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What you'll learn to do: Discuss the importance of ethical communication<\/h2>\r\nAs business practices become more transparent and the people behind those businesses become more public, customers and patrons begin to expect more from these businesses. It's no longer a faceless corporation trudging along making a profit and paying their investors. Because of this, in order to be successful in today\u2019s environment, a company has to be socially conscious and to behave ethically.\r\n\r\nThat\u2019s a trend whose thread is woven into every aspect of business, and that\u2019s not a bad thing. Communicators should absolutely be cultivating a level of trust and integrity in each of their messages. They should be socially conscious and inclusive in their communications. It\u2019s what audiences expect and, frankly, what they should have.\r\n\r\nIn this module we\u2019ll take a look at the guidelines for ethical communication and how they apply to verbal, written and online communications.","rendered":"

What you’ll learn to do: Discuss the importance of ethical communication<\/h2>\n

As business practices become more transparent and the people behind those businesses become more public, customers and patrons begin to expect more from these businesses. It’s no longer a faceless corporation trudging along making a profit and paying their investors. Because of this, in order to be successful in today\u2019s environment, a company has to be socially conscious and to behave ethically.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s a trend whose thread is woven into every aspect of business, and that\u2019s not a bad thing. Communicators should absolutely be cultivating a level of trust and integrity in each of their messages. They should be socially conscious and inclusive in their communications. It\u2019s what audiences expect and, frankly, what they should have.<\/p>\n

In this module we\u2019ll take a look at the guidelines for ethical communication and how they apply to verbal, written and online communications.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t

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