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Advantages and disadvantages of written communication

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Advantages of written communication or importance of written communication and disadvantages of written communication. There are some advantages of written communication. They are discussed below:

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  • Advantages of written communication:
  • Disadvantages of written communication

Advantages of written communication:

  • Easy to preserve: The documents of written communication are easy to preserve. Oral and non-verbal communication cannot be preserved. If it is needed, important information can be collected from the preserved documents.
  • Easy presentation of complex matter: Written communication is the best way to represent any complex matter easily and attractively.
  • Permanent record: The documents of written communication act as a permanent record. When it is needed, important information can be easily collected from the preserved documents.
  • Prevention of wastage of time and money: Written communication prevents the waste of money and time. Without meeting with each other the communicator and communicate can exchange their views.
  • Accurate presentation: Through the documents of the written communication top executive can present the information more accurately and clearly. As it is a legal document everybody takes much care does draft it.
  • Use as a reference: If it is needed, written communication can be used as future reference.
  • Delegation of authority: Written communication can help the authority to delegate the power and authority to the subordinate. It is quite impossible to delegate power without a written document.
  • Longevity: Written document can be preserved for a long time easily. That is why; all the important issues of an organization should be back and white.
  • Effective communication: Written communication helps to make communication effective. It is more dependable and effective than those of other forms of communication.
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  • Maintaining image: Written communication helps to maintain the images of both the person and the organization. It also protects the images of the company or organization.
  • Proper information: It is a proper and complete communication system. There is no opportunity to include any unnecessary information in a written document.
  • Less distortion possibility: In this communication system information is recorded permanently. So, there is less possibility of distortion and alteration of the information.
  • No opportunity to misinterpret: there is any opportunity to misinterpret the information or messages of written communication.
  • Controlling tool: Written communication can help to control the organizational activity. The written document may be used as a tool for controlling.
  • Easy to verify: The information and messages that are preserved can be verified easily. If there arises any misunderstanding any party can easily verify the information.
  • Others: Clear understanding, Legal document, Acceptability, Reduction of risk, Creating confidence, Easy circulation, Wide access or coverage etc.

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Disadvantages of written communication

The limitations and disadvantages of written communication are given below:

  • Expensive: Written communication is comparatively expensive. For this communication paper, pen, ink, typewriter, computer and a large number of employees are needed.
  • Time consuming: Written communication takes time to communicate with others. It is a time consuming media. It costs the valuable time of both the writer and the reader.
  • Red-Taoism: Red-Taoism is one of the most disadvantages of written communication. It means to take time for approval of a project.
  • Useless for illiterate person: It messages receiver is illiterate, written communication is quite impossible. This is major disadvantage written communication.
  • Difficult to maintain secrecy: It is an unexpected medium to keep business secrecy. Secrecy is not always possible to maintain through written communication. Because here needs to discuss everything in black and white.
  • Lack of flexibility: Since writing documents cannot be changed easily at any time. Lack of flexibility is one of the most important limitations of written communication.
  • Delay in response: It takes much time to get a response from the message receiver; prompt response is not possible in case of written communication that is possible in oral communication.
  • Delay in decision making: Written communication takes much time to communicate with all the parties concerned. So the decision maker cannot take decisions quickly.
  • Cost in record keeping: It is very difficult and expensive to keep all the records in written communication.
  • Complex words: Sometimes the writer uses complex words in writing a message. It becomes difficult to meaning out to the reader. So the objectives of the communication may lose.
  • Lack of direct relation: If there is no direct relation between the writer and the reader, writer communication cannot help to establish a direct relation between them.
  • Other: Prompt feedback is impossible, Slowness, Bureaucratic attitude, Understanding problem between boos and subordinates, lack in quick clarification and correction, formality problem, lack of personal intimacy, etc.
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