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Soft skills and effective communication skills

  1. Soft Skills and Effective Communication Skills
  2. Workshop Contents 1. Introduction to ‘Soft Skills’ 2. Effective Communication Skills. Workshop Objectives
  3. What do recruiters look for in a candidate?  Technical Skills  Soft Skills
  4. What are Technical Skills?
  5. Technical Skills Technical skills teach one how to meet the expectations of the job. It is not possible to survive in a job without sound technical skills.
  6. What are ‘Soft Skills’?
  7. Soft Skills ‘Soft Skills’ are essentially people skills -the non-technical, intangible, personality- specific skills. ‘Hard skills’, on the other hand, are more along the lines of what might appear on your resume - your education, experience and level of expertise.
  8. What skills qualify as ‘Soft Skills’?
  9. Skills that qualify as soft skills Communication Skills – Oral & Written Analytical Thinking Problem Solving Skills Leadership Skills Team work Interpersonal Skills Personal Grooming Initiative Self Awareness Conflict Resolution Integrity Creativity Flexibility Listening Skills Diplomacy Risk Taking Skills Ability to work under pressure Work Ethics Commitment AssertivenessTime Management
  10. Soft skills are The hardest to acquire Impossible to practice Unless these become habits
  11. Importance of Soft Skills
  12. Importance of soft skills When it comes to skills other than technical, the unanimous response from the industry is communication skills and good personality (Manpower requirement findings)
  13. Soft Skills Vs. Technical Skills Which is more important?
  14. Technical skills Vs. Soft Skills Both technical and soft skills complement each other and the balance between these two is what makes a complete professional
  15. Now let’s look at one of the most important soft skill……
  16. You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can’t get them across, your ideas won’t get you anywhere Lee Iacocca
  17. Definition of Communication
  18. Communication Communication is a two way process Communication is the transfer of information from one person to another
  19. Barriers of Communication
  20. Barriers of Communication  Physical factors  Psychological factors  Other factors
  21. 3 rules of Effective Communication
  22. 3 Rules of Effective Communication  Be clear in you own mind about what you want to communicate  Deliver the message clearly  Ensure that the message has been clearly and correctly understood
  23. Types of Communication
  24. Types of Communication 1) Verbal 2) Non-verbal
  25. Golden rules of verbal communication
  26. Golden Rules of Verbal Communication  Think before you talk  Know your message  Get to the point quickly  Know the outcome you want from the conversation  Practice the art of persuasion  Plan in advance what you want to say  Know something about the people you will be talking to
  27. How to communicate effectively?
  28. How to communicate effectively? 1. Control fear 2. Establish eye contact with the listener 3. Find out what your listener wants 4. Listen carefully 5. Think before you talk 6. Have belief in your message 7. Use gestures effectively 8. Pause at the right place 9. Reiterate the major points 10. Avoid acronyms and jargon 11. Handle objections 12. Ask for feedback
  29. Now let’s look at each one of them in detail….
  30. How to control fear  Take a deep breath, relax and be yourself  Focus on the  Listener (not yourself)  Message (not words)  Success (not alternatives)  Visualize a positive outcome  Do your homework, know what you want to say  Keep negative thoughts under control
  31. Establish eye contact with the listener  Very important to get feedback for non verbal cues  Helps you to adjust your conversation according to the visual feedback you get  For example, if you get a quizzical look, you can clarify or ask questions to ensure proper understanding by the listener
  32. Find out what your listener wants  Ask questions and listen to the responses  Use open-ended questions  Rephrase questions to ensure better understanding  Offer suggestions/alternatives for the listener to evaluate  Define terms to avoid misunderstanding
  33. How to listen effectively  The real art of verbal communication is talking while listening  Allow the other person to speak  Respect the other person’s point of view  Listen actively instead of only hearing
  34. Think before you talk  Improves the chance of persuading the other person to your point of view  Pause, think and consider what you want to say  Choose appropriate words to communicate the meaning clearly  Decide the tone of your voice  Decide the outcome of the conversation  If possible, learn about your audience in advance
  35. Have belief in your message  The crux of successful communication  Speak with conviction and passion  Be as natural as you can be with your feelings, body language and tone  Show enthusiasm  Avoid faking or putting on an act
  36. Use gestures effectively  Gestures are facial expressions, hand and body movements used in communication  They make the communication process livelier  They can be used to support or emphazie a point
  37. Reiterate major points  Reinforces your main points and enables information retention by the listener  Know what you want to emphazise  Reiterate it during the conversation in different ways  Ask the listener for feedback tactfully  Frame questions to ensure that the listener has understood your main points
  38. Avoid acronyms and jargon  Use acronyms sparingly as they might not be understood by everybody  If it has to be used, then define it and proceed  Avoid jargon to ensure that you don’t exclude your listener from the communication process  If you have to use jargon, slow down speech and look for visual feedback to ensure understanding  Be sensitive to your listener’s ability to understand your message
  39. Handle objections  To avoid future barriers in the communication process  Avoid quick judgements. Put yourself in the other’s shoes.  Be fair in handling objections.  Understand that objections are not personal attacks and are against a point being made  Do not get emotional  You can pre-empt an objection and support it with your points
  40. Ask for feedback  To ensure that there is no confusion  Ask general questions like “Am I making myself clear?”  Ask specific questions like “From what I understand from our conversation….is that right?”  Give further explanation if there is any misunderstanding
  41. Implementing Effective Communication
  42. Implementing Effective Communication  Choosing the right environment  Using language appropriate to your audience  Being balanced in your thinking  Curtailing excessive use of humour  Avoiding the usage of controversial language
  43. Implementing Effective Communication (Contd…)  Being empathetic  Being a good listener  Not indulging in cross conversation  Not arguing  Not letting ego come in the way
  44. How to be a better communicator?
  45. What you can do to be a better communicator  Increase your vocabulary  Read – no shortcuts here  Keep up-to-date with current events  Read inspirational books  Avoid audible pauses like “ah”, “er”, “um”  Practice pronouncing words properly  Speak neither too slowly nor too fast  Watch the tone of your voice
  46. What you can do to be a better communicator (Contd…)  Adjust the volume of your voice according to the situation  Get to the point quickly  Use gender neutral language  Illustrate with personal examples  Be concise and simple
  47. Simple tips that you can follow….
  48. Simple tips to improve your English communication skills  Watch an English news channel everyday – NDTV, Headlines Today, etc  Pay attention to the way words are pronounced  Helps to increase your general knowledge indirectly  Read an English newspaper everyday  if possible read loudly by locking yourself in a room  Helps you to hear and understand how you pronounce words  Make it a point to speak to your friends/siblings in English at home/college.  Begin reading light fiction if you do not have the habit of reading books.
  49. Thank You!
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