8/06/2013

Advantages and Disadvantages of Oral Communication

Advantages of Oral Communication


Advantages of oral communication skills are given in the diagram below.


Advantages of Oral Communication

Image credits © Manoj Patil.



Advantages of oral communication in business are followed:


  1. Less expensive
  2. Saves time
  3. Immediate feedback
  4. Personal contact
  5. Useful in difficult situations
  6. Co-operative spirit
  7. Useful in secret matters
  8. Persuasive
  9. Useful for all kinds of audiences

Advantages of oral communication over written communication are.


1. Less expensive


Benefits of oral communication is less expensive and saves money as no stationary or gadgets are required.


2. Saves time


Merits of oral communication are that saves time, labor and energy as it is direct, faster and personal.


3. Immediate Feedback


In Oral communication, immediate feedback or response is obtained.


4. Personal Contact


Oral communication is more effective, and it develops personal contact, which is essential and valuable for smooth working.


5. Useful in Difficult Situations


Oral communication is very useful in difficult and emergent situation.


6. Co-operative spirit


Oral communication has a human touch as it generates the friendly and co-operative spirit.


7. Useful in Secret Matters


Oral communication is very useful for some secret and confidential matters.


8. Persuasive


In oral communication, the speaker can win over the other person to his point of view.


9. Useful for all kinds of Audiences


Oral communication is very useful for addressing literate, semi-literate and illiterate masses.


Disadvantages of Oral Communication


Disadvantages of oral communication skills are given in the diagram below.


Disadvantages of oral communication

Image credits © Manoj Patil.


Disadvantages of oral communication in business are followed:


  1. No legality
  2. Lack of accountability
  3. Low reference value
  4. Greater scope for errors
  5. Easily forgotten
  6. Not useful for long distance

Disadvantages of oral communication over in care setting are.


1. No legality


Limitation of oral communication is that it has no scope from legal point of view as there is no proof or evidence.


2. Lack of accountability


Drawbacks of oral communication are a speaker or a listener cannot be held accountable for any vocal message. As anyone can claim or disclaim having said or heard something.


3. Low reference value


As oral communication cannot be stored, it has little reference value.


4. Greater scope for errors


In oral communication, there is a greater chance of misunderstanding due to the verbal nature of exchange.


5. Easily forgotten


In oral communication, What is conveyed orally, cannot be remembered for a long time as human memory is short. Hence it is easily forgotten.


6. Not Useful for long Distance


Oral messages are not useful for long distances hence for long distances messages are sent by fax, telex or e-mail.

48 comments:

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