Humourous Article :Communication In The Work Place

The following humorously depicts what happens when a message is passed on by people to people; how important it is to be clear and precise

whilst communicating in the corporate world...

CORPORATE COMMUNICATION???

From: Managing Director

To: Vice President

Tomorrow morning there will be a total eclipse of the sun at nine

o'clock. This is something which we cannot see everyday. So let all

employees line up outside, in their best clothes to watch it. To mark

the occasion of this rare occurrence ,I will personally explain the

phenomenon to them .If it is raining we will not be able to see it

very well and in that case the employees should assemble in the

Canteen.

From : Vice President

To : General Manager

By order of the Managing Director, there will be a total eclipse of

the sun at nine o'clock tomorrow morning. If it is raining we will not

be able to see it in our best clothes, on the site. In this case the

disappearance of the sun will be followed through in the canteen. This

is something we cannot see happening everyday."

From: General Managers

To: Industry Managers

By order of the Managing Director, we shall follow the disappearance

of the sun in our best clothes, in the canteen at nine o' clock

tomorrow morning. The Managing Director will tell us whether it is

going to rain. This is something which we cannot see happen everyday."

From : Industry Managers

To : Location heads

If it is raining in the canteen tomorrow morning, which is something

that we cannot see happen everyday ,the Managing Director in his best

clothes, will disappear at nine o'clock."

From: Location heads

To: Marketing Executives

Tomorrow morning at nine o'clock, the Managing Director will

disappear. It's a pity that we can't see this happen everyday.

So friends, the next time you are communicating, be careful,

Your Communication can Make it or Break it.

Cheerio

Rajat

Dear Colleagues,
In as much as I want to believe that this piece sounds humourous, there are lessons to be learnt there-in:
1. That we need to be clear in our communication
2. Avoid technical jargons where necessary
3. Do not over stretch the reporting channel to avoid distortion of
concepts/ideas along the line
4.We should always reconfirm if the message was clear to the listener.
Thanks.

well rajat, u made me laugh my head off on a very sunny afternoon. the message can not be over emphasised any other way.
The lesson is loud and clear.
To all out there, this is amust read because it might have just happened in the last directive you made.

:lol: Quite fun to read your article.
Hey Rajat, would you have something funny/factual stuff related to HR?
If yes, then pls do share with us.
Thanks,
Nupur

Very amusing. I have had situations like that happen when memos go from one department head to another before being communicated to the employee. There is now a clear communication flow through the Human Resources department at our company, so there is no miscommunication of information.

Hi Rajat
That was really really funny! gave me a gud break. Have a similar one 2 share which will send across soon.
Regards
Swati

:lol: Yah, this is really Humourous!!! But I'm afraid to say, we're making such type of communication several times in our life.

Hi Rajat and Ekta,
Thanks for that response.
Rajat I really enjoy reading ur informative article.
Thanks for that value added contribution too.
Vijetha Kishore
:D

hi rajat,
infact we also played some games in office to see the distortion of communication...when itz verbal....
regards
scare_crow

hi friend,
This is what the same kind of info i got from my reporting manager regarding one particular meeting and its agenda.
This is what so happening in most of the time in many of the organizations