Learn personality development skills and how to communicate professionally with people.

1. PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT
AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS

2. ASK YOURSELF
• Who am I?
• How well do you know yourself
• What are you good at?
• What are your weaknesses, strengths, fears and desires?

3. WHAT IS PERSONALITY
• Personality is a Latin word which comes from word ‘Persona’ means “a
mask”
• Personality is defined in terms of “Social Attractiveness”
• Personality is the sum of all physical, mental and emotional attitudes,
values, interests and motivational factors
• Personality is the core potential that determines one’s success in life and
career
• Study of an individual with his individuality

4. DEFINITION OF PERSONALITY
DEVELOPMENT
Personality development is actually the development from the
organized the organized pattern of attitudes and behaviors which
makes an individual distinct.
Personality development is nothing but of moving from an inert
and disinterested state of existence to a motivated and joyous
living one.

5. IMPORTANCE OF PERSONALITY
DEVELOPMENT
• Ensure excellence in one’s chosen field
• Personality development helps you to develop a positive attitude in life
• Contribute to individual and national development
• An improvement in your personality can improve your chances for success
in any undertaking
• Personality development goes a long way in reducing stress and conflicts
• Personality development helps an individual to inculcate positive qualities
like punctuality ,willingness to learn, friendly nature and so on.

6. HOW DOES PERSONALITY DEVELOP
• Willing to change
• Continuous learning
• The company you keep
• Taking up challenges
• There is no failure

7. HOW DOES IT HAPPEN
• Do not hesitate
• Know when to speak
• Do not be afraid to talk to others
• Be kind and considerate
• Be flexible
• Win people by your thinking
• Circumstances, people ,experience and so on.

8. TIPS FOR PERSONALITY
DEVELOPMENT
• Keep a smart head and keep yourself cool
• Don’t shout or be aggressive
• Don’t doubt yourself
• Create your own personal style
• Remember personality doesn’t mean that you should a good look
• Be confident and determine
• Say no to inferiority and superiority complex

9. WHAT IS COMMUNICATION
• The word ‘communication’ is derived from Latin word ‘communis’ which
means to share, or to make common. It is a process of exchanging
thoughts, ideas, information, feelings, emotions through speech, signals,
writing, behavior.
• If you can honestly achieve that goal, you are communicating.
• Communication is simply the act of transferring information from one place
to another.
• Basic elements of communication- a) The Sender,
b) The Message ,
c) The Receiver

10. COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Communication skills is the ability to use language and express information.
Effective communication skills are a critical element in your career and
personal lives. Being able to communicate effectively is the most important
of all life skills.

11. COMMUNICATION GOALS
• To change behavior
• To get action
• To ensure understanding
• To get and give information
• To persuade
• To reduce confusion and increase efficiency
• Encourage people to share their opinion
• To create awareness

12. TYPES OF COMMUNICATION
People communicate with each other in a number of ways that depends upon
the message and its context in which it bring to sent.
Types of communication based on communication channels used are-
i. Verbal Communication
ii. Non-verbal Communication

13. METHODS OF COMMUNICATION
One-Way- One way communication flows from a sender to receiver, but
nothing goes back in return.
E-mail, letter, memo, voice-mail, fax.
Two-Way- Two way communication is when one person is the sender and they
transmit a message to another person, who is receiver. When the receiver
gets the message ,they send back a response.
Phone call, Skype.
Collaborative
Team meetings, consulting, decision making, group problem solving

14. WHAT MAKES A GOOD COMMUNICATOR
• First create relationship
• Know what you are talking about
• Focus on understanding what other person is saying
• Pay attention to nonverbal communication i.e. read body language
• Be aware of misunderstanding
• Ask for clarification
• Be specific and use facts
• Use a feedback loop

15. HOW DO YOU DEVELOP YOUR
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
EXPLORE FOLLOWING SKILLS
Oral
• Presentation
• Critical listening
• Audience Awareness
Written
• Academic writing
• Revision and editing
• Critical reading
Nonverbal
• Audience awareness
• Body language

16. TIPS FOR GOOD COMMUNICATION SKILLS
• Maintain eye contact
• Gestures and expressions
• Body awareness
• Don’t be defensive or attacking
• Be confident on your ideas
• Listen well
• Be open to receive feedback