Importance of Effective Communication Skills in Academic and Professional Context

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6
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INTRODUCTION
Communication skills play important role in both personal as well as professional life of
individuals. The effective communication helps in achieving success in the business as well as in
the academic career of students (Chae, Seo and Lee, 2015). Basically it is the ability which is
been used by the people in different perspective that is while giving and receiving various
information. Communication skills comprises of various particles that is listening, speaking,
observing and many other. The report is based on importance of effective communication skills
in academic and professional context. The reflection on individual performance, behaviour and
experience in education and employment.
MAIN BODY
The ability to communicate effectively is one of the most important skill which helps in
achieving success in the life. It is the ability to pass the information from one person to other in
order to make others understand the necessary facts and figures.
Effective communication skills in academic context
At various level of eduction or academic career effective communication play important
role as it helps in better learning and understanding of knowledge. The academic success is
highly dependent on the solid communication skills which helps in brining clarity in
understanding various student matters. Oral communication skills helps individuals in putting
their view points in most effective and desirable manner that is one would able to make other
understand the important information properly. Moreover effective oral communication helps in
better understanding that is by asking all doubts or questions one able to learn and understand the
topic clearly (Tang and Naumann, 2016). The written communication skills helps in developing
the ability to communicate effectively with the written words. Student who are good at written
would able to make their viewpoints understand in the better way and able to acquire good marks
in academics. These skills in the overall development of the students as they get confidence and
able to express themselves in the most effective and desirable manner.
Effective communication skills in professional context
Effective communication helps in driving better results in professional life that is provide
value at the workplace. If individual applying for the job role then effective communication will
provide them effective results as they would able to make their points understand the
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