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AEX 201 Communication Skills and Personality Development (1+1)

This document provides an overview of the course AEX 201 Communication Skills and Personality Development. The course aims to help students acquire knowledge of communication, listening, writing, and presentation skills, and learn practical applications of these skills. It is divided into 5 units that cover topics such as verbal and nonverbal communication, listening, writing, reading comprehension, presentations, group discussions, and seminar organization. Students will practice and develop their listening, writing, oral presentation, field diary, indexing, and bibliographic skills. The document also provides additional information on effective communication skills including nonverbal communication, public speaking, negotiation, and presentation skills.

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AEX 201 Communication Skills and Personality Development (1+1)

This document provides an overview of the course AEX 201 Communication Skills and Personality Development. The course aims to help students acquire knowledge of communication, listening, writing, and presentation skills, and learn practical applications of these skills. It is divided into 5 units that cover topics such as verbal and nonverbal communication, listening, writing, reading comprehension, presentations, group discussions, and seminar organization. Students will practice and develop their listening, writing, oral presentation, field diary, indexing, and bibliographic skills. The document also provides additional information on effective communication skills including nonverbal communication, public speaking, negotiation, and presentation skills.

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AEX 201 Communication Skills and

Personality Development(1+1)
Objectives

• This course will enable to acquire knowledge on


various skills viz., communication, listening,
writing and presentation skills
• Students will also learn the practical applications
of important communication, listening and writing
skills
UNIT I

• Communication Skills: meaning and process of


communication, verbal and nonverbal
communication
UNIT II
• Listening and note taking, writing skills, oral
presentation skills; field diary and lab record;
indexing, foot note and bibliographic
procedures.
UNIT III

• Reading and comprehension of general and


technical articles, precise writing,
summarizing, abstracting
UNIT IV

• Individual and group presentations, public


speaking
UNIT V
• Group discussion.
• Organizing seminars and conferences.
PRACTICAL

• Listening and note taking, writing skills, oral


presentation skills, field diary and lab record
• indexing, footnote and bibliographic
procedures.
• Reading and comprehension of general and
technical articles, precise writing summarizing,
abstracting; individual and group presentations
Communication
is a two-way process of reaching mutual
understanding, in which participants not only
exchange (encode-decode) information but also
create and share meaning
• Communication is a key element involved in
teaching process. The basic aim of this module
is to share the KSA, viz; Knowledge, Skills
and Abilities necessary for effective
• Communication so that teachers can use them
in a class setting and environment
What are the most common ways
we communicate?

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Purposes of communication
Five major purposes
• to inform
• to express feelings
• to imagine
• to influence
• to meet social expectations
Each of these purposes is reflected in a form
of communication.
WHAT MAKES A GOOD COMMUNICATOR?

• An Active Listener,

• An Effective Presenter,

• A Quick Thinker.

• A Win-Win Negotiator.
SIX WAYS OF USING NON-VERBAL
COMMUNICATION SKILLS EFFECTIVELY
Some major areas of nonverbal behaviors to explore are:

• Eye contact
• Facial expressions
• Gestures
• Posture and body orientation
• Proximity
• Paralinguistic
• Humor
SIX WAYS OF …(cntd…)

EYE CONTACT:
Eye is an direct and most expressive part of our body.

Different ways of Eye Contact


– Direct Eye Contact: (Shows confidence)
– Looking downwards (Listening carefully or Guilty)
– Single raised eyebrow (Doubting)
– Both raised eyebrows (Admiring)
– Bent eyebrows (Sudden focus)
– Tears coming out (Emotional either happy or hurt)

………and many more


SIX WAYS OF …(cntd…)

FACIAL EXPRESSION:
Smile covers the most part of facial expression:

Smiling is a powerful cue that transmits:

◦ Happiness

◦ Friendliness

◦ Warmth

◦ Liking

◦ Affiliation
SIX WAYS OF …(cntd…)

GESTURES:
• If you fail to gesture while speaking, you may be
perceived as boring, stiff and unanimated.
• A lively and animated teaching style captures students'
attention, makes the material more interesting, facilitates
learning and provides a bit of entertainment.
• Head nods, a form of gestures, communicate positive
reinforcement to students and indicate that you are
listening.
SIX WAYS OF …(cntd…)
POSTURE AND BODY ORIENTATION:

• You communicate numerous messages by the way you walk, talk,


stand and sit.

• Standing erect, but not rigid, and leaning slightly forward


communicates to students that you are approachable, receptive and
friendly.

• Furthermore, interpersonal closeness results when you and your


students face each other.

• Speaking with your back turned or looking at the floor or ceiling


should be avoided; it communicates disinterest to your class.
SIX WAYS OF …(cntd…)
PROXIMITY:
• Cultural norms dictate a comfortable distance for interaction with
audience.

• You should look for signals of discomfort caused by invading young


audience‘s space.

• Some of these are:


– Rocking,
– Leg swinging,
– Tapping,
– Gaze aversion,

• To counteract this, move around the classroom to increase


interaction with your students. Increasing proximity enables you to
make better eye contact and increases the opportunities for
students to speak.
SIX WAYS OF …(cntd…)
• Paralinguistic :

This facet of nonverbal communication includes such vocal


elements as:

- Tone

- Pitch

- Rhythm

- Timbre

- Loudness

- Inflection
FEW FACTS
- You have over 630 muscles in your body.

- Eye muscles are the busiest muscles in the body. Scientists estimate
they may move more than 100,000 times a day.

- You have over 30 muscles in your face to help you smile or frown. It
takes 17 muscles to smile and 43 to frown.
SO SMILE EVERYTIME YOU SEE SOMEONE.

- The strongest muscle in your body is your tongue. USE IT


EFFECTIVELY.

- It takes the interaction of 72 different muscles to produce human


speech.
EFFECTIVE PRESENTATION SKILLS
• Presentation Skills while appearing for an interview.
– Your Dressing sense (Males & Females),

– Documents needed to be carried,

– Your body language (while standing, while sitting, while


walking),

– Your attitude (Soberness, Soft words, avoid western accent),

– Your Confidence (while talking, body movements, aggression,


etc).
Success for YOU…

…in the new global and diverse


workplace requires
excellent communication skills!

Thanks
Questions

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