Formal communication takes place through officially recognized roles, channels, or procedures. Reports, authorized announcements, documented handovers, and scheduled decision processes are examples, and these exchanges may run vertically, horizontally, or across functions rather than only along a chain of command.
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Key concepts are the working vocabulary of the field: the terms that the models and tools rely on and that a decision about communication has to use precisely. Each entry defines the term and sends you to the brief or the self-guided audit where it is put to work.