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I’m 20 years old and I want to know what are good ways to improve my communication skills with men and women. I been given positions in life where I have to be a man, and I really don’t have much expierience doing this, so what are the best ways to help me deal with people?

Be Yourself. This will allow others to do the same…. Putting on an act or a front means that you will have to continue this act, which is extremely exhausting and harmful to relationships.

Just be You. It’s great for your health. Being Yourself is a rare species today.

I have a friend who has almost no people skills, but he is making a six-figure salary with less than four years’ experience. He has a lot of technical knowledge with an Ivy League education. So, if a person obtains an Ivy League degree, does s/he really need good interpersonal skills?

The answer is….it depends.

Top tier education with excellent technical skills can earn a very nice salary. However, without people skills it is very likely that a person with the above is going to be pigeon-holed into that position/career the rest of their life with little growth potential in terms of managerial responsibilities.

Companies, particularly technical ones, are looking increasingly for individuals with technical skills who also are proficient communicators and have soft skills. The reason being that more and more technical jobs require interfacing with customers.

Keep in mind though, that your friend very well could continue to grow merely through his technical skills if his career has an extended career path (assoc., career, sr, principal, fellowship level positions, etc).

What is communication and interpersonal skills? What do many jobs require those skills?
How to improve those skils?

Check out this link:

http://www.self-confidence.co.uk/social_skills.html

and this one
http://72.14.221.104/search?q=cache:3X0PRK9SqWoJ:www.naspcenter.org/factsheets/socialskills_fs.html+%22social+skills%22&hl=ro&gl=ro&ct=clnk&cd=1

Interpersonal skills are necessary to keep the working environment agreable so employers ask for them!

Someone answered my question from yahoo answer that state a quiet persons do not have interpersonal skill and communication skill and employers don’t want them. Is that true?
In other words, extrovert or talkative people have those skills? And extrovert or talkative people will be hired by employers who need these skills?

It does not matter whether a person is talkative or not. We all communicate and have interpersonal skills, unless we have a disorder like some forms of Autism. So, I would say if you want to boost your skills, practice interview skills. That is when employers are really focused on you. Have a friend or family member practice being the interviewer. By the way these skills are very important, they are the top skills wanted by employers, however as I said above most everyone has skill in these areas, they just have to polish them. Good luck

I need to write an essay on communication skills. I need help with consequences of not having the skill. I know some, but to me it is hard to get a 750 word essay by what I think. Please help me.

I teach communications in a University and will list some to give you ideas:

Bad Listening: embarassment, relationship problems, bad job skills, and hinders learning

Bad communication (oral):
Not being able to express yourself well
Poor public speaking skills
Lack of leadership/management opportunities
Losing money from not getting jobs (interviews) or promoted
Cause relationship problems
People aren’t mind readers so you have to commuicate
Must have good eye contact with those you speak with
Must have good nonverbals like hand gestures, pitch. volume

I need tips, ideas, suggestions…anything else on how to have good people skills.

I know there are a bunch of websites that talk about this but i dont wanna have to read libraries of info for this guys.

I just need tips.

The best way is to be polite. And have good manners. It is amazing how many rude people are out there and they don’t even realize it. Always look people in the eye and acknowledge people when they say hello and smile. Listen and respond to their conversation, ask questions about them, don’t just focus everything on yourself. Don’t ever treat any person like they are beneath you. This includes cashiers, servers any one that is doing their job helping you. Life will be some much easier if you treat people with respect. If you notice the cashier at the grocery store is in having a bad day just smile at the person, maybe ask them how they are doing. The main point is just be polite and respect other people!

I am responding to a classified ad that lists strong interpersonal skills as one of the attributes they are looking for in a candidate. I think I have this, but the more I think about it, the less convinced I am that I am describing it adequately in my cover letter. Ideas?

Look through some sites like the one below and read more sample cover letters.

Excactly what does it mean if a person has interpersonal skills in regard to the work place?

Communicates effectively
Works to find common goals
Prompt
Proactive
Maintains professional demeanor
Does not get defensive
Good at team building
Sees criticism as opportunities for growth
Encourges team members to develop strengths
Constantly learning

I recently receieved my review from my previous department boss stating that I need to work on my employee relationships and interpersonal skills. Should I ask some one in the organization to be a mentor in this area or should I look else where to find a mentor or take seminars in these areas?

just try being nice to people and listening to them when they talk to you !!!

I think soft skills are not that important when it comes to find a job.At best it is a plus. Hard skills are the vital factor to determine whether you’ll be accepted or not at last. What is your opinion?
Don’t say "depends".
If you deem soft skills are crucial, please convince me of that.

If by hard skills you are referring to talent, then I would agree with you. Talent can’t be trained, it’s what you are wired with, and what you can develop.