2. outline
Javaid Iqbal
• Communication
• Communication process
• Improvements
• Listening skills
• Principles of listening
• Improve in listening skills
Adnan Aftab
• Writing skills
• Improve in writing skills
• Reading skills
• Improve in reading skills
• Speaking skills
• Improve in speaking skills
3. Communication
• Communication is simply the act of
transferring information from one place to
another.
• Communication means exchange of
messages, ideas, emotions, proposals,
information and feelings.
4. categories of communication
• Verbal Communication
• Non-Verbal Communication
• Written Communication
• Visualizations
• The desired outcome or goal of any
communication process understands
6. Barriers to communication
• Noise
• Unsuitable medium
• Assumptions/Misconceptions
• Emotions
• Language differences
• Poor listening skills
• Pass time
7. How to Improve Existing Level of
COMMUNICATION?
IMPROVE LANGUAGE.
IMPROVE PRONUNCIATIOON.
WORK ON VOICE MODULATION.
WORK ON BODY LANGUAGE.
READ MORE
LISTEN MORE
AVOID READING OR WATCHING OR LISTENING UNWANTED LITERATURE, GOSSIP, MEDIA
PRESENTATION ETC.
INTERACT WITH QUALITATIVE PEOPLE.
IMPROVE ON YOU TOPIC OF DISCUSSION,
PRACTICE MEDITATION & GOOD THOUGHTS.
THINK AND SPEAK.
DO NOT SPEAK TOO FAST.
USE SIMPLE VOCABULARY.
DO NOT SPEAK ONLY TO IMPRESS SOMEONE.
LOOK PRESENTABLE AND CONFIDENT.
8. Improving Body Language -
Tips
• Keep appropriate distance
• Touch only when appropriate
• Take care of your appearance
• Be aware - people may give false cues
• Maintain eye contact
• Smile genuinely
10. The 10 Principles of Listening
• Stop Talking
• Prepare Yourself to
Listen
• Put the Speaker at
Ease
• Remove Distractions
• Empathize
• Be Patient
• Avoid Personal
Prejudice
• Listen to the Tone
• Listen for Ideas – Not
Just Words
• Wait and Watch for Non-
Verbal Communication
11. Improving listening skills
• Be attentive when listening and ensure that
your facial expressions reflect your interest
• Be articulate
• Set the listener at ease
12. Writing Skills
• Communication skills are not limited to direct
interaction with other people and the spoken
word. The ability to be able to write clearly and
effectively is keys for communication; this set
of skills should not be limited to journalists or
professional authors
13. Improving writing skills
• Grammar
• Spelling
• Punctuation
• Organize and clarify ideas in your mind
• Be clear
• Stay on topic
• Thank your listener(s)
14. Reading skills
• Literacy is the ability to use the symbols of a
writing system. To be able to interpret the
information symbols represent, and to be able
to re-create those same symbols so that others
can derive the same meaning
15. Skill development
• Sub-lexical reading:
Sub-lexical
reading, involves
teaching reading by
associating characters
or groups of characters
with sounds or by
using Phonics or Synthe
tic phonics learning and
teaching methodology
• Lexical reading: Lexical
reading involves acquiring
words or phrases without
attention to the characters
or groups of characters
that compose them or by
using Whole
language learning and
teaching methodology
16. Methods to improve
• Sub vocalized
• Speed reading
• Proofreading
• Structure-proposition-evaluation
• Survey-question-read-recite-review
• Multiple intelligences
• Rapid serial visual presentation
17. Improving your reading skills
• Find something to read
• Sound out each letter as best you can and you
will notice they form some sort of word
• Find a place to read where you can
concentrate
• Begin your reading by looking at the pictures,
or listening to the music to get a feel for what
you are going to be reading about
18. • Start with titles, names, or other larger print items
that you may know or ever thought about
• Read as much as you are able
• Reread the material
• Go to the library and pick up lots of books
• Read the page carefully
• Use context clues to find out a word's meaning
• Reread
• Keep reading!
19. Speaking Skills
• the ability to speak a language is the product
of language learning, but speaking is also a
crucial part of the language learning process
20. Improving speaking skills
• Avoid mumbling
• Using minimal responses
• Recognizing scripts
• Using language to talk about language