Exploring the Importance of Communication Skills in Education

This essay explores the critical role of effective communication skills in higher education, emphasizing their contribution to academic growth and career success. It highlights that clear oral communication is foundational and discusses the significance of reading, writing, and listening skills for students. Effective communication enables students to learn from teachers, build friendships, and develop crucial professional attributes such as friendliness, compassion, and teamwork. The essay concludes that cultivating these skills is essential for students to excel in their future careers, whether as leaders, managers, or professionals, by fostering collaboration, problem-solving, and social networking abilities.

Importance of
Effective
Communication skills

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................2
References:.......................................................................................................................................3

INTRODUCTION
Academic growth and success of an individual is based on the solid communication skills
which begin from the clear oral communication. During the lecture, several questions are being
asked from the student. These questions are range from giving the simple answers to the
questions which involve the process of putting all the thoughts of different students together
along with making arguments as well (Howarth and Morse-Jones, 2019). This essay include the
discussion on the importance of effective communication skills development in the higher
education.
MAIN BODY
In the today's world, the communication skills are found as the most important skills for
the students who are gaining higher education. Reading, writing and listening are the three
important communication skills which the student must have. In the higher education, the
students are required to raise several questions and doubts related to their subjects from their
teachers. It is necessary for gaining the higher marks in the subjects (Buchanan, Commerford and
Wang, 2021). In order to raising the questions, the students have to use the skills of
communication to learn more from their teachers in an effective and efficient manner.
The verbal contact along with the physical expression help the students in making new
friends in the class and college. It has been found as necessary to develop the friendly nature
with others in the competitive atmosphere and situation (Firestone, 2020). Because of this
communication skills, all students bring improvement in the capacity of understanding and
expressing the feelings of others.
The students of higher education will become physicians in the future because they are
required to to interactions with the other people. Hence, the students have to develop the
friendliness, compassion and professionalism in themselves. All the students are preparing
themselves for becoming the professional in future which leads to the growth and development
of individual. Through the development of effective communication skills in them, they can
effectively communicate with their team members and managers, listen their issues and suggest
them the best solution as well (PRICE-DOWD, 2022). Without the engagement of students with
the other people, without listening issues and supporting the people, it is not possible to being an
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effective leader, manager, businessmen or adopting any other professional. The effective
communication skills help the individual in developing the skills as the professional people have.
CONCLUSION
From the above report, it has been concluded that the effective communication has a vital
role in the higher education. It is the skills which help the students of higher education in
achieving higher growth and success in their career. There are several benefits of effective
communication gained by the students of higher school which include helping in learning more
from teachers, being friendly with others, helps in career development, enhancement in team
work and collaborative attitude, development of professionalism in students, important for
developing social networking and many more.
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References:
Books and Journals
Howarth, C. and Morse-Jones, S., 2019. The importance of communication, collaboration and
co-production. In Resilience to climate change (pp. 65-86). Palgrave Pivot, Cham.
Buchanan, J.L., Commerford, B.P. and Wang, E., 2021. Auditor actions and the deterrence of
manager opportunism: The importance of communication to the board and consistency
with peer behavior. The Accounting Review, 96(3), pp.141-163.
PRICE-DOWD, C.F.J., 2022. T HE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNICATION IN
LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE. Leading
and Managing in Contemporary Health and Social Care, E-Book, p.91.
Firestone, S., 2020. Importance of Communication During a Crisis. In Biblical Principles of
Crisis Leadership (pp. 65-74). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
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