The Seven Essentials of Business Communication

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The Seven Essentials of Business Communication There are seven essential elements to successful business communication: • Structure • Clarity • Consistency • Medium • Relevancy • Primacy/Recency • Psychological Rule of 7±2 If you are going to communicate effectively in business it is essential that you have a solid grasp of these seven elements. So let's look at each in turn... Structure How you structure your communication is fundamental to how easily it is absorbed and understood by your audience. Every good communication should have these three structural elements: an opening, a body, and a close. The Opening allows your communication's audience to quickly understand what the communication is about. Short, sharp and to the point, a good opening lets your audience quickly reach a decision of whether or not to pay attention to your message.

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