Communication is fundamental to the existence and survival of humans as well as to an organization. It is a process of creating and sharing ideas, information, views, facts, feelings, etc. among the people to reach a common understanding.

1. The Importance of
communication in
personal and
professional life
• Talha Momin(33)
• Sugam Pandey(34)
• Atharva Parab(35)
• Simran Pardeshi(36)

2. What is communication?
• According to the Oxford English dictionary Communication can be
defined as the imparting or exchanging of information by speaking,
writing, or using some other medium.
• It is simply the act of transferring information from one place, person or
group to another.
• Every communication involves (at least) one sender, a message and a
recipient. This may sound simple, but communication is actually a very
complex subject.
• Communication can be spoken or verbal, non-verbal, written and visual.
• Examples of Written and Visual forms of communication are letters and
maps respectively

3. The Importance of
Communication
• Communication is fundamental to the existence and
survival of humans as well as to an organization. It is a
process of creating and sharing ideas, information, views,
facts, feelings, etc. among the people to reach a common
understanding.
• Communication helps understand people better removing
misunderstanding and creating clarity of thoughts and
expression. It also educates people. The communication
may be written or oral, formal, informal, interpersonal,
intrapersonal, interdepartmental and intra-
organisational.

4. The Importance of
communication in personal life.
• In your personal life, good communication skills can
improve your personal relationships by helping you
to understand others, and to be understood.
• It is almost a given that personal relationships need
communication. Failure to talk has been blamed for
the breakdown of any number of partnerships and
relationships.
• Good communication skills can improve the way
that you operate through life, smoothing your way
in your relationships with others.

5. In everyday life
• Over the course of your lifetime, you are likely to
have to interact with a wide range of organisations
and institutions, including shops, businesses,
government offices, and schools. Good
communication skills can ease these interactions,
and ensure that you are able to get your point across
calmly and clearly, and also take on board the
responses.
• Having strong communication skills helps in all
aspects of life, from people's professional lives to the
transition to their personal lives, and everything that
falls in between. All life transactions result from
communication.

6. How to improve communication
for our Personal Life
• Listen, listen, and listen. People want to know that they
are being heard. Really listen to what the other person is
saying, instead of formulating your response. Another
important point is to have one conversation at a time. The
other person will know that he/she has your undivided
attention.
• Make sure that you appear accessible, so have open body
language. This means that you should not cross your arms.
And keep eye contact so that the other person knows that
you are paying attention.
• Do not talk down to anyone, treat everyone with respect.
Treat others as your equal.

7. The importance of
communication in our
professional life
• Communication skills and effective leadership styles are
closely intertwined. Lack of communication skills can
make team members uncomfortable and unenthusiastic
about their work while good communication skills help a
team work together to achieve the desired goals.
• Communication skills are also very important in
business. They can help foster a good working
relationship between you and your employees, which in
turn can improve morale and efficiency.
• Communication skills help you develop meaningful
relationships with subordinates, change their attitudes,
raise their spirits, and seek their cooperation.

8. In professional life
• When you are interviewing for a job, the hiring manager may
ask you about communication skills.
• Good communication and presentation skills can help you get
your point across in meetings, both small and large, and even
pitching your business idea to a potential investor.
• When you work in a team, you need to be able to regularly
communicate with others. You need to listen to other people’s
ideas, whilst being able to clearly and effectively
communicate your own.
• Public Speaking is also an important part of good
communication skills.

9. How to improve communication
skills for our Professional life
• Once again listening is a vital part of improving your over all
communication.
• Body language matters. This is important for face-to-face
meetings and video conferencing. Make sure that you appear
accessible, so have open body language. Keep eye contact so
that the other person knows that you are paying attention.
• Manage your own emotions. For the sake of clear
communication and your own personal wellbeing, it’s important
to manage your emotions and express them appropriately in
context.
• If you look up to someone who has good communication skills,
watch what they do and learn from them. This doesn’t have to
be someone famous but could be a leader or mentor in your
college or workspace.
• Be proficient with your language.

10. A few body language tips that help in both
professional and personal communication.
• Crossed arms and legs signal resistance to your ideas:
Psychologically, crossed legs or arms signal that a person is
mentally, emotionally and physically blocked off from what’s
in front of them.
• Genuine smiles reach the eyes, crinkling the skin to create
crow’s feet around them.
• Mirrored body language is a good thing. This can be very
useful during negotiations as it signals that the person is
genuinely interested.
• Exaggerated nodding signals anxiety about approval.
• Zero or minimal eye contact means that the person is not
interested or paying attention.

11. Conclusion
• Effective communication induces the human elements in an
organisation to develop a spirit of cooperation and produces
the will to do work before actually doing it. In this way,
effective communication binds the people of an organisation
together.
• Communication seeks to unify, coordinate and combine all the
problems of the organisation. After solving the problems of
the organisation, the attainment of predetermined objectives
is possible only by coordination & cooperation.
• Transmission of new ideas could occur only through
communication and hence it is a really important skill in both
our personal and professional lives.