Importance of Communication Skills in Personal and Professional Life

CW1: Reflective
Essay

Table of Contents
REFLECTION.................................................................................................................................1
Introduction.................................................................................................................................1
Main Body...................................................................................................................................1
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................4

REFLECTION
Introduction
Communication skills are those skills with the help of which an individual makes
transfer of facts, ideas and feelings from one person to another in an effective and
understandable way that it reaches to the second person in the same form in which the
first has delivered it (Cottrell, 2017). The following is the reflection of my own experience
which I came across at the time of completing my studies and this reflection is related to
the importance of communication skills in the life of an individual both in personal as
well as in professional life.
Main Body
The importance of communication skills in the life of an individual is of great importance.
As such in the starting my communication skills were not good as I was not able to
express my views and ideas clearly in front of other people. The requirement of this skill
in the field of study could be known with the help of different tasks which are completed
and provided by the teacher in the class such as presentations, projects, group
presentations and for the successful completion of which it is very important to have
communication skills in an individual. There are different benefits of this skill which
could be taken by an individual such as related to improvement in the interaction,
knowledge of speaking, changes in behaviour and many more with the help of which not
only personal but the professional improvements are made in an individual (Winnicott,
2018). For example, when teacher provides group presentations or projects in the
classes, so there are a number of students in the group and they also interact with each
other and presents their views and suggestions to each other. This all is the part of
communication skill. With the help of this skills only, it is possible for them to make
proper communication with each other and make them to understand about the things
and issues which are faced by them. Along with this, communication skills will also help
them to put their issues also in front of others and teachers as well so that effective
solutions could be provided to them and the accomplishment of provided tasks could be
initiated in an efficient and effective way. In academics as well, an individual will be able
to understand and deliver their own ideas only when they are capable enough of
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