While it is sometimes difficult to define what ethical communication is this website will help identify and answer some of the basic questions regarding this 21st century problem. In addition it will address questions regarding how ethical communication has changed over the course of the last several decades, what impact technology has had on ethical communication, and is ethical communication the same thing as effective communication.
Website Faciltator: Associate Professor of Communications Susan "Sukki" Herman; Colorado Mountain College
This site includes tips and suggestions for effective public speaking, listening, using visual aids and speaking in small groups (how can an organization help a team operate more effectively). There is also a section on power and influence, conflict management, tone in business writing, and perception which shapes how we interact and communicate with those around us.
What is ethical communication?
Globalization is changing how we do business in the United States and changing how we communicate. Consequently communication today carries with it an obligation to act in such as manner that is considered ethically sound.
According to the International Associaton of Business Communicators (IABC) ethical communication consists of three key principals:
"Professional communication is legal. Professional communication is ethical. Professional communication is in good taste."
Therefore members of IABC agree to:
"Engage in communication that is not only legal but also ethical and sensitive to cultural values and beliefs.
Engage in truthful, accurate and fair communicaiton that facilitates respect and mutual understanding."
International Association of Business Communicators , Accessed February 8, 2013. http://iabc.com.