Basics of Communication Skills and its significance for teachers.
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Effective
Communication
What is Communication?What is Communication?
What does it mean to you?
The process of communication is what allows us to
interact with other people.
Without it, we would be unable to share knowledge
or experiences with anyone.
Reach out to the students.
Polish their communication skills.
In order to train our students well first we have to
excel ourselves in language skills.
There can be no EXCUSE because we are
TEACHERS.
Why is effective communication a
must for teachers ?
Communication is a 2-way processCommunication is a 2-way process
Communication skills involve:
Sending
Receiving
COMMUNICATION LOOP - Ways to communicateCOMMUNICATION LOOP - Ways to communicate
Skills of communicationSkills of communication
Listening
Speaking
Reading
Writing
Stop TalkingStop Talking
“If we were supposed to talk more than listen, we would
have been given two mouths and one ear.”Mark Twain
Active and effective listening is a must to
become an effective speaker. By listening
carefully to his audience, a communicator
can gauge how his message is being
received.
Tips to improve listening skillTips to improve listening skill
Give your full attention to the speaker.
Make sure your mind is focused.
Let the speaker finish before you begin to talk.
Let your self finish listening before you begin to
speak.
Listen for main ideas.
Mark the tone, attitude and body language of the
speaker
Ask questions.
Give feedback.
Speaking Enhances Confidence
Level
Hesitation
Translation
Lack of confidence
Fluency
Lack of interest
Careless approach
Treated as a foreign language
Barriers to effective speaking
IMPROVE LANGUAGE.
IMPROVE PRONUNCIATION.
WORK ON VOICE MODULATION.
WORK ON BODY LANGUAGE.
READ MORE
AVOID READING OR WATCHING OR LISTENING UNWANTED LITERATURE,
GOSSIP, MEDIA PRESENTATION ETC.
INTERACT WITH QUALITATIVE PEOPLE.
IMPROVE ON YOUR TOPIC OF DISCUSSION,
PRACTICE MEDITATION & GOOD THOUGHTS.
THINK AND SPEAK.
DO NOT SPEAK TOO FAST.
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TIPS TO IMPROVE
SPEAKING SKILL
PUT THE TALKER AT EASE
This encourages a talker and shows that you are listening. It
helps to develop points further.
ASK QUESTIONS
Reading To Enhance Knowledge
BARRIERS TO READINGBARRIERS TO READING
•Lack of interest.
•Unavailability of good books.
•Time constraint?
SOME TIPS FOR BETTER READING
Read at least half an hour a day.
Be selective. Don’t feed your mind with trash.
Be critical when you read, reading makes you think and
analyze.
Discuss your reading and get views of others.
Practice reading at varying speeds.
“ THE PEOPLE WHO READ ARE THE PEOPLE WHO LEAD.”--
all great leaders were voracious readers.
WRITING TO EXPRESS YOUR
VIEWS
Put the reader first
Use simple words and short sentences
Use jargon only when necessary
Write with verbs and nouns
Format to improve readability
Five keys to effective writing
Quick Tips
Read an English newspaper daily, and read it aloud to
yourself for at least 15 minutes
Converse with your students, friends and colleagues
In English
Write a bit everyday about anything of your interest
Watch English movies, series, news and infotainment
channels in your free time
THE MORE YOU TALK THE BETTER YOU SPEAK