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I need help with this. I am doing an essay about communication skills. I know it may sound dumb, but I need to come up with a 750 word essay! Please help.

Some of the complications that could arise are someone misunderstanding what you’re trying to say, having to repeat yourself, having to rephrase what you say, not being able to get your point across or the image of poor social skills.

The perfect example that you could write your paper on is the whole "Who’s on first?" comedy schtick done by Abbot and Costello. Here’s a link to the entire transcript of their routine: http://www.baseball-almanac.com/humor4.shtml

For example, when listing work experience should I emphasize quantifiable contributions and situations or personal growth? In my opinion, talking about "soft skills" is mostly BS but then again I’m a college student. So what do you, employees/employers in the financial services industry have to say? List your position if applicable.
spam on someone else’s question
thanks alot Lexa! That’s what I suspected. If you don’t mind me asking, what do you do?

The problem with listing soft skills is that most employers tend to discount them because until you prove you have them, there is no real way to check on them. To make matters more complicated, much of your competition tends to also possess soft skills and that makes it difficult to set you apart from the competition. Hard skills are important to set you apart from everyone else.

I am a student wondering what career to pursue.What job is lucrative, Requires creative ability – artistic talent and people skills, not entirely computer work, not repetitive or boring. What job would you suggest?

Become a private investigator, commercial pilot, casino pit boss, personal assistant, digital commercial photographer, more later

being a teenager, its hard to get to know other people, especially in highschool. cliques, and ‘social classes’ and that kind of stuff can make it hard to meet new people. so i was wondering what are some good ways to avoid social awkwardness but develop interpersonal skills?

The best way is to actively participate in several diverse activities and never skip an opportunity to meet and talk to someone within a social context.

You can only improve with practice and patience with yourself. And, you must choose to focus much of your attention on the other person, rather than yourself. During a conversation, make sure that you are not always turning every comment or question into a soliloquy about your own feelings and your own life. Seek an empathetic state and you will be rewarded by the law of reciprocity.

What soft skills are crucial nowadays at workplace? Are there:

1. Critical thinking and problem-solving
2. Creativity
3. Communication and presentation skills
4. Interpersonal and negotiation skills
5. Leadership skills and ability to motivate others
6. Personal characters such as honesty, fairness, loyalty, hardwork

Please tell me. thanks.

forget all those textbook answers . the most important skills are open honesty , initiative & the ability & motivation to jump in & have a go. get these honed up first then build on the above pretty boy points & trade / college qualificationsi f needed

do you know how many of those big well known oldtimers started at the bottom as cleaners ,office boys etc:

do whatever your hand finds to do to the best of your ability , treat every one with courtesy & respect & people will notice more than a big flashy resume
( remember , that grapevine out ther can get pretty big so it no use bullshiting )
hope this helps
cherrs :-}

Ok so I am 17 and I am thinking of applying for a job at either Hot Topic or PacSun. The problem is that usually I am really shy and that would really be the death of me in those jobs. I really want to work at one of those places but I want to improve my people skills first (being more outgoing and willing to help). How can I improve myself on this?
Thanks!

Whenever you are around people try joining in various conversations. Like instead of waiting for someone to say something to get you talking, you take the first step. Do everything possible to get out of your bubble. It’ll take a lot of work, but if you try very hard you’ll be able to make it. Another important thing you need to have is self-confidence. If you have that, the rest will be a piece of cake.

Good Luck:)

how do some people manage so well with their conversations like they don’t have to think at all?like for me I have many topics with people similar with my age group,but for talking with older adults,Im really bad at it and end up don’t know what to say cuz you cant swear or say anything disrespectful and I just end up not saying anything and feel so lame.Hoping to improve on this and become more successful so any answer is appreciated!

because you have to engage in meaningful conversation.

LOL just kidding, but if you have some humour, smarts, experience, and/or wisdom under your belt, then you can relate better to the people who likely have a few of these traits (older people). Personally, I love talking with older (not crazy…well maybe..) people, because they often have good advice/wisdom to share…and that can be a big help in life. Plus–it often lights up that smile of theirs to have someone listen

I’m working at the bank. Mostly I deals with customers; however, I’m so poor at communication. Most of the time, I ask them about their weekends, their days, talked about the weather. While my other co-workers could talk to the customers about many things. I was wondering….if there is any books that could help communicate better with everyone, not just my customers. Other people could talk about anything and many topics, but I feel that I don’t have any topic to discuss about.

Is there any book that can help me to improve the people skills? communication skills?

101 Ways to Improve Your Communication Skills Instantly is a pretty good one

Examples: problem solving, conflict management and interpersonal skills.

What are the soft skills you’d list?
To be clear, if "you’re" the hiring manager looking to hire a new marketing manager, what are the skills you’d look to find in him/her?
Also, I know what soft skills are – please see examples – my question is what particular soft skills are important for a marketing manager hire. Thanks!

1. Team Building – A Marketing Manager often times has to build consensus between diverse teams and groups, so I think it’s important that they be able to communicate the Big Picture and establish buy-in.

2. Communication Skills – Not only does a Marketing Manager have to maintain excellent communication within their own group and among his/her own vendors and suppliers, they often have to communicate plans, strategies, process and status to those outside the marketing dept.

3. Confidence- not sure if this qualifies as a soft skill or not, but a Marketing Manager usually has to juggle multiple projects. If he/she is overwhelmed by that, their group will notice it, and it will shake their confidence in the Marketing Manager as a leadership.

4. Natural Leadership – I think it’s true that leaders are born, not made. I think a good Marketing Manager exudes confidence, experience, and command of their subject.

5. Mentoring/Coaching Ability – A good manager learns what motivates their team members, and understands that not all team members are motivated by the same thing. Some team members just need a pat on the back, others are all about money and prestige. I think a good manager also has the ability to take people under their wing and "show them the ropes." This may be in terms of problem solving, working a piece of software, presenting an idea – whatever.

6. Natural Likeability – I think it’s always easier to work with people you like, and I’m a firm believer that you catch more flies with honey than you do with vinegar. Obviously, being a manager isn’t about being everyone’s best friend, but if a person is easy to get along with, able to keep stress out of the workplace, and leaves her/his personal problems at home, I think it makes for a better work environment.

These are the skills I expect from a supervisor and the one I I look for when hiring someone.

Communication and interpersonal skills. In the space below, give a recent example that demonstrates that you possess these skills.

If you have worked previously: Team communication: Something vital to work you have passed on in an effective manner and how this helped prevent problems (i.e. there was a customer complaint you dealt with tactfully to prevent further complaints being made against the company), or team relationships: i.e. conflict with another person, how you tactfully spoke to that person and resolved the problem or reduced the conflict. Also useful: any time you’ve dealt with an upset customer sucessfully.

If not: dealing with an upset friend (i.e. comforting, finding out what the problem is, being tactful), conflict resolution with people who don’t like you (same as above), times you have de-escalated (calmed down) a confrontational situation, etc