LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 26:6 June 2026
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The Role and Significance of Communication Skills for Personal, Social and Professional Interactions

Dr. Syed Wajahat Hussain

Abstract

English is an important tool for today's national and international communication. It symbolizes in Indian minds, better education, better culture and higher intellect. In present times, English is the most preferred language. Keeping in view the present scope and importance of the English language, there is an urgent need to integrate all four language skills: LSRW (listening, speaking, reading and writing) for practical and functional use of language. The specific purpose of this paper is to help learners to develop the communication skills for Personal, Social and Professional Interactions.

Keywords:Techniques, Habits, Presentation, Fundamental tools, Vocabulary, Accent, Intensive Ideas.

Personal Communication Skills

a) Improving Listening Habits Listening may be defined as the ability to identify and understand what others are saying. This involves the understanding of speaker’s accent or pronunciation, his/her grammar and vocabulary and grasping the meaning of the speaker’s speech. If an individual's listening is poor, it will have a negative effect on the fulfillment of the other requirements for speaking, reading and writing. Therefore, listening skill has become an important part of the communication process. In order to become a good communicator, one has to develop listening skill at first. At the initial level the learners should be trained in the sound system of the language so that they may not face any difficulty in pronunciation and understanding of the language. Learners are to be encouraged to know why they are listening and what type of information they require. If the aims and objectives of listening are briefed in advance, the learners can adopt the way to listen to a particular context and can focus their attention efficiently.

b) Enhancing Nonverbal Communication Nonverbal communication plays a key role in detection of an individual's emotion. Body postures like nodding or shaking of head, crossed legs and arms, and foot kicking indicate that someone is emotionally detached, impatient or showing casual attitude. It depends on the situation in which an action is initiated. Gestures are also used to convey a non-verbal message. It includes the movements of hands, fingers, head, legs, arms, etc. for example, thumb shows “ok” or “good”. Relaxed hands indicate confidence and self-assurance. Crossed arms show a sign of insecurity and lack of confidence. Folding arms show an unwilling state of mind. Therefore, keeping in view the above discussion, we can say that nonverbal communication impacts a great deal of how we communicate, and can reflect accurately what is going on inside us. The use of nonverbal communication may vary between individuals, different cultures and nationalities.

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Dr. Syed Wajahat Hussain
Associate Professor of English
SKC Government Degree College Poonch
Jammu and Kashmir—185101 (India)
syedwajahathussain76@gmail.com

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