You will prepare and submit a term paper on The Significance of Communication for Professional Practice. Your paper should be a minimum of 1250 words in length.

Writing skills are not only a necessity, but demanded an estate agent. When writing to colleagues or customers, an estate agent needs to use language those readers understand. In some cases, the estate agent may even need to be persuasive or defensive when writing. Writing, even on a small scale, such as letters, faxes, and email is just as important as writing large scale plans and proposals. The impact of written work depends strongly on proficiency in the rules of grammar and composition, and spelling.

Estate agents must have oral presentations and oral communication is an important necessity. It is important when speaking to convey complex information in a clear and understanding way. It requires building rapport with clients, providing customer support, and solving problems clients may have. Another example of oral communication is when selling goods or services to clients. When communicating orally, the estate agent may want to convey his messages with maximum impact (Bounds, 2007).Electronic Communication is a speedy and accurate transfer of information and cost-efficient transfer services.

Electronic communication has changed different approaches of estate agents towards the methods of communication they use. Electronic databases and storage systems have significantly changed the process of gathering information for organizational purposes. Through various electronic databases, we can access more information in less time. It also helps in the speedy search or accurate information.Electronic communication has also affected and changed our approaches to writing business letters, memos and notices.

A major tool in this aspect is word processors. Word processors have had a drastic impact on business writing techniques. Today word processors are so efficient that they help the writers to correct their spelling, grammatical and punctuation mistakes while they write. They also provide different styles for formatting reports, resumes, etc.