Social Skills- Interpersonal Skills- Soft Skills
Social skills are essential in building both personal and professional relationships. Demonstrating strong interpersonal skills can help you accomplish career goals and contribute to lifelong achievements. Understanding and improving your social skills can benefit you in every area of life (personally, socially and professionally).
Why are they Important? Everyone needs to learn early in life that there are consequences, both positive and negative, attached to how we treat others and how we choose to treat others in different situations. Every situation requires a set of social skills. For example, what are the different social skills required in church, school, work, and at home? Do these social skills change within these environments?
Everyone is different. Social interactions can change day by day and person to person. Teachers, peers, parents and others measure social skills from their own point of view. Responses may be valued higher by one than the other.
Social skills are used to communicate with others daily in a variety of ways including verbal, nonverbal, written and visual. Social skills are also referred to as “interpersonal” or “soft skills.”
Verbal skills involve the spoken language, while nonverbal communication includes body language, facial expressions and eye contact. Any time you interact with another person, you’re using social skills in some way. Strong social skills can help you build and maintain successful relationships professionally and personally.
We all respond to different situations with an outcome in mind. The outcome can be negative or positive.
Why are they Important? Everyone needs to learn early in life that there are consequences, both positive and negative, attached to how we treat others and how we choose to treat others in different situations. Every situation requires a set of social skills. For example, what are the different social skills required in church, school, work, and at home? Do these social skills change within these environments?
Everyone is different. Social interactions can change day by day and person to person. Teachers, peers, parents and others measure social skills from their own point of view. Responses may be valued higher by one than the other.
Social skills are used to communicate with others daily in a variety of ways including verbal, nonverbal, written and visual. Social skills are also referred to as “interpersonal” or “soft skills.”
Verbal skills involve the spoken language, while nonverbal communication includes body language, facial expressions and eye contact. Any time you interact with another person, you’re using social skills in some way. Strong social skills can help you build and maintain successful relationships professionally and personally.
We all respond to different situations with an outcome in mind. The outcome can be negative or positive.
Purpose of this resource
To provide you with ways to respond to different situations with appropriate social skills so that everyone is happy and you are able to continue to be successful.
There are several advantages of having well-developed social skills for both your personal and professional relationships. With solid social skills, you increase your opportunity to:
There are several advantages of having well-developed social skills for both your personal and professional relationships. With solid social skills, you increase your opportunity to:
- Communicate your needs and wants clearly and effectively
- Have better—and potentially more—friendships
- Navigate tricky social situations
- Be considered for opportunities
- Feel happier
Basic Skills include:
- Following instructions.
- Accepting no for an answer.
- Talking with others.
- Introducing yourself.
- Accepting criticism or a consequence.
- Disagreeing appropriately.
- Showing respect.
- Showing sensitivity to others.