknowledged and this is acknowledged as a benefit in terms of being reading-centered. Do you agree that Instant-messaging is an effective method for technical communication? Is it too informal for professional communications? Initial Response [200 words] Due at the conclusion of Session 11.

 

 

 

 

 

EXAMPLE 1:

 

Effective communication is a crucial element of getting things done. Business need effective communication to deal with customers. In my opinion, instant message is definitely a unique and efficiency commuication tool. As the development of high technology, approximately every people had a phone with application that use to sent instant message. And it is has become one of the major communication cool either in workplace or non-workplace.

First, instant message is conversational. By immediate 'sent' and 'reply' exchange, we could let the collaborate in real-time. Compare to E-mail, seldom people has fast back and forth during the email conversation. Therefore, instant message is a better tool in communication within a organization or with an individual, e-mail is better when we required to contact formally with a company or a future partner. Second, instant message is brief and save lots of time. Normally, a instant message character are within 30 words. And we do not need a introduction, conclusion, or greeting. It could save a lot of time communication in instant message. 

I am now intern at CITIC bank this summer. We had a group talk in a instant message application, called 'weixin'. It is really easy to communicate with colleagua and improved our workplace harmony. Although instant message had many advantages, but it is not formal enough to deal with something important. It is necassary to select a suitable tool to communication in different intent. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXAMPLE2:

 

 

In many companies and organizations, people would like to communicate using email because the email is a formal way to communicate with each other. However, the instant message is more efficient because this is a kind of way for quicker communicating. And so I agree that instant message is an effective way for communication. For example, if people communicate using email, people have to open the email program, and pick the email message out from other messages in their in-boxes and then open the message itself. This is really a long way from sending the message by the writer to reading the message by the reader. If people use instant message for communicating, people can directly get the message and read the message because the instant message appear on computer, cell phone or other screen of the intended reader.

In addition, the aim of sending message to someone is that let someone get your message and know what you want he/she know. Thus, if the way of communicating can make the readers know the information they need to know quickly, then the kind of communicating is a good method for technical communication and thus, I don't think it is too informal for professional communications. 

 

 

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