There are still very limited studies in proving effective communication, teamwork and
leadership that can contribute toward one’s soft skills in the context of Malaysian students.
This research also to study the relationship between effective communication, teamwork
and leadership with soft skills of the teenagers in Kuala Lumpur. This study applied the
Theory of Traits as the main theory to further strengthen the relationship between each
variable. Quantitative methods were applied in this study and data were collected through
the distribution of questionnaires to 250 respondents among teenagers in Kuala Lumpur.
The findings showed a significant relationship between effective communication, teamwork,
leadership and soft skills to participation students. Hence, this study contributes to the field
of communication through the establishment of a more comprehensive variables related to
soft skills.
