Soft Skills - Ready for Life!
What are Soft Skills?
What are Soft Skills?
Soft skills are the essential abilities and aptitudes that everyone needs in order to be successful in school, work, and daily life. These are the skills that allow us to be productive, collaborative individuals, such as good communication skills, creativity, problem solving, empathy, and more. Soft skills are also often referred to as "professionalism" or "people skills".
Soft skills are the essential abilities and aptitudes that everyone needs in order to be successful in school, work, and daily life. These are the skills that allow us to be productive, collaborative individuals, such as good communication skills, creativity, problem solving, empathy, and more. Soft skills are also often referred to as "professionalism" or "people skills".
Review a list of the top 10 people skills that employers look for. Each people skill (a.k.a. soft skill) comes with a quick description, quiz, and activity to boost that skill.
Review a list of the top 10 people skills that employers look for. Each people skill (a.k.a. soft skill) comes with a quick description, quiz, and activity to boost that skill.
Create a FREE account to complete modules and receive certificates in customer service, work ethics, and more! Looks great on a resume!
Create a FREE account to complete modules and receive certificates in customer service, work ethics, and more! Looks great on a resume!
Complete this free assessment to find your soft skill strengths and weaknesses.
Complete this free assessment to find your soft skill strengths and weaknesses.
Soft Skill of the Week (4/20-4/24):
Soft Skill of the Week (4/20-4/24):
--TIME MANAGEMENT--
--TIME MANAGEMENT--
Now more than ever, it is so important to know how to manage and maximize the way you spend your time every day. Watch this great TEDTalk on how to gain control of your time and spend it on what matters most to you: your goals, self-care, relationships, and dreams!
Now more than ever, it is so important to know how to manage and maximize the way you spend your time every day. Watch this great TEDTalk on how to gain control of your time and spend it on what matters most to you: your goals, self-care, relationships, and dreams!
Multi-tasking is not the answer to better time management!
Multi-tasking is not the answer to better time management!
Follow along with the activity in this short video clip to see why multitasking is actually counter-productive.
Follow along with the activity in this short video clip to see why multitasking is actually counter-productive.
TIme Management activity.docxTask and Time Management (9.2).pdf"Distractions Destroy Productivity."
"Distractions Destroy Productivity."
Isn't that the truth?!
Isn't that the truth?!
Watch this great video from The Harbor by Jostens about how a lack of time management & distraction management lead to procrastination, which can lead to stress. Find some great tips & tricks to decrease distractions & stress. Digital detox, anyone?
Watch this great video from The Harbor by Jostens about how a lack of time management & distraction management lead to procrastination, which can lead to stress. Find some great tips & tricks to decrease distractions & stress. Digital detox, anyone?
Soft Skill of the Week (4/27-5/1):
Soft Skill of the Week (4/27-5/1):
--COMMUNICATION--
--COMMUNICATION--
Great communication involves both speaking and listening and finding a balance between the two activities. Learn from Celeste Headlee, radio show host, how to have a great conversation with anyone.
Great communication involves both speaking and listening and finding a balance between the two activities. Learn from Celeste Headlee, radio show host, how to have a great conversation with anyone.
"We are losing our listening."
"We are losing our listening."
Watch this great TED Talk on the science of how we listen, how our world is lessening our ability to listen well, and 5 ways to practice active listening in your every day life.
Watch this great TED Talk on the science of how we listen, how our world is lessening our ability to listen well, and 5 ways to practice active listening in your every day life.
See the activities below for more ways to improve your communication skills!
Workplace Communication.pdfActive Listening.pdfCommunication styles.pptx