Week Apr 19-25 Discussion 3

Instead of picking a specific concept from the chapter, I wanted to discuss organizational communication generally. We are so often involved in and depend upon organizational communication. For example, any of us who have held a position in a professional office structure have experienced organizational communication. There are levels of management and structures within an office environment that also have structured communication. This form of communication is reflected through different mediums such as e-mails, face-to-face, conference calls, etc.

I have spoken at numerous career days since being a comm major at SJSU. The aspect of my studies that most frequently surface when I talk about the use of my major in the work place is organizational communication. The structure within an office to implement effective communication amongst the staff and more importantly from management to the office. The study of organizational communication is very diverse, and must be understood moving beyond the professional sector. All organizations have a great dependency on communication. The organizations would include universities, non-profit organizations, etc. Moreover, organizational communication also must be recognized as internal and external, and informal and formal.