Soft Skills are the sine qua non of person-to-person interface in the global corporate scenario. Called variously Life Skills, People Skills, they are the essence of interpersonal connectivity. And they are personalized, individual and unique, focussing on what people are, as opposed to their training and exposure. They are centred on the work situation and hardwired to an individual’s personality, and they characterize skills of interaction with other people in the workplace. They are indispensable to the success of all organizations in the long run, and related to the organization’s growth and development, to the attaining of global benchmarks. Providing training on these skills, though challenging, is necessary in order to optimize employee attainment of people-friendliness and connectivity, and in times of growing change in international businesses, not to be overlooked.
Soft Skills actually include multiple skill sets, including Interpersonal Skills, Negotiation Skills, Conflict Management, Teamwork and Problem Solving Skills. But one of the basic areas is that of Language and Communication skills. Effective training in this area is vital to building interpersonal effectiveness, customer and client connectivity and cultivating a global image for the organization. Training can help in encouraging participants to upgrade their communication skills and shed their inhibitions and negativity, identify, build and improve their professional image, enhance awareness towards one’s role in the organization, and overcome the barriers in communication. Being proactive in language exchanges across various situations in the business scenario is the desired outcome which all language and communication skills proficiency training tries to address.
Communication is common to all across all levels and departments in the official corporate hierarchy. Sometimes we send the communication, at others we are the recipients. Being aware of the loopholes at every stage is therefore beneficial for each one of us and is important for our success. Also, there might be more avenues to be explored for maximizing communication effectiveness. Communication skills training thus intends to create awareness of one’s current presentation skills and practice and to develop more effective skills for presentation, understand the importance of communication types, develop effective verbal communication, importance of grooming and etiquette and cross-cultural communication.
Effective communication skills and techniques include more than presenting oneself. There is also the necessity of understanding the nuances of others’ speech, active listening and the ability to understand others’ point of view and making adjustments with one’s own. Effective training can being about a significant transformation in one’s personality but this can be developed only with the techniques availed and constant practice over time.
Life skills is a term used to describe a set of basic skills acquired through learning and/or direct life experience that enable individuals and groups to effectively handle issues and problems commonly encountered in daily life. It also refers to the skills needed to make the most out of life. Broadly speaking, the term is usually used for any of the skills needed to deal well and effectively with the challenges of life. They include creativity, critical thinking, self-awareness, self-control, resilience and abilities of problem-solving, decision-making, the ability to communicate and collaborate, along with personal and social responsibility that contribute to good citizenship, both for healthy societies and for successful and employable individuals. It is also true that different life skills will be more or less relevant at different times your life. However, perhaps the most important life skill is the ability and willingness to learn. By learning new skills, we increase our understanding of the world around us and equip ourselves with the tools we need to live a more productive and fulfilling life, finding ways to cope with the challenges that life, inevitably, throws at us.
Technology is rapidly changing the way we live and interact. It is changing the face of every field and every sector in the best way possible. Education technology can help to eliminate current barriers of providing quality education to all and will provide a chance to widen the imagination of the students and help them grasp better. The education sector and the entities such as students, teachers, management, and parentswill benefit a lot from the latest and upcoming trends in education technology. Among the recent trends ongoing as far as advancement is concerned, some are trend worthy to be befitted to the student fraternity graduating soon. AI is appearing seemingly everywhere in higher education — such as management systems, proctoring, grading, student information systems, library services and disability support. AI matters for higher education business continuity because the next generation of students will be accustomed to experiencing AI technologies in almost every facet of their lives. Universities and colleges are also collecting troves of data. However, not many educators know how to interpret this data to improve learning outcomes. Data Analytics thus helps students how to navigate the educational data mining landscape. Virtual reality also is making its way into some classrooms, allowing teachers to take their students on a journey and actually see what they’re learning. With the advent of rapid technological advancements, integration of cloud technology with education is gaining popularity even as the academic content or school management, everything can be managed via cloud technology. Also Smart cloud-based edtech platforms provide a wide range of academic services such as online assessments, online classes, and homework solutions along with real-time tracking, instant reports, and more.
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