i need to describe formal & informal communication and give examples?

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describe formal communication and informal communication, and give examples

Answer 1

FORMAL AND INFORMAL COMMUNICATIONS
A distinction needs to be made between formal and informal communications. Formal communication implies that a record is kept, that what has been said or written can be attributed to its originator.

On the whole, written communications are formal. But statements may be qualified by phrases such as 'preliminary thoughts are ...'.

Oral (spoken) communication consists of direct or transmitted speech between two or more people. Oral communications are more likely to be misinterpreted than written ones, were regarded as informal but are now often recorded and treated as formal. Missing from such recordings is the body language consisting of facial expressions and gestures.

Consider an informal chat by telephone getting comments on matters of joint concern before producing a final report. Important is the possibility of a two-way flow of information, of immediate feedback, of a frank unreserved exchange of information, opinions and ideas.

The informal nature of such exploratory conversations is often ignored. People's preliminary thoughts can then be quoted against them as if they had been fully considered.

Although an answering (recording) machine ought to bleep at regular intervals while recording, conversations can be recorded in different ways by one person without the other being aware of this.

Hence one needs to make sure the other person is aware of the informal nature of the conversation. In other words, that the other person knows the conversation is not to be recorded and that the information is to be regarded as confidential until the matter has been fully considered.

There are, however, many formal oral communications, such as selection, grievance or appraisal interviews, or when negotiating. Characteristic is that a record is kept by those participating.

Rumours are hearsay. One person tells the next who tells another, and so on. But there are personal barriers as people tend to keep back, elaborate or enhance information in accordance with their likes and dislikes. Hence information tends to change in emphasis and content as it is passed from person to person. This makes rumours so unreliable a source of information.

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Answer 2

Formal Vs Informal Communication

Answer 3

Formal And Informal Communication

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Answer 5

Formal communication is the type of communication used for important topics, usually in the arenas of business, government, diplomatic matters, scientific matters, lectures by teachers, certain types of speeches at colleges, or in seminars. It is speech which is meant to impress and to give weight and authority to the person speaking and to the subject being spoken about. It is polite speech, and uses polite language, whether in verbal or written form. Examples would be the president's inaugural speech,
letters between ambassadors or consuls, an address by a college president to the school, the presentation of a scientific paper or theory at a symposium or seminar. Even, in written form, a letter of resignation from a post one hold. Formal communication assumes, usually, a vertical relationship between people in that situation. Someone is the person above,
in authority, and someone is the person below, dependent to some extent on that person, in that situation.

Informal communication is more on a peer level. It is everyday speech, the kind of speech where you don't have to worry too much about how you couch something, because you and the other person know each other well enough not to take things wrongly. It may be concerned with important matters, but it is not on an authoritative level. It may be two people who enjoy argumentation going at it about some specific topic, or friends planning an outing, or working together on a project and talking through what and how to do it.

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Maggie

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Answer 7

“Formal documents contain writing style this means paragraphs, grammar and lay out this give documents more power and the document like this can used as a reference in future.”

The informal document is used to direct to audience informal documents contain you or your is shorter version of using words and not in professional language also informal documents used incomplete sentence the person that write the informal language is more simple and familiar.”

Answer 8

I. Formal speech (used in formal occasions, such as ceremonies, public speaking events, etc.) and also in writing (papers, commercial letters, etc.):
(A) "Ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to [...]";
(B) "We are gathered here to celebrate [...]";
(C) "We observe today not a victory of party, but a celebration of freedom" (JFK);
(D) "I have a dream" (M. Luther King, Jr.);
(E) The purpose of the present letter is to [...].

II. Informal speech (colloquial speech) is used to:
(A) write, text or email a friend;
(B) talk to friends and relatives.

II. Semi-formal language:
(A) student-teacher discourse;
(B) TV talk shows;
(C) chats (distance learning).

Answer 9

here's the short version, formal is when things are taken seriously, such as presidents of two countries talk about treaties; informal is the opposite.