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In Every society A person needs communication with the mass people. Communicating with people about health Education and ensuring that your communication has been effective in changing their health Education and behavior is the real purpose of what is called as interpersonal communication. Whenever you meet someone you communicate. Often this communication has meant just giving information to your clients. This is not enough, you as a communicator need to exchange information with difference people you meet. This exchange of information is not a one way, but a two way street where the information should be shared and valued between you and the people you serve. This two way flow of information between you clients is known as interpersonal communication sub unit. I explain the meaning importance and situations where interpersonal communication can be use to bring about a change in behavior. Using interpersonal communication require specific skills to be an effective communicator you need to understand different components. We try to use verbal, non verbal and active listening skills and other uses. We also need different skills like verbal and non verbal effective speaking and active listening. Use skills in improving your image and credibility among the clients. Demonstrate the use of skills in performing different activities. But we must follow the importance of interpersonal communication and where to use it. Communication is an essential Part of our daily life. We communicate when we talk to people living around us. Health workers would mean the sharing the ideas, information and experiences with different sets of people you deal with in your daily work. One to one communication takes place when you talk to your clients for example with a mother about immunization of her child or an adolescent girl about menstrual cycle. Communication with a small group takes place when you organize a gathering of a small group of people. You can meet with pregnant women to advise her how to overcome problem which they may have raised about pregnancy. You can share your own experiences for communicating with mass people. During the communication between you and your clients you need to use speaking, listening and non verbal communication skills as effective. by understanding and practicing various skills such as effective speaking, active listening, treating the people with respect, ensuring confidentially and developing pleasant atmosphere at your working situation, you will be able to satisfy the needs of your clients, and also prove to be an able worker. You can help your clients to answer their problem, you can help the couples to accept the small family norm, motivate women to use contraceptives, problem of adolescent, immunization etc. non verbal communication skills also a system of communication, it is like as body posture, gestures or movements of the head, expressions of your face and the movement of your eyes. You can touch with hand to child and mother when you meet them. You also use the eye contact, a direct eye contact with your client is paying attention to what you are saying or not. If any patient is avoiding an eye contact with you can be sure that he is hiding something. Finally we can say that effective speaking is important for the success of any communication. You should decide the tone of your voice, the subject matter and the language according to the persons with whom you are speaking to. Effective speaking skills also require that you have an understanding of the attitudes, feeling and needs of your listener. A good speaking skill can build the confidence of your clients and do a lot of good for Health Education.