This document outlines principles of communication and basic teaching skills. It discusses communication models that involve a source, message, channel and receiver. It also describes principles of instructional communication such as gaining readiness and motivation, directing attention, active participation, repetition, feedback and eliminating irrelevant material. Additionally, it presents the four golden T's in teaching: telling, teaching, training and testing. Finally, it lists basic teaching skills such as opening and closing instruction, presenting information using various methods and media, eliciting performance, providing feedback, managing facilities and testing.