From the course: Organization Communication
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Communication context
- You are down to one, final question to ask yourself as you craft your communication action plan. What context issues should you consider? All of the variables, senders, receivers, message, feedback are affected by the context. That's the situation surrounding your communication event. For example, imagine going to a meeting at two in afternoon. You had a heavy lunch, the conference room temperature is just a little warm and you're feeling very sleepy. Now you've never met the presenter at the meeting before. And right before you walked into the meeting, you got a call from your friend, canceling your dinner plans tonight, so you're bummed. All of these situational issues can affect your perception of the speaker and your overall interaction. Compare that meeting to one that you attend when you're wide awake, feeling happy, in an office that routinely has productive, efficient meetings, and you're good friends with the…
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