Business Portfolio Communication And Academic Essay Writing.

Portfolio Of Communication Materials

Discuss about the Business Portfolio Communication And Academic Writing.

TO: Commonwealth Bank Staff

FROM: Communications Manager

DATE: 1/12/2018

SUBJECT:  Invitation to corporate dinner

Good afternoon,

I hope this finds you well. I am delighted to invite you to the corporate dinner for Commonwealth Bank, which will be held on the 15^th December 2018. The event will commence from 11.00 pm. at Westin Hotel, located at Martin Place, Sydney. Key activities during the dinner will include a wide range of entertainment sessions, and a three-course dinner will also be served to all those who will be present. Out esteemed clients will also be present, and this will give the bank an opportunity to appreciate every customer then has helped us achieve our annual goals. Other special guests will also be present, including politicians and celebrities, who will join us as we mark the end of the year in style. I at this moment write to encourage all staff members at the organisation to attend and enjoy each other’s company away from the formality of the offices. This event will be a time to catch up and revisit the accomplishments of the organization in the past twelve months. I look forward to seeing you then.

Thank You.

Communications manager,

Commonwealth Bank.

Communications Manager

Commonwealth Bank

123 Martin Drive

23454 Sydney

1/12/2018

Mr. John Doe

Manager

Widgets International

3454 Galore Street

485 Florida

Dear Mr. John Doe,

Good afternoon,

I hope this finds you well. I am delighted to invite you to the corporate dinner for Commonwealth Bank, which will be held on the 15^th December 2018. The event will commence from 11.00 pm., at Westin Hotel, located at Martin Place, Sydney. As an organization, we organize an annual corporate dinner for our clients, personnel and different stakeholders. This is considered a gesture of appreciation, for the support and work well done. The corporate dinner provides an opportunity for stakeholders to mingle and more so, share ideas on how the organization strategies can be further improved in the next operational year at Commonwealth bank. Key activities during the dinner will include a wide range of entertainment sessions, and a three-course dinner will also be served to all those who will be present. We appreciate your acceptance to be the special guest in this event, and the organization is very humbled by your presence. The event will be graced by our esteemed clients, politicians and celebrities, as well as partners who have helped us achieve our annual strategic goals. I have the highest confidence that your presence will be of great significance to both our clients and personnel at commonwealth bank. We appreciate your support for the organization, and we believe it would be great if you join us on this phenomenal day, to celebrate in our annual corporate dinner.

Email To Staff

I look forward to seeing you then.

Thank You.

Yours Faithful,

Communications manager,

Commonwealth Bank.

The team at Commonwealth bank is exceptionally delighted considering the annual corporate dinner scheduled to take place on 15/12/2018. The corporate dinner will take place at Westin Hotel, located at Martin Place, Sydney, and will commence at 11.00 pm. The specific location was arrived at as a result of its convenience and proximity to the city, which will help not to inconvenience our clients, special guests and personnel. The event is scheduled to take place the entire night, and guests are expected to leave at their pleasure from 2 am. This report provides a detailed explanation of the preparations we have made towards the event and will bring you up to speed on what to expect on that phenomenal day.

We have sent out emails and letters to all respective groups who will be attending. We are currently awaiting confirmation on 50% of the guests who are expected, to finalize the guest list, and submitting to the restaurant. We have also notified the Westin Hotel, located at Martin Place, Sydney of all-out expectations during this event. The hotel management has assured us of total security and efficiency in service delivery. As the communications manager, I have faith in my team and believe that we are on the right track in making that day a success.  We have also identified specific parking areas which will be used and marked them for reservation to avoid confusion.

My team is focused on ensuring that lighting and entertainment aspects are of high quality. The remaining aspect in the preparation process is associated with the alignment of speeches, and votes of thanks, as well as identification of specific parties that will coordinate on the same. These will be finalized next week, and the final week will include activities such as testing for quality and getting the assurance of effectiveness throughout the process.

The main aim of the event is to make all present guests feel appreciated and part of our organizational success. The goal is to make sure that all categories of staff from the lowest to the highest level, as well as stakeholders and shareholders, are part of our celebration at Commonwealth Bank.

All relevant communication should be made through the communications manager, through the organization email [email protected]. The special guest is Mr. John Doe, who is expected to grace the corporate dinner.

Letter To External Special Guest

1. Summary of report
2. Key achievements
3. Key recommendations

1. Who, where, how, why, when, and what of the event
2. Internal event staff
3. External event staff

Attendee survey

The budget of the event

Programmed and speakers

1. Call for abstracts
2. Speakers
3. Review of the program: sessions, keynote speakers, entertainment and activities which will take place.

Program outputs

1. User engagement rate.
2. Response rate
3. User experience rating

Location

1. Accessibility of the location
2. Hotel options
3. Venue options
4. Cost of travel to the hotel.

Venue

1. Space appropriateness for the event
2. Equipment and support
3. Catering which will involve the quality of service and options available to attendees.

Marketing, media and promotion of the corporate event.

1. Attendee demographics
2. Media coverage of the event
3. Creative examples of entertainment sessions.

Sponsorships

1. Overview of event sponsors
2. Summary of the sponsorship packages offered.'
3. Sponsorship revenue

Present staff and list of attendees.

1. Lower level personnel
2. Management staff
3. Supervisors
4. Special guest

Future recommendations

My learning experience has been incredibly fantastic. As a student, every perception I initially had concerning my course has wholly changed. In the past weeks, I have managed to gradually grasp new knowledge, especially in the field of business writing, regarding reports, memos, emails and corporate letters. The entire learning process has been an eye-opener in my case, as I have managed to identify all my strengths and weaknesses, which ought to be worked on. My professional perspective has completely changed. I am now more aware of the importance of professional communication, and how to relate to the different clientele in the corporate sector. The unit has helped me to grow regarding identifying every learning opportunity, to take advantage of whatever new concepts I learn. I am certain that with the knowledge I have acquired during this course, I will be able to apply the same to my professional and personal experiences productively.

All the assignments I have completed in the course of this unit have also helped me to become more independent. I am now able to come up with more professional communication messages and search for more captivating messages depending on the audience under consideration. I would describe my learning experience as phenomenal and valuable, as it has been a value-adding period in my life. The education I have acquired has also helped me focus on my professional journey and my future expectations. I am now more aware of the value of education. The subjects I  have completed so far, have helped me gather increased confidence in my intellectual capacity, as well as on how to gather different sorts of information depending on the units in consideration.

Based on my results from the second assessment, I got exemplary feedback from my lecturer, as well as recommendations on how to farther improve. My Turnitin report was accepted, considering the low level of plagiarism which I tried to maintain as much as possible. I am well aware that my institution is rigorous on academic integrity, which has made me maintain focus on originality and appreciate academic integrity. The feedback I got from my lecturer helped me to further develop more strategies in information search in the field of communication. I am also more careful on grammar mistakes and sentence structures, to avoid penalties. At the same time, communication efficiency has to do with accuracy, which helps in forming credible business relationships.

Progress Report To Chief Executive Officer

Based on my coursework and unit assessments, I consider my significant strength as the ability to identify the most relevant messages in my communication process. This is based on my assignment and assessment analysis, where my most natural part was to identify what was relevant and what was not. I have been able to do away with aspects considered irrelevant in communicating, within the shortest time. Through this unit, I have also learned the importance of planning, which has helped me to categorize my activities starting with the ones which ought to be accorded the highest priority. I am confident that this program will play a significant role in furthering my future development especially in my career, considering the need to understand perceptions of people, and to also be able to communicate most effectively with different groups.  

Through this course, I have also learned the importance of improving my skills in the academic perspective, both in written and spoken communication. I intend to transfer further the knowledge I have gained from this course into my future professional practice. I also plan to take up research in the field of communication, to identify gaps in the same, as well as areas of interest. The program in my institution will help me gather all relevant research evidence, as well as come up with relevant and applicable findings in the most effective manner. Throughout my course, I have learned how to make use of comparable online resources, in the process of retrieving information on different areas. I have been involved in the identification of commonalities in the case of information drawn from different authors in the field. The knowledge I gained in the identification of different messages and literature will be of great and significant help, especially in my research process.

This reflective journal has also added a lot to my experience in this course. I have managed to separate all my strengths and weaknesses, as well as analyze my entire journey over the period. I am now able to put in more work on specific areas which I consider to be my weak points, to come up with ways which I will improve, both professionally and intellectually. The values I have acquired in this course include; individuality, independence, time management skills and maturity, which have all given me a sense of accomplishment. These will help mound my future career. I intend to improve my academic practice as a result of the lessons learnt in this unit through focusing on specific outcomes. I am also keen to come up with a schedule on what to practice in my free time, to gain more insight in the field of communication and efficient message delivery.

In conclusion, the entire program has helped me a lot, especially regarding realizing the need to remain hard working in the future, as well as allocate different times to specific areas according to priority. I am now more sensitive towards the opinions, perceptions and beliefs of others especially while passing on messages. I am also keener when interacting with others. Considering the aspect of understanding the perceptions of people in the communication process, this has helped me to grow a lot, and come into terms with what different researchers in the field mean, based on the different presented theories that have been developed on numerous information elements. My journey is entirely worthwhile, and I am now more focused on pursuing interest areas and covering research areas which have been left out over time. Communication is the most critical aspect, which helped different persons identify with others, enables business proceedings and enhances interaction, hence should not be overlooked.