412+ ‘Communication’ Writing Prompts
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The Nightingale’s Forgotten Song
Imagine you’re the nightingale from Andersen’s ‘The Nightingale’. Describe an encounter with a new creature that has never heard your…
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Art and Politics
Discuss a piece of art – be it a painting, song, movie, or other media – that has notably influenced…
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Wildlife Warriors
Imagine a world where wildlife can communicate with humans through a group of kids. How do they help maintain natural…
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Crossing the Veil
Write about a character who can communicate with ghosts, but the replies come in cryptic riddles.
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Alien Encounter
Imagine that an alien spaceship has landed in your backyard. Write about your conversation with the alien.
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An Alien Encounter
Create a comic strip dialogue between earthlings and aliens after a first-time encounter.
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Alien Encounter
Imagine you meet an alien from another planet. Describe the alien and discuss how you communicate with it.
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Best School Subject
Write about your favorite subject in school and why others should also enjoy it.
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A Letter to the Teacher
Write a letter to your new teacher introducing yourself and giving them three fun facts about you.
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First Alien Encounter
Imagine you are the first human to establish contact with an alien species. Write a story about your interactions.
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Arachno-Sapiens
What if spiders were as intelligent as humans and could communicate with them? Write a story based on this premise.
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Tales Across Timelines
If could have a conversation with your future 25-year-old self, what would you ask or discuss?
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Alien Education
If aliens came to earth and wanted to learn about human culture, what would you teach them?
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The Talking Pet
Write a story where the household pet suddenly gains the ability to speak like a human.
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Secret Lives of Trees
Imagine a world where the trees are sentient beings that have their own language and society.
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Dragon Whisperer
Write about a protagonist living in a world where dragons are enslaved and they have the unique ability to communicate…
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The Enchanting Forest
Describe a journey through a forest enchanted with ancient magic, where trees can talk and animals understand human speech.
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Alien Translator
Suppose you’re a linguist who has been assigned to decipher the language of an alien that has just arrived on…
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The Art of Persuasion
Describe a time when you successfully persuaded someone to change their mind about an issue.
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From Strangers to Soulmates
Write a story where two characters meet under unusual circumstances and eventually fall in love.
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Science Made Simpler
Explain a scientific concept of your choice in terms understandable to a 5th-grader.
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The Silent Language
Create a story with characters from different cultures who need to communicate but do not share a common language.
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Forbidden Love in a Controlled Society
Write about two individuals in love within a society where emotions are heavily regulated or considered illegal.
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Extra-terrestrial Apparitions
An astronaut exploring a distant world encounters the ghost of a long-extinct alien species.
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Ethereal Therapist
What if a therapist’s office was haunted by a psychologist who still tries to help people with their emotional struggles?
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The Talking Pet Adventure
Your pet begins to talk one day and leads you on an unexpected adventure. Write about this journey.
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Mingle With The Natives
Imagine you’re travelling to a far-off place. Write about a deep conversation you had with an interesting local which revealed…
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Keeper of the Runes
Create a story about a gifted Viking rune master who foresees an ominous future.
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The Silent Medium
Depict a dialogue between two characters using only their facial expressions and gestures.
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Role Reversal
If you had to switch places with an adult in your life for a day, who would it be and…
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Empowering Affirmations
Craft a set of five personal affirmations that boost your confidence and inspire action.
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Speaking to Nature
Describe a day where you gain the magical ability to talk with plants and animals.
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Droids’ Rights Activist
Write a piece arguing for or against the sentient rights of droids in the Star Wars universe.
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Communication across the Galaxy
Imagine you’ve invented the ultimate communication device in the Star Wars Universe. Describe its creation and its impact.
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Messages from Beyond
Write a suspenseful narrative about someone who starts receiving messages from a mysterious supernatural entity.
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Casual Conversations with A.I.
Detail a comedic dialogue between a human and their Artificial Intelligence companion.
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Communication Barriers
Write about a civilization that coexists with invisible entities but can only communicate through indirect means.
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The Time Capsule
Create an imaginary time capsule that represents your current parent-child relationship.
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The Invisible Connection
Describe an instance when you could tell what your child/parent was feeling without them saying anything.
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Speak My Language
Write a story where the protagonist must learn a new language to solve a conflict or problem.
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Global Music Journey
Choose a musical instrument from a foreign culture, research, and write about its history, use and importance within that culture.
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The Ties that Bind
Write about an experience you had that strengthened or changed your relationship with a family member.
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The Invisible Planet
Describe a world where everything – plants, animals, buildings – is completely transparent.
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The Velvet Black
Write a story where space explorers encounter an alien species that can only be perceived in complete darkness.
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Silent Society
Craft a tale in which people are physically incapable of speaking to each other and communication is only through mind…
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Love Note to Parent/Child
Compose a Valentine’s Day card for a parent or a child, expressing your undying love and appreciation.
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Hidden Messages
Write a dialogue where one character is saying something completely different than what they appear to be saying.
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The Power of Silence
Write a scene depicting a silent, non-verbal exchange of love between two people.
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Intertwined Entities
Envision a world where species communicate through a communal mind, sharing thoughts and ideas directly.
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Sonar Sentences
Write a story where aliens communicate through sonar-like languages, creating sounds beyond the range of human hearing.
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Emotive Echos
Illustrate a situation where alien languages are deeply connected to emotions, altering their meaning based on the emotional state of…
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Multiple Dimensional Dialects
Assume alien languages aren’t linear or one-dimensional, like ours. Explore how this fundamentally different way of communication affects their society.
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Double Entendre Dilemma
Your character only understands and communicates in double entendres, leading to countless misunderstandings.
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Alien Invasion Bloopers
Write about a comedic misadventure where the highly anticipated alien invaders turn out to be hopelessly lost tourists.
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The Magic of Silent Movies
Create a story based on a silent film where characters express themselves only through their actions and emotions.
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The Wordless Love Book
Write a story about a magical book that can only be read through expressions of love.
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Love in Liquid Form
An alien species survives and communicates through a liquid medium, like water, instead of air.
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Expressions Refinement
Write about how daily writing might refine your expressions and the way you communicate with others.
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Humor Me
Explore the concept of humor itself through the eyes of an extraterrestrial encountering April Fool’s Day for the first time.
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Aquatic Aid
Develop a fairy tale around an underwater creature who assists a land-dwelling protagonist on a crucial mission.
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Hieroglyphic Epistle
Imagine writing a letter using hieroglyphs: Egyptian pictographic script.
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Prehistoric Picasso
Imagine you’re a prehistoric artist tasked with telling the story of your tribe’s greatest hunt on a cave wall.
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Alien Encounter
Craft a tale of a first-time encounter with an extraterrestrial life form during a deep-space mission.
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Animal Takeover
Imagine a day where all adults have been replaced by animals who can talk. What adventures will you go on…
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Gulliver in the Tiny World
Assume that you woke up one day as a giant in a miniature world.
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Communication Breakdown
Share your experiences about the hurdles in virtual communication and collaboration.
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Group Dynamics
Reflect upon your experiences working as part of a team in an extra-curricular activity.