about personal skills

What are personal skills?

Personal

skills

mean

having

the

ability

to

get

along

and

work

well

with

people --the

capabilities

to

lead

as

well

as

follow.

You

can

be

well

trained

technically but if

you cannot function as a team

member of an organization,

companies are less likely to hire and/or keep you around. What you are good

at

things

you

do?

What

kind

of

things

you

can

do

well

at

such

as

typing,

balancing sheets, computer skills, etc.

Things

you do

well,

how

you interact

with people, how well you do a certain task or job-related activity.

Personal Skills are what you can do. Such as take exams or tests. Also, things

like poetry, writing, algebra. Things you can do that you have learned with your

job. Things that you have done, that are outside of your profession, something

such as your ability to speak well, or have good grammar, etc. Personal skills

vary from person to person. That is why they are called personal.

Personal

skills

are

how

you

interact

or

relate

to

others.

Your

ability

to

communicate, carry on a conversation regardless of

the topic,

tact, ability to

put others at ease, diplomacy, etc.

-What you are good at.

-The skills which you have learnt other than academic skills and knowledge.

-What

kind

of

things

you

can

do

well,

such

as

typing,

balancing

sheets,

computer skills, etc.

Interpersonal

skills

are

the skills

that a person

uses

to interact

with other

people. Interpersonal skills are sometimes also referred to as people skills or

communication

skills.

Interpersonal

skills

involve

using

skills

such

as

active

listening and tone of

voice, they include delegation and leadership.

It is

how

well

you

communicate

with

someone

and

how

well

you

behave

or

carry

yourself. Also they help people further their careers.

Interpersonal

skills

refer

to

mental

and

communicative

algorithms

applied

during social communications and interaction to reach certain effects or results.

The term

measure of a person's ability to operate within business organizations through

social

communication

and

interactions.

Interpersonal

skills

are

how

people

relate to one another.

As

an

illustration,

it

is

generally

understood

that

communicating

respect

for

other

people

or

professionals

within

will

enable

one

to

reduce

conflict

and

increase

participation

or

assistance

in

obtaining

information

or

completing

tasks. For instance, to interrupt someone who is currently preoccupied with the

task of obtaining information

needed immediately, it is

recommended that a

professional use a deferential approach with language such as,

are you busy? I have an urgent matter to discuss with you if you have the time

at

the

moment.

This

allows

the

receiving

professional

to

make

their

own

judgment regarding the importance of their current task versus entering into a

discussion

with

their

colleague.

While

it

is

generally

understood

that

interrupting someone with an

the receiver of the message to judge independently the request and agree to

further

interaction

will

likely

result

in

a

higher

quality

interaction.

Following

these kinds of heuristics to achieve better professional results generally results

in a professional being ranked as one

with 'good interpersonal skills.'

Often

these evaluations occur in formal and informal settings.

Having

positive

interpersonal

skills

increases

the

productivity

in

the

organization since the number of conflicts is reduced. In informal situations, it

allows

communication

to

be

easy

and

comfortable.

People

with

good

interpersonal skills can generally control the feelings that emerge in difficult

situations

and

respond

appropriately,

instead

of

being

overwhelmed

by

emotion.

Some ways to improve interpersonal skills are to;

? Think positively, a

nd enter the mindset to work well with others and maintain

good relationships.

? Do not criticize others or yourself.

? Be patient.

? Learn to listen, experts recommend listening 80% of the time and only talking

20%.

? Be sensitive to others, this includes

not gossiping.

? Have a sense of humor appropriate to

your situation. Many people benefit

from a good joke.

? Treat others and their experience with respect.

? Praise and compliment people when they deserve it.

? When someone is telling a story

, don?t int

errupt or try to upstage them with a

story of your own.

? Smile –

even when you don?t feel like smiling.

? Be cheerful and try to make others smile.

? Look for solutions.

? When someone compliments you, don?t disagree or boast about it –

simply

say thank- you with a smile and move on.

? Don?t complain.

? When

you?re

unhappy,

try

your best to act

happy anyway.

Y

ou

will end

up

feeling better and so will the people around you, your mood is contagious.

? Fake it ?till you make it. If you?re not naturally confide

nt or happy

, fake it until

you generally possess the desired characteristics.

?

Learn

to

appreciate,

be

helpful

and

not

demotivate

your

team

members.

Work as a team, not as an individual. This will achieve better results.

? Treat your team members and coll

eagues as friends and not as strangers or

subordinates.

? Behavior psychology: Deal with people as though they are your client or boss

and convey the message you want in a proper manner. (This includes rhythm

of voice to make them comfortable with you.)

Be

atrice Vincent once said, “The people with whom you work reflect your own