Importance of Effective Communication Skills for Academic and Professional Development

FY027 : - Preparing for
Success at University: Self
Development and
Responsibility

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
Reflection.....................................................................................................................................3
Academic Writing (AW).............................................................................................................6
Curriculum Vitae.........................................................................................................................6
Summary......................................................................................................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1

INTRODUCTION
Academic skills and writing are most crucial for the students in order to select the right
career path and achieving their goals in a best manner possible. This report will discuss the
importance and role of the effective communication skills in my life and in the life of individual
that wants to become leader of their field. The report will also describe the needs of the
professional development plan and academic success in order to gain good job and a happy and
best workplace. The report will further state the awareness of education and employment.
MAIN BODY
Reflection
Importance of Effective communication skill
From my personal experience, I believe that effective communication skill is important
for every person throughout their life whether they are in school, college or at workplace.
Basically, it helps me in building the strong trust of the people on myself and for this before
speaking I first listen to them very attentively. The right way to communicate our thought to
other people make them believe that our decision is right and beneficial for all one. The
communication skills help me in preventing myself from any challenges by solving them with
critical thinking and active listening. In resolving conflicts either at personal area and
professional area the effective communication plays major and crucial role. From my point, if an
individual wants to deliver clear objective of their team than effective communication is very
important. This is also helping me in taking feedback from my team member at the time of group
college assignment. I personally ask the strength and weakness of my team members and assign
them task as per their comfort. But I also assign them difficult task also so that they can learn
new things as well (Fonseca and et.al., 2019).
Needs of academic and professional development
Academic success is important for every student in order to proceed further in their career
path. And the same case with me, in order to start my career in finance field first I need to clear
my all semester of University with high grades and deep knowledge. Not only that it is also
needful for me at the time when I start my first job in order to gain practical experience. I always
want to become a finance manager for which high grades in college and proper academic and

professional skills is must. That’s why I always advised to my relatives and friends that besides
academic and theoretical knowledge they also need to join skills and personality development
courses. This course helps me in identifying my abilities and helps me in making decision
between right and wrong. Professional development is significant at workplace because it helps
in opening new opportunity for myself. These different skills are definitely going to help me in
gaining promotion and helps me reaching at the top of my career. Along with that development
plan also helps me in improving my confidence and concentration level (Chun, 2018).
Action Plan
Personal and Professional Development Plan
Skills Action Required Measurement Application Completion
Period
Communication
skills
I will join classes
for improving my
communication
skills and practice
it daily at my home
by talking with
myself in mirror.
If I am able to talk
in public without
nervousness and
talk to people with
confidence and
proper eye
contact.
I will apply it at
my workplace to
communicate
with my team
members and
while taking
feedback about
their issues
(McKinley,
2017).
2 months
Presentation
skills
I will practice
regular PPT
preparation and
presentation.
If I will give best
presentation of
my assignment in
front of my all
classmate and
teachers and they
will appreciate my
work
(Subramaniam,
I will apply it to
present my
budgets and
financial report to
board of director
of my company.
2-4 months