Contexts for Communication

Certain features of the communication situatin are already in place as the communicaters in our model being to communicate.
The larger context includes the general business economic climate, the language, values and customes in the surrounding culture and the historical moments in which the communication is taking place. Think about how this contexts might influence communication. For example if the countries economy or a particular industry is flourishing, a communicaters message and recipitent’s response may well be defined different they would be in an economic slump. The socio cultural context also affects how the communicate. Whether they are communicating in the context of usurban culture, for instans or the culture of a particular rejoin or another country, or whatever they are or whether communicating across cultures, there communicatin choice is will be affected. The particular historical context of there communication can also be a factor. Consider how the terrorist attracts of 9/11 brought to the fore language about religion, war and patriotism. Such shifts in language and values can tickle down into daily acts of communication. The skillful communicator is sensitive to these larger contexts, which always exert an influence and to some extent, are always changing.
The relationship of the communicators also forms an important context for communication. Certainly, communication is about moving information from point A to point B, but it also about interaction between human beings. Yours first correspondence with someone begins a relationship in between the two of you, whether as individuals, people in certain roles or both. All future messages between you will need to take this relationship into account.
The communicators particular contexts exert perhaps the strongest influence on the act of the communication. These interrelated contests can be:
1. Organizational contexts
2. Professional contexts
3. Personal contexts