Effectivecommunication skills: an escalator for professionals

EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS: AN ESCALATOR FOR PROFESSIONALS

By

JAYALAKSHMI,K

Trainer and coordinator, WLL

Bangalore

Factors affecting communication skills

- grammar

- training and attention

-lack of self confidence

-attitude towards skills

- teaching methodology

- teachers negligence

Need of communication skills

• share experience and knowledge
• Secure higher positions
• Lead a team
• Develop a working environment
• Build interpersonal relationships
• Work in a multilingual culture
• Strengthen negotiation skills

English Teaching in Engineering colleges

-Challenge as EFL

-Globalisation demands need for skills

-Inefficiency affects professional development

-Suitable materials and methodology needed

-Courses to be designed according to the needs

-Engineering English is demanding

-professional development of teachers

Communication Skills Development

- Communication skills, decision making, team leading, etc.

-basic- communication skill

-oral skill-vital role to exhibit knowledge

-communication skill and presentation skill-enhancers

Presentation Skill

• Platform in sharing knowledge
• Improves confidence and communication skill
• Question enhances all skills
• Topics –from simple to complex

Short Speeches

• Speeches on chosen topics
• Time to prepare, rehearse, etc gives confidence
• He can attitude
• Positive attitude

Group Discussion

• Test criteria for placement
• Inhibition rooted out
• Language of persuasion
• Aggressive tone – avoided
• Speak at any instance – within the time

Teaching Listening

• Basic skill – Listening
• Spoken words have direct or implied meaning
• Listening makes Group discussions successful

Collaborative Teaching

• Communication skill. technical jargon, effective writing- demanded
• Team teaching
• Teaching with the subject teacher
• Professional development programmes- current trends

Conclusion

• Ample choice to communicate freely
• Feedback leads to self analysis
• Individual feedback
• Environment to check if errors corrected
• Students know the expectation and what he lacks
• Communication skill- dignity of a student
• Positive perception towards language