10 Soft Skills You Need (UT-Pro-10SS)


Course Description

In this course, students will develop a core set of soft skills by managing and looking at the way people interact and seeing things in a new light.

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to better interact and communicate in the workplace.

Course Outline

1 - GETTING STARTED

  • Housekeeping Items
  • Pre-Assignment Review
  • Workshop Objectives
  • The Parking Lot
  • Action Plan

2 - WHAT ARE SOFT SKILLS?

  • Definition of Soft Skills
  • Empathy and the Emotional Intelligence Quotient
  • Professionalism
  • Learned vs. Inborn Traits

3 - SOFT SKILL 1: COMMUNICATION

  • Ways We Communicate
  • Improving Non-Verbal Communication
  • Listening
  • Openness and Honesty

4 - SOFT SKILL 2: TEAMWORK

  • Identifying Capabilities
  • Get Into Your Role
  • Learn the Whole Process
  • The Power of Flow

5 - SOFT SKILL 3: PROBLEM SOLVING

  • Define the Problem
  • Generate Alternative Solutions
  • Evaluate the Plans
  • Implementation and Re-evaluation

6 - SOFT SKILL 4: TIME MANAGEMENT

  • The Art of Scheduling
  • Prioritizing
  • Managing Distractions
  • The Multitasking Myth

7 - SOFT SKILL 5 AND 6: ATTITUDE AND WORK ETHIC

  • What Are You Working For?
  • Caring for Others vs. Self
  • Building Trust
  • Work Is Its Own Reward

8 - SOFT SKILL 7: ADAPTABILITY/FLEXIBILITY

  • Getting over the Good Old Days Syndrome
  • Changing to Manage Process
  • Changing to Manage People
  • Showing You're Worth Your Weight in Adaptability

9 - SOFT SKILL 8: SELF-CONFIDENCE

  • Confident Traits
  • Self-Questionnaire
  • Surefire Confidence Building Tactics
  • Build Up Others

10 - SOFT SKILL 9: ABILITY TO LEARN FROM CRITICISM

  • Wow, You Mean I'm Not Perfect?
  • Listen With An Open Mind
  • Analyze and Learn
  • Clear the Air and Don't Hold Any Grudges

11 - SOFT SKILL 10: NETWORKING

  • Redefining Need
  • Identifying Others' Interests
  • Reaching Out
  • When to Back Off

12 - WRAPPING UP

  • Words From The Wise
  • Review Of The Parking Lot
  • Lessons Learned
  • Recommended Reading
  • Completion Of Action Plans And Evaluations

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Course Information

Length: 1 day

Format: Lecture and Lab

Delivery Method: n/a

Max. Capacity: 16



Schedule

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Who Should Attend

This course is intended for individuals who want to develop a core set of soft skill.