Email, voice mail, and facsimile have facilitated communications and the sharing of sharing of knowledge. Email is the computer transmission and storage of written messages. Voice mail is the transmission and storage of digitized spoken messages. Verbal or spoken communication includes informal staff meetings , planned conferences , and mass meetings . Voice and delivery are important.
Planned appointments are appropriate for regular appraisal review and recurring joint work sessions.
Planning for an appointment includes preparing, bringing adequate information, and limiting interruptions. Telephone calls are used for quick checkups and for imparting or receiving information. Teams using information technology have access to information, share knowledge, and construct documents. Meetings take place electronically from multiple locations, saving the organization's resources in both the expenses of physically bringing people from different locations together, and the time lost by employees traveling. Teleconferencing is simultaneous group verbal exchanges.