Communication is essential for every area of life.

Educators have an especially challenging job due to the fact that an educator is a full-time communicator. If an educator has incredible amounts of knowledge on the subject he is teaching but cannot effectively communicate it to his students, he will not be a productive educator. Education rests on the ability to communicate in such a way that every student has a clear and comprehensive grasp on the information. Read more: Effective Communication Skills for Educators | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/about_5475600_effective-communication-skillseducators.html#ixzz1ebCWUHfS There are two types of effective communication in education: verbal and nonverbal. Verbal communication in education is when the educator uses words to explain and teach. Lecturing is the most common form of verbal communication in education. The second type of communication in education is nonverbal communication, which is any time a message is sent without the use of words. This is commonly seen in the use of visual aides, dramatic presentations or body language. Read more: Effective Communication Skills for Educators | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/about_5475600_effective-communication-skillseducators.html#ixzz1ebCg9gWr

In the education realm, it is the responsibility of the educator to verbally communicate in such a way that every student will understand. Although this is true, it must be considered that each student learns differently and at various rates. Communication must be effective in order for students to succeed, but each student has a different perceptual filter that she will process information through. This leaves responsibility on the student to effectively listen.

Benefits

The benefits of effective communication as an educator are clear and concise information, obvious direction and authority. When an educator effectively communicates, he will be able to speak and demonstrate each lesson clearly. He will avoid and clarify confusion in the information. Effective communication also commands direction, which provides the students with a road map of where the students are and where they're going. It also commands authority of the educator because knowledge is power. When an educator can effectively communicate the knowledge he has, the students will respond with respect.

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One of the most neglected aspects of teacher training is thorough preparation in the diverse communication skills that are needed by good teachers in today's schools. Pre-professional teachers require a grounding in communication theory, a thorough knowledge of how children acquire competence in their native language over years of growth and experience, an understanding of how language is used and is structured by different ethnic groups in our multicultural society, an ability to discern and to respond sensitively to the body language used in a communicative transaction, rhetorical skills for the organization and delivery of specific knowledge and skills, and a grounding in group dynamics and group discussion skills. A two-semester interdisciplinary course in communication should be required of all teacher candidates. Faculty from communication, psychology, English, and education should be involved in the planning and teaching experiences of this course. Such an interdisciplinary course should attend to both the theoretical and the practical aspects involved in the communicative act, since communication is the core of teaching. (A list of communication needs for educators is attached.) (MG)