Communication Skills in ENGLISH - Yogesh Ramani

Communication

Skills in ENGLISH

A Theory cum Language Lab Workbook

Yogesh Ramani

Department of Communication Skills

Marwadi Education Foundation’s Group of Institutions Rajkot

SUNRISE

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First Published: 2017

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 ISBN: 978-81-933461-0-5

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Preface

I am happy to present the book titled “Communication Skills in English”. Communication Skills plays a vital role of a window for any individual who wishes to explore the world as it connects people across the world that enables us to gain knowledge and hence it is the most valuable object. Communication means to exchange ideas, thoughts, fact, feelings and knowledge for personal and professional purposes. The book “Communication Skills in English” is specially made keeping the need of Gujarat state students. At any given moment around the world, people are communicating. They are using different languages, but the desired result is the same to understand and to be understood. When I embarked on writing this book I felt overwhelmed by the vastness of communication issues. What should I include and what should I omit? The topic was limitless.

This book uses an integrated approach. The aim was to ensure flexibility and ongoing usability. This book is essential for ambitious professionals and aspiring executives. I believe that this book provides the resources that students and faculties may not previously have had access to in one format and I look forward to receive feedback for future improvement. This book is a practical guide and workbook for higher education. It covers all the most important aspects of effective oral and written communication. I hope students find this book valuable. Best wishes to beloved students!

- Yogesh Ramani

Contents

Unit 01: Basics of Communication.

• A Short History of Communication.  
• Introduction to Communication.
• Definition and Process of Communication.
• Characteristics of Effective Communication.
• General and Technical Communication.
• Level and Flow of Communication.
• Types of Communication.
• Components of Non-verbal Communication.
• Kinesics.
• Proxemics.
• Paralinguistics.
• Chronemics.
• Barriers to Communication.

Unit 02: Presentation Strategies.

• Defining the Purpose of Presentation.
• How to Make an Effective Presentation.
• Analyzing audience and locale.
• Organizing Contents.
• Method of Organizing Presentation.
• Preparing an Outline of Presentation.

Unit 03: Listening Skills.

• Introduction to Listening.
• Hearing and Listening.
• Types of Listening.
• Barriers to Effective Listening.
• Traits of a Good Listener.

Unit 04 Reading Fluency.

• Introduction.
• Reading Comprehension Techniques.
• Process of Reading.
• Reasons for Poor Comprehension.
• Improving Comprehension Skill.

Unit 05: Writing: Mastering the Final Skill.

• Paragraph Development.
• Business Letters.
• Report Writing.
• Story Completion.
• Email Etiquettes.

Unit 06: Enriching Language through Literature.

• The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost.
• Goodbye Party for Miss Pushpa T S by Nissim Ezekiel.
• The Eyes Are Not Here by Ruskin Bond.
• The Romance of a Busy Broker by O. Henry.

Writing Book Review.

Phonetics.

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