What are Communication Skills? Communication skills are the abilities you use when giving and receiving different kinds of information. Example of information like new ideas, feelings (or) even any update of your life.

Why Communication Skills are important for your personal life? 1)Trust Building between family and friends . 2) Clarity and genuinity in relationships. 3) Ability to understand eachother. 4) Ensures transparency in relations.
Why Communication Skills are important for your professional life? 1) To secure an interview. 2) To get the job. 3) To do your job well. 4) Maintain good relations between you and your superiors . 5) For Proper Team Work. 6) To grow in your career effectively. 7)To increase good professional friendship between colleagues.

Benefits of Communication Skills?
S—-> Stronger decision making and problem solving.
U—-> Upturn in Productivity.
C—-> Convincing and Compelling corporate materials.
C—-> Clearer, more streamlined workflow.
E—-> Enhanced Professional image.
S—-> Sound business relationships.
S—-> Succesful response ensured.

These skills involve listening, speaking, observing and empathising.
Example: Active Listening ( Paying close attention to the front person to whom you are talking ). Adaptive Communication style (audience based style). Friendliness. Confidence. Volume and Clarity. Respect. Non-Verbal cues(hand, eye contact, body language, face expression).
Types of Communications: 1) Verbal Communication (speaking by mouth). 2) Non-Verbal Communication (By indirect gestures and body movements). 3) Written Communication (letter etc). 4) Visual Communication (Graphs, Maps, Reports, Flowcharts etc..,)
