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Background:
Explain the task in your own words:
You have been asked to take part in a pilot of a new Learning and Development initiative of ‘workplace reflection’. Using your current or past employment, you need to reflect upon the current Business Communications module you have been studying and write a 1,000 word reflective essay on learning styles and the factors that influence communication and learning within the workplace.
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Learning styles and factors that influence communication and learning.
Use these pointers to address LO1
Consider a range of learning style theories that have been covered; VARK Honey & Mumford Gibb’s Reflective Cycle Kolb’s Learning Cycle.
What are the benefits and limitations or even challenges to learning styles?
Consider how knowledge of learning styles will help organisations be more effective when communicating and working with employees and stakeholders.
Think about the impact on effective communication such as; new employees training and induction complaint handling, manager and employee relationship teamwork.
The role of effective communication within business.
Use these pointers to address LO4
Refer to learning styles such as VARK, Honey & Mumford Methods to improve communication:
Consider suitable recommendations for your organisation to develop and maintain effective communication
Apply the decision making process and what is the role of effective communication in this process?
Identify the problem
Gather Information
Identify Alternatives
Weigh the Evidence
Make Decision
Implement
Evaluate
The impact of different methods of communication within a business and managerial context.
Use these pointers to address LO5
New employees training, induction, complaint handling , manager and employee relationship teamwork
Barriers to communication
Reflection on communication skills
What are the organisation’s business ethics?
How are these communicated to stakeholders?
The role of CSR – what are the impacts of it?
Conclusion
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