This document discusses the benefits of communication skills, including improving self and others' perceptions, increasing knowledge of relationships, and teaching important life skills. It also notes communication can help professional success and navigating diversity. Additionally, it provides tips for both nonverbal and verbal communication, such as maintaining eye contact, asking questions, and using descriptive responses. Overall, the document advocates that regular use of strong communication skills is important for personal, professional, and internal relationships.

1. By Tiffani Hyland

2.  Can improve your self perception
 Can improve others perception of you
 Can increase knowledge of human
relationships
 Can teach important life skills

3.  Can help you exercise freedom of speech
 Can help achieve professional success
 Can help navigate a diverse world

4.  Bodily movement and expressions, space
 Physical attraction, touching
 Time
 Vocal cues
 Clothing and artifacts

5.  Demonstrate bodily responsiveness
 Lean forward
 Use direct body orientation
 Maintain relaxed but alert positions
 Establish an open body position

6.  Positive, responsive facial expressions
 Direct eye contact
 Sit or stand close to the speaker
 Be vocally responsive
 Provide supportive utterances

7. Speaking
Listening

8.  Encourage additional comments
 Ask questions
 Identify agreements or common
experience
 Vary verbal responses
 Provide clear verbal responses

9.  Use descriptive, non-evaluative responses
 Use affirmative statements
 Avoid silence
 Allow the other person to hear

10. Used daily
Used in personal relationships
Used in professional relationships
Used in intrapersonal relationships
Both nonverbal and verbal and
includes listening