What Is Meant By "communications" And, More Specifically What We Mean When We Talk About Business ... Question: What is meant by "communications" and, more specifically what we mean when we talk about Business... what is meant by "communications" and, more specifically what we mean when we talk about Business communications. You might talk about how business communications differs from "social" or other professional communications; you might talk about what you learned from the material, what you agreed with, what you disagreed with, what was missing, why it matters, and so on