This book empowers students with specific skills that can be used to improve communication and relationships with other people. Each chapter explores concepts and valid theories that explain how interpersonal communication processes work to define, develop, and sustain relationships.

The necessary communication skills namely, speaking, listening, reading and writing and their enhancement techniques have been discussed in detail with contemporary examples to make better understanding among the readers. Each and every chapter is supported with a small glimpse of it, short notes and possible objective type questions in view of examinations.

M. Jegadeesan, is working as an Assistant Professor (Agrl.Extension) in Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641 003, Tamil Nadu, India

S.R. Padma, is working as Assistant Professor (Agrl. Extension) in the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641 003, Tamil Nadu, India

M.R. Naveen Kumar, is presently working as Research Associate in the Government of Japan funded research project on “Institutional Dynamics in Tank Irrigation Management”.

1. Communication-Meaning and Process-Functions and Type of Communication, 2. Communication Models, 3. Verbal and Oral Communication, 4. Non Verbal Communication, 5. Listening, 6. Writing Skill, 7. Oral Presentation Skills, 8. Field Diary,9. Lab Record ,10. Indexing,, 11. Footnote and Bibliography,12. Practice on Effective Reading Skills, 13. Precise Writing, 14. Abstracting, 15. Individual Presentation 16. Public Speaking