Communication Technology

Question 1

Scenario: A person looking to apply to many IT companies hoping for a job, and they want to make the best first impression.
What is the best communication that this person can use in this scenario?

Answer 1

Email because

• Can be sent to more than one person at a time
• Can be accessed from any computer in the world
• More convenient than phoning as they can respond when they have free time

Question 2

Scenario: A person needs to keep an accurate record of all the activities they are involved in within a business.
What is the best communication method this person could use?

Answer 2

Blog/Vlog

• Frequently upload onto a blog
• Information is always upto date.
• Can be updated from a phone, tablet or computer.
• Update from anywhere in the world as long as there is an internet connection.

Question 3

Scenario: A managing director needs a way of all of his staff getting informed about meetings. They have emails and instant messaging but they do not regularly check.
What is the best communication method the staff could use to help them remind them about the meetings?

Answer 3

Personal Assistant

• Set you reminders to check your emails
• Read your messages out if your too busy to look and read the email or message yourself
• Good for multi tasking, so staff more efficient with the time at work

Question 4

Scenario: A company needs to know which communication method would be the best to advertise the launch of their new campaign.
Which method would be the best for this company?

Answer 4

Social network

• Millions of people use social networking so high chance of more people seeing it.
• It is free, so less costs for the campaign.

Question 5

Scenario: A junior clerk has an idea of how to train other colleagues in a large company. He wants to tell the senior management but the head offices are on the other side of the country.
Suggest a communication method that this clerk could use?

Answer 5

Videoconferencing

• Can speak with many people at once
• See the reactions on their faces
• More efficient and quicker
• Dont have to travel so no travel costs

Question 6

Scenario: A manager of a business needs to present the H & S rules of the business to the new apprentices.
What is the best communication method that he could use to do this?

Answer 6

Presentation Software

• See the reactions on their faces about the rules
• Easy way to make sure everyone has been informed about the rules