Advantages and Disadvantages of Oral Communication

Advantages of Oral Communication

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

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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.

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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.