Communication Skills: Importance, Types, and Activities for Students and Teachers

This lesson plan discusses the importance of communication skills for students and teachers, different types of communication, and activities to improve communication skills. It also explores the role of leadership skills in student development.

Communication Skills

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
OBJECTIVES..................................................................................................................................3
LESSON PLAN...............................................................................................................................3
Importance of communication skills............................................................................................5
Group Work.................................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
LEADERSHIP FOR STUDENTS...................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Communication skills are the abilities of utilizing the giving and receiving of different
kind of information. The different types of communication skills will be explained in the lesson
plan. The lesson plan will help in explaining the ways of improving the communication skills.
Difference between the communication skills for students and teachers are discussed. A role of
communication skills in the process of teaching will be analysed. Leadership skills are also going
to be discussed as another topic for this lesson plan.
OBJECTIVES
 To learn the ways of improving different types of communication skills.
 To understand the importance of communication skills for both students and teachers.
 To understand the leadership skills and its importance for teachers and students.
Scheme of work
In the learning practices of the communication the teachers will be teaching the students
different activities such as writing skills, listening skills, visual communication, nonverbal
communication, group communication and role play (Gutiérrez-Puertas and et.al., 2020). All
these types of communication practices will be effective activities which will help the business to
achieve the growth they require for the growth of the business. From the following practices the
learners want to provide the teachers with growth and operations. It can be said that the learning
of the individuals will also be affected when they will be able to growth their communication
skills. Role play and group conversation can be also help the learners to gain real life experiences
which help in the management of the operations of the learning. Improvement of the writing
skills will be done by the teachers through proper communication thus, it helps the learners for
the develop their academicals experiences.

LESSON PLAN
Time Activity
Description
Teacher Activity Student Activity Resources
needed
10:00-10:10 Writing skills are
the ones which
are included with
the knowledge
and abilities that
are related to the
expressions of the
learning through
different
practices.
The teachers will
be analysing the
activity which
will provide the
writing skills.
Teachers will be
assessing the
work done by the
students.
Practising how to
write memo,
reports, post,
letter and
messages are
important for
written
communication.
Note book, Pen
and a dictionary
for understanding
the words which
are written.
10:10-10:25 Listening skills
for the students
the
communication
skills will be
improved by
activities like,
Listen and drawn
The guessing
game, group
discussion.
Teaching how to
keep the focus on
the speaker in
order to
understand the
importance of
learning practices
(Alawamleh, Al-
Twait and Al-
Saht, 2020).
Being able to
increase trust,
reduce conflicts
with the help of
proper
communications
practices in the
learning.
This will require
collaboration with
other Learners.
10:25-10:40 Visual
communication
learning will
include activities
In this learning
the teaching
activities will
include teaching
To utilize
communication
platforms such as
Facebook,
This will require
digital tools and
internet facilities.

such as,
infographics,
process diagram,
flow charts and
also visual
reports.
the students how
to improve
communication
through different
digital platforms.
Instagram etc. for
communicating
visually through
images and
videos.
10:40-11:00 Non-Verbal
communication
are the activities
for the use of
facial
expressions,
postures, eye
contact and hand
movements for
understanding or
engaging in a
conversation.
The teachers will
teach the students
to understand
how certain
actions indicate
something
different in
various
circumstances.
The students will
be focusing on
understanding
non-verbal
communication
shows that
listener in paying
attention.
This will require
sources such as
articles, books
and other
informative
substance on the
topic (Farhan and
et.al., 2019).
11:00-11:15 Group
conversation
skills will be the
ones which will
teach students
how to
communicate
effectively in
between a group
of people.
Teachers will
explain the
learners how to
effectively speak
in between a
group of
individuals.
Students will be
focusing on
practicing this
with their friends
and team
members.
It will require a
premise were
group can gather
and participation
of different
individuals.
11:15-11:30 Role play are
communication
The teachers will
show the students
The students will
give their
Resources needed
for this setup will

related activities
which help the
learners to get
influenced about
the ways in which
they tackle
different real life
situation for
example ,
Interview.
demonstration on
how to influence
the individuals.
participation
towards how to
impact the growth
of their learning
practices (Hidayat
and Ginting,
2020).
be a script and
proper time for
teaching the
students how the
scenario works.
Importance of communication skills
Importance of communication skills for teachers are,
 For teachers the communication skills are important because it helps them for being both
receptive and expressive.
 Teachers need to be both skilled at listening and also help them to explain the students
much more clearly.
 This is also important for having clarity of the thought process for the communication
practices.
 It helps them in breaking down of complex ideas into simpler parts and smaller steps
which can be taken for transmitting to their students.
Importance of communication skills for students are,
 Having better communication is vital for academic success of the student.
 This builds confidence in the students.
 It is essential for the business to remain friendly with other in the competitive world.
 Better communication in both verbal and physical expressions can help them to be more
social.
Group Work
The communications for students can be solved with the help of certain group activities
which help in the development of strong learning experiences. Group activities can be related to

working in a team for achieving collaborative goals. It is very important for the learners to work
together with break in the complex tasks into the different parts and steps which would provide
the learner's growth. It can be said that planning and management of time can also help the
individual to bring growth to their learning as collaborative working is important for increasing
the knowledge and experience. The most important factor of working together can also help the
learner to bring better communication practices for management of time. It is considered that
giving and receiving of feedback for the performance of the learning practices is essential for the
learners.
LEADERSHIP FOR STUDENTS
Leadership as a skill is important for the students as it builds self-confidence. Confidence is build
when the student takes responsibilities, responsibilities can be taken with the proper management
of learners. It is important for the students because it helps them to develop opportunities for the
students which is important for achieving the tasks effectively. Being a leader helps in the
development of trust worthiness and is considered to be very important for working with the
team. The abilities of the learners for leadership can be considered to be the factor which impacts
the enthusiasm, optimism and self-belief. The learning outcomes of the students with the
leadership practices will result in trustworthiness, responsibilities, respectful and resilient for
having better listener and communicator. Improving leadership practices can allow the students
to become better listeners and communicators which make the students capable of finding
solutions (Lac and Cumings Mansfield, 2018)
CONCLUSION
With the help of this lesson plan the ways in which the students can improve their
academicals performance from communication is discussed. In this plan the different types of
communication and the different activities indulged in its operations along with their learning
outcomes are discussed. This lesson plan is able to explain about the importance of the
communication skills and how they are essential for the business.
REFERENCES
Books and Journals

Gutiérrez-Puertas, L., and et.al., 2020. Educational interventions for nursing students to develop
communication skills with patients: a systematic review. International journal of
environmental research and public health. 17(7). p.2241.
Alawamleh, M., Al-Twait, L.M. and Al-Saht, G.R., 2020. The effect of online learning on
communication between instructors and students during Covid-19 pandemic. Asian
Education and Development Studies.
Azhar, A. A. and Sikumbang, A. T., 2018. Students’ Trends in Islamic Communication
Postgraduate in 2010-2016 State Islamic University of North Sumatera (UINSU).
BIRCI-Journal: Budapest International Reserach And Critics Institute Journal. 1(4).
Hidayat, F.P. and Ginting, R., 2020. Media literacy of communication students in using
facebook. ETTISAL: Journal of Communication. 5(1).
Farhan, W., and et.al., 2019. E-learning systems versus instructional communication tools:
Developing and testing a new e-learning user interface from the perspectives of teachers
and students. Technology in Society. 59. p.101192.
Lac, V.T. and Cumings Mansfield, K., 2018. What do students have to do with educational
leadership? Making a case for centering student voice. Journal of Research on
Leadership Education. 13(1). pp.38-58.